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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), tries out a trombone during a tour of the Alpha Institute’s South Camp Road campus in Kingston on Tuesday (November 21). Sharing the moment (from left) are Ministry of Education Region One Director, Kasan Troupe; Principal, Alpha Institute, Janet Grant; and School Administrator, Margaret Little Wilson.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), tries out a trombone during a tour of the Alpha Institute’s South Camp Road campus in Kingston on Tuesday (November 21). Sharing the moment (from left) are Ministry of Education Region One Director, Kasan Troupe; Principal, Alpha Institute, Janet Grant; and School Administrator, Margaret Little Wilson.

Education Minister Pledges to Assist Alpha Institute

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has committed to assisting the Alpha Institute, so that it can continue to provide training and other opportunities for the young men it serves. Alpha Institute, a private institution...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator, the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at the HEART Trust/NTA’s College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute trade show at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on November 16.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator, the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at the HEART Trust/NTA’s College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute trade show at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on November 16.

Gov’t Committed to Ensuring Access to Tertiary Education – Senator Reid
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing the HEART Trust/NTA’s College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute trade show held on November 16 at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing the HEART Trust/NTA’s College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute trade show held on November 16 at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann.

Gov’t Training 20,000 for Labour Market
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Ruel Reid (2nd left), converses with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (2nd right), during a courtesy call on her at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington D.C. on November 10. Looking on (from left) are: Chair, Early Childhood Commission, Trisha Williams-Singh; and newly appointed International Donor Consultant for the National Education Trust, Gail Dunwell.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Ruel Reid (2nd left), converses with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (2nd right), during a courtesy call on her at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington D.C. on November 10. Looking on (from left) are: Chair, Early Childhood Commission, Trisha Williams-Singh; and newly appointed International Donor Consultant for the National Education Trust, Gail Dunwell.

International Donor Consultant Appointed For National Education Trust
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), addressing members of the Jamaican community in Washington, D.C,, during at a reception held in his honour by the Embassy of Jamaica on November 10. Looking on (at 2nd right) is Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), addressing members of the Jamaican community in Washington, D.C,, during at a reception held in his honour by the Embassy of Jamaica on November 10. Looking on (at 2nd right) is Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.

Government Lobbying Diaspora’s Support for National School Bus Service

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses an Around the Table dinner at the Guango Jerk Centre at Dunbar’s River in Westmoreland on November 14.
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State Minister Green Wants to Reach More Young People

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the increase in the number of Around the Table activities during Youth Month this year is geared at ensuring that more rural youth are reached. Speaking at an Around the Table dinner at the Guango Jerk Centre in Dunbar’s River, Westmoreland, on November 14, Mr....
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), listens as Senior Superintendent of Police, Calvin Allen (left) explains how the newly launched Road Safety Hub will enhance road safety and traffic management. Also listening (from right) are Director of the Mona GeoInformatics Institute, Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee; and General Manager, JN Foundation, Saffrey Brown. The Prime Minister officially opened the centre at the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (November 15). Constructed at a cost of $8.2 million, the facility will provide real-time road crash and network data by the Mona Geoinformatics Institute.
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Road Safety HUB Launched

The Government is now better equipped to develop road-safety policies and programmes utilising traffic data, following the launch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Road Safety Hub. Constructed at a cost of $8.2 million, the state-of-the-art road-safety-management facility, which is located at the JCF’s Traffic and Highway Division in downtown Kingston, will provide real time road crash and network data...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) and Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy in Jamaica, Maura Barry Boyle, display one of the handheld metal detectors that will be handed over to several secondary schools, during a ceremony at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in New Kingston on November 15.
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More Schools to get Metal Detectors

To improve safety and security in the island’s secondary schools, more institutions will soon be equipped with metal detectors. The schools will be provided with handheld metal detectors as well as walk-through metal-detector scanners. The four schools that will receive walk-through metal detectors are Edith Dalton James, Brown’s Town, Anchovy and Norman Manley High schools. This was disclosed by Minister...
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Hundreds of Girls to Take Part in National Conference Nov. 15

Hundreds of girls are expected to participate in the second staging of the National Conference on Girls’ Education, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 15, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Hosted by the St. Hugh’s High School for Girls, this year’s conference will be held under the theme ‘Seeing Tomorrow: Thriving in a Cyber World’. Chair of...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), accepts a token from Ardenne High School student, Jada West, after his Motivational and Empowerment Session at the institution on November 8.
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100 Young Persons to be Appointed National Youth Parliamentarians

Approximately 100 youth from across the island will be officially appointed as National Youth Parliamentarians on Monday, November 27, during an Investiture Ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. This announcement was made by State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, on November 8 at Ardenne High School in Kingston, following his Motivational and Empowerment...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), speaking with students at Ardenne High School during a motivational and empowerment session at the St. Andrew-based institution on Wednesday (November 8).
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Youth Minister Invites Applications for Charge Up Grants

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is inviting submissions for its ‘Charge Up’ grants, aimed at supporting the work of youth-based organisations in the country. The grants are being provided under the Ministry’s ‘Charge Up Project,’ which seeks to revitalise Jamaica’s youth club movement. “We have the ‘Charge Up’ project where we are...
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Deputy Chief Education Officer Urges Jamaicans to Do More to Protect Children From Abuse

Deputy Chief Education Officer, at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Lena Buckle Scott is encouraging Jamaicans to do more to protect the nation’s children from incidents of abuse. She noted that parents and other stakeholders should be sensitised on how to report suspected cases. “We have to make coordinated efforts to help protect the children who are at...
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