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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is welcomed by Principal of St. Mary High School, Jullet Sadaar, when he visited the institution on April 18.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is welcomed by Principal of St. Mary High School, Jullet Sadaar, when he visited the institution on April 18.

CAPE Students to Earn Credits

Students pursuing the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) will have an opportunity to earn credits that will be tenable at certain universities in the island, says Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. Addressing students of St....
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Professor Paul Miller of the University of Huddersfield and President, Institute for Educational Administration and Leadership-Jamaica (IEAL-J), when he arrived at the Papine campus of the University of Technology (UTech) on Wednesday (April 18) to deliver the IEAL-J’s 10th public lecture.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Professor Paul Miller of the University of Huddersfield and President, Institute for Educational Administration and Leadership-Jamaica (IEAL-J), when he arrived at the Papine campus of the University of Technology (UTech) on Wednesday (April 18) to deliver the IEAL-J’s 10th public lecture.

Teachers Should Not Fear Pending Licensing Regime – Education Minister
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dean-Roy Bernard (right), speaking with (from left) Custos Rotulorum of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller; Deputy Principal, UWI Open Campus, Professor Julie Meeks Gardner; and Campus Registrar, UWI Open Campus, Karen Ford-Warner. Occasion was the launch of a photo exhibition entitled ‘The UWI –Then and Now… Riding on the Shoulders of Giants’ at the Open Campus on Camp Road, Kingston, on April 9.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dean-Roy Bernard (right), speaking with (from left) Custos Rotulorum of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller; Deputy Principal, UWI Open Campus, Professor Julie Meeks Gardner; and Campus Registrar, UWI Open Campus, Karen Ford-Warner. Occasion was the launch of a photo exhibition entitled ‘The UWI –Then and Now… Riding on the Shoulders of Giants’ at the Open Campus on Camp Road, Kingston, on April 9.

UWI Open Campus Launches Photo Exhibition
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), places a flower in honour of two wards of the State who perished in a fire earlier this year at the Walker’s Place of Safety in Kingston. Waiting to make a floral tribute is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard. Occasion was a memorial service held in honour of the children on Monday (April 9) at the Faith Tabernacle Shiloh Apostolic Church on Lyndhurst Road.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), places a flower in honour of two wards of the State who perished in a fire earlier this year at the Walker’s Place of Safety in Kingston. Waiting to make a floral tribute is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard. Occasion was a memorial service held in honour of the children on Monday (April 9) at the Faith Tabernacle Shiloh Apostolic Church on Lyndhurst Road.

Ward of State Among Three Recommended for Gallantry Award
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Hon. Michael Henry (right), admires the work of welding students of the Wesley E. McLaren Hazard Skills Training Centre (from left) Dennis Morrison; and Chrissy Grant. Occasion was a handover ceremony for the Wesley E. McLaren Hazard Skills Training Centre on the grounds of the McLaren Engineering Company in Clarendon on Friday (April 6).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Hon. Michael Henry (right), admires the work of welding students of the Wesley E. McLaren Hazard Skills Training Centre (from left) Dennis Morrison; and Chrissy Grant. Occasion was a handover ceremony for the Wesley E. McLaren Hazard Skills Training Centre on the grounds of the McLaren Engineering Company in Clarendon on Friday (April 6).

McLaren Family Hands Over Training Facility to Heart Trust/NTA

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), examines the mural he unveiled as part of the official opening of the University of Technology (UTech) 60th Anniversary visual art exhibition, ‘Legacies’, at its Old Hope Road location in Kingston on Thursday (April 5). The mural was created by students of UTech on the wall of the Centre for the Arts, where the exhibition is being showcased. Also admiring the artwork (from left) are Director, Centre for the Arts, Philip Clarke; Associate Vice President, Advancement Division, UTech, Hector Wheeler; and Curator and Visual Arts Educator, UTech, Dr. Winston Campbell.
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Programme to Help Creative Industry Practitioners

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says the Government is seeking to establish a national programme aimed at showcasing and marketing final products and services of creative industry practitioners. This, he said, will also focus on unearthing new talent, and will be part of the Government’s thrust to create a culture and...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), speaks with children and a guardian during his tour of the Zone of Special Operations in Denham Town on Wednesday (April 4). At right is Assistant Superintendent Coleridge Minto, Director of the Safety and Security in Schools Programme in the Ministry.
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Unattached Youth Encouraged to Register for Skills-Based Programmes

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has called on unattached youth living in Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) to register for skills-based programmes the Government is offering. Speaking with young people during a tour of the ZOSO in Denham Town, Kingston, to “ascertain the ZOSO’s effect on children, students and youth in the area”, Mr....
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
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NEI Report Reveals Improvements in All Eight School Indicators

The National Education Inspectorate (NEI) 2017 Report has revealed that there are improvements across all eight indicators of school effectiveness in the 189 institutions inspected. Of the 189 schools inspected by NEI personnel during the last academic year, 147 were primary while 42 were secondary. Within these schools, the team observed 10,000 lessons, administered 12,000 questionnaires, conducted 1,200 interviews, and...
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Information Minister pays tribute to life and work of Winnie Mandela

Information Minister, Senator Ruel Reid  has expressed sadness at the death today at the age of 81 of Mrs Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former wife of the late President Nelson Mandela. In a statement, Senator Reid said Mrs. Madikizela-Mandela was a courageous and valiantly fighter against the apartheid state and whose struggle for justice in South...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), poses with students of Bethlehem Moravian College in St. Elizabeth, after addressing a guidance services symposium at the institution on March 27.
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Education Ministry Exploring Revival and Establishment of Community Youth Clubs

Education, Youth and Information State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Ministry is exploring the possible revival of dormant youth clubs and establishing these in communities where they do not exist, particularly rural areas. He says this forms part of a move to create a medium through which young people, particularly tertiary students, can be engaged to participate in or...
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Access to Information Unit Launches Booklet

The Access to Information Unit launched its youth information booklet titled, ‘Abby and Friends ATI Adventure’, on March 26, at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library, Tom Redcam Drive, in Kingston. The booklet was designed to inform young people, especially high school students, about the Access to Information Act (ATI), primarily through storytelling. It highlights the journey of a...
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