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Youth Employment in Digital and Animation Industries Project Manager, Margery Newland (centre), shares a good laugh with Scientific Research Council (SRC) Executive Director, Dr. Cliff Riley (left), and 2012 young scientist of the year, Dr. Charah Watson, during the SRC’s 2018 National Science and Technology Fair awards ceremony, held at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday (June 12).
Youth Employment in Digital and Animation Industries Project Manager, Margery Newland (centre), shares a good laugh with Scientific Research Council (SRC) Executive Director, Dr. Cliff Riley (left), and 2012 young scientist of the year, Dr. Charah Watson, during the SRC’s 2018 National Science and Technology Fair awards ceremony, held at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday (June 12).

YEDAI Project Manager Highlights Importance of Youth Creativity

Manager for the Government’s Youth Employment in Digital and Animation Industries (YEDAI) Project, Margery Newland, says Jamaica’s economic growth and development are, to some extent, grounded in the creativity of the nation’s youth, particularly as it relates to job creation....
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, makes his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 12.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, makes his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 12.

Boys 8-15 Years Old Being Targeted Under Anti-Gang Strategy
Top-performing student in the Grade Six Achievement Test from St. Jude’s Primary School, John-Mark Tapper (front left), rejoicing after he got his results. Sharing in the moment are Principal, St. Jude’s Primary, Ms. Susanna Ainsworth (seated right); John-Mark’s mother, Ms. Marsha Walker (standing left) and Grade Six teacher, Mrs. Nicholette Robinson Pennicott.
Top-performing student in the Grade Six Achievement Test from St. Jude’s Primary School, John-Mark Tapper (front left), rejoicing after he got his results. Sharing in the moment are Principal, St. Jude’s Primary, Ms. Susanna Ainsworth (seated right); John-Mark’s mother, Ms. Marsha Walker (standing left) and Grade Six teacher, Mrs. Nicholette Robinson Pennicott.

Campion-Bound John-Mark Tops GSAT at St. Jude’s Primary School
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, inspects the passing out parade at the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) Recruit Intake 1801 graduation ceremony, held in Moneague, St. Ann, on June 9.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, inspects the passing out parade at the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) Recruit Intake 1801 graduation ceremony, held in Moneague, St. Ann, on June 9.

Security Minister Says Engaging Youth Critical to Crime Reduction
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), cuts the ribbon to symbolize the official opening of a homework centre and a music recording studio which have been established at the newly rebranded St. Catherine Youth Innovation Centre (YIC). Also participating (from second left), are: Acting Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Andrew Colburn; Senior Director, Youth and Adolescent Policy Division, Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Naketa West; and Youth Empowerment Officer, Gihon Mitchell. The opening took place during a ceremony at the centre’s Young Street location on June 7.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), cuts the ribbon to symbolize the official opening of a homework centre and a music recording studio which have been established at the newly rebranded St. Catherine Youth Innovation Centre (YIC). Also participating (from second left), are: Acting Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Andrew Colburn; Senior Director, Youth and Adolescent Policy Division, Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Naketa West; and Youth Empowerment Officer, Gihon Mitchell. The opening took place during a ceremony at the centre’s Young Street location on June 7.

St. Catherine YIC Opens Homework Centre and Music Recording Studio

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Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew, a member of KPMSFT Board of Trustees since 2014 and currently the Communications/Social Marketing Coordinator at the Ministry of National Security’s Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), is a past beneficiary of the scholarship.
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Fundraising Event for KPMSFT on June 10

The Karen Peart Memorial Scholarship Foundation Trust (KPMSFT) will host its biennial major fundraising event on Sunday, June 10. There will be two concerts by the University Singers, under the distinguished patronage of Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, at the Phillip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, University of the West Indies (UWI), at...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green.
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State Minister Highlights Importance of Sport in Schools

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says physical education is a very important part of the curriculum in schools and will be strengthened through public- and private-sector partnership. Addressing a press conference to kick off a partnership between Sandals Resorts International, through its Beaches Resorts brand, and the Real Madrid Foundation out...
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CPFSA Extends Deadline for Jingle Competition

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has extended the deadline for the submission of entries to its ‘Every Child Deserves Protection’ jingle competition to Friday, June 15. The original deadline for the submission of entries was June 8. The competition, which was launched in May (Child Month), is aimed at ensuring that there is a strong and sustained...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, delivers the results of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) at the Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (June 5).
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No Fallout in GSAT Results from ZOSOS, SOE

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says there was no fallout in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) results from the state of emergency (SOE) and zones of special operations (ZOSOs). “Overall, to the credit of our students, parents and teachers, they have demonstrated resilience. We see no trend at all from any of the...
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Undergraduate Coordinator and Deputy Dean at the School of Education, University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr. Aisha Spencer, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s head office in Kingston on Wednesday (June 6). Looking on is Lecturer and Business Development Coordinator at the School of Education, Dr. Canute Thompson.
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Education Ministry, UWI Partnering to Provide Teacher-Training Scholarships

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is partnering with the School of Education at the University at the West Indies (UWI), Mona, St. Andrew, to award 200 scholarships to educators, and individuals desirous of pursuing training in teacher education. Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the Agency’s head office in Kingston on Wednesday (June 6), Undergraduate...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
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Improved Performances in Four GSAT Subjects

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has announced that there were improved performances in four of the five subjects used for testing in the final sitting of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). The subjects are Language Arts, Communication Task, Science and Social Studies. The overall students’ mean per cent scores for Language Arts, Communication...
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