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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), examines one of the 120 fire extinguishers that were handed over by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) on Thursday (July 5) at their office in Kingston. Sharing in the moment are (from left): General Manager, Technical Services Division, JSIF, Loy Malcolm; General Manager, JSIF, Omar Sweeney and Acting Assistant Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Floyd McLean.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), examines one of the 120 fire extinguishers that were handed over by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) on Thursday (July 5) at their office in Kingston. Sharing in the moment are (from left): General Manager, Technical Services Division, JSIF, Loy Malcolm; General Manager, JSIF, Omar Sweeney and Acting Assistant Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Floyd McLean.

JSIF Hands Over Equipment to Protect Teachers and Students from Fire

To protect and safeguard the lives of educators and students in schools from fire, the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has purchased 80 first-aid kits, 120 fire extinguishers, 120 smoke detectors, 40 wash hand signs and 40 emergency assembly signs,...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), shares a light moment with Golden Torch awardee, teacher from Calabar High School, Joan McDonald, at the awards ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on July 5.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), shares a light moment with Golden Torch awardee, teacher from Calabar High School, Joan McDonald, at the awards ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on July 5.

Education Minister Hails Teachers
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right); Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GraceKennedy Limited, Senator Don Wehby (third right); and Chairman of the Board of GraceKennedy Limited, Professor Gordon Shirley (third left), with GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme interns at the launch of the programme, held at GraceKennedy Limited, downtown Kingston, on July 2. Interns (from left) are Joshua Tulloch, Kayla Green, Keenan Nembhard, and Anastacia Davis.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right); Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GraceKennedy Limited, Senator Don Wehby (third right); and Chairman of the Board of GraceKennedy Limited, Professor Gordon Shirley (third left), with GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme interns at the launch of the programme, held at GraceKennedy Limited, downtown Kingston, on July 2. Interns (from left) are Joshua Tulloch, Kayla Green, Keenan Nembhard, and Anastacia Davis.

Four Diaspora Students for Internship Programme Offered By Gracekennedy
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), presents participant in the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) Aspiring Principals Programme, Sophia Brown Sinclair, with her certificate during the graduation ceremony held on June 28 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, in Kingston. The programme provides a standard credential, the Professional Qualification for Principalship (PQP), to which the Ministry of Education and school Boards refer before authorising the hiring of principals of public schools.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), presents participant in the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) Aspiring Principals Programme, Sophia Brown Sinclair, with her certificate during the graduation ceremony held on June 28 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, in Kingston. The programme provides a standard credential, the Professional Qualification for Principalship (PQP), to which the Ministry of Education and school Boards refer before authorising the hiring of principals of public schools.

Education Minister Commends NCEL
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), converses with Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, at a Youth Enrichment Programme consultation on crime and violence at the Sea Gardens Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (June 21).
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Young People Encouraged to Acquire Skills

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging young people to focus on acquiring a skill in order to become more employable. Mr. Green, who was speaking at a Youth Enrichment Programme consultation on crime and violence at the Sea Gardens Hotel in Montego Bay on Thursday (June 21), said that persons...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), unveils plaque in memory of the late Enid Bennett at the Enid Bennett High School in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, immediately after the school was renamed, on Tuesday (June 19).
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Infrastructure to be Upgraded at Enid Bennett High School

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has committed to spend $20 million annually for the next three years to upgrade the infrastructure at the Enid Bennett High School, in St. Catherine. The undertaking was given during his address at the renaming ceremony for the school from Bog Walk High School to the Enid Bennett High...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), shares a moment with the top-six performing students in the final Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). From left are Zayne Glenister, Xia Francis, Shaniel Miles, Kayla Wright, Jayden Clarke and Joel Barrett. All six students got perfect scores in all subject areas. They were awarded at a ceremony held at the National Arena on Thursday (June 21).
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Six GSAT Students Score 100% in All Subject Areas

Six students – three boys and three girls – scored 100 per cent in all subject areas of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), which was conducted in March. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the announcement at the National GSAT Awards Ceremony, which was held at the National Arena on Thursday (June 21)....
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), is flanked by relatives of the late Enid Bennett (from left): niece, Bridget Orrett; sister, Gloria Martin; and grand-niece, Belinda Orrett. Occcasion was a ceremony to officially rename the Bog Walk High School in St. Catherine, the Enid Bennett High School, held on June 19 on the school grounds.
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Bog Walk High Renamed in Honour of Late Enid Bennett

Bog Walk High School in St. Catherine has been renamed the Enid Bennett High School in honour of the late former State Minister and daughter of the parish, who was instrumental in the establishment of the institution. Ms. Bennett played a key role in securing the funds and land for the construction of the school, along with Tacius Golding High...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), breaks ground on Tuesday (June 19) for five additional classrooms and four technology laboratories at Immaculate Conception High School in St. Andrew at a cost of approximately $76 million. Also participating are grade-nine student, Avalei March (centre); and Home-School Association President, Donovan Mayne.
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Ground Broken for Additional Classrooms at Immaculate

Ground was broken today (June 19) for the construction of five additional classrooms and four technology laboratories at Immaculate Conception High School (ICHS) in St Andrew, at a cost of approximately $76 million. The project, slated for completion by early 2019, is being spearheaded by the school’s Home-School Association (HSA) and aims to provide additional space for the student population,...
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Top performing student in the Grade Six Achievement Test at St. Andrew Preparatory School, Jayden Ebanks, gets a high-five from teacher, Phyllis Ramsay, after receiving his results.
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Jayden Channels Grief into Top GSAT Marks

For St. Andrew Preparatory School student, Jayden Ebanks, achieving the top marks for his school in the 2018 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) is bittersweet. Jayden, who will be attending Wolmer’s Boys in September, scored 100 per cent in Mathematics, 100 per cent in Social Studies, 99 per cent in Language Arts, 98 per cent in Science and 12/12 in...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid addresses the back-to-school conference for regions one, two and six held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on June 14. Seated (at left) is Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.
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All High Schools Equipped With Metal Detectors

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says that all of the island’s 171 high schools now have metal detectors. Most institutions are equipped with handheld scanners. “We have some walk-through detectors now being installed in selected schools and another 200 (handheld) devices are being procured to ensure that defective ones are readily replaced,” Senator Reid...
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