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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), accepts a cheque for $1,491,375 from Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, Josep Bosch Bessa (second left), to cover the cost for 1,025 students to sit their upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Spanish oral examination. The presentation was made on Monday (April 30), at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston. Looking on are Project Manager, Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, Vanessa Meggoe (left) and Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), accepts a cheque for $1,491,375 from Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, Josep Bosch Bessa (second left), to cover the cost for 1,025 students to sit their upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Spanish oral examination. The presentation was made on Monday (April 30), at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston. Looking on are Project Manager, Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, Vanessa Meggoe (left) and Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.

Spanish-Jamaican Foundation Pays for Students’ Exams

The Spanish-Jamaican Foundation has provided $1,491,375 to cover the cost for 1,025 students to sit their upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Spanish oral examinations. The students are from schools in regions three and four of the Ministry of Education,...
Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (fourth left), at the unveiling of a sign at the opening of Parent Place at the Emmanuel Chapel in Mt. Salem, St. James, on Friday, April 27. Also at the ceremony were (from left): Chief Executive Officer, National Parenting Support Commission, Kaysia Kerr; His Worship the Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis; Acting Mission Director, USAID, Andrew Colburn; Managing Director, National Education Trust, Marcia Phillips-Dawkins; Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean; and Councillor of the Mount Salem Division, Kerry Thomas.
Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (fourth left), at the unveiling of a sign at the opening of Parent Place at the Emmanuel Chapel in Mt. Salem, St. James, on Friday, April 27. Also at the ceremony were (from left): Chief Executive Officer, National Parenting Support Commission, Kaysia Kerr; His Worship the Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis; Acting Mission Director, USAID, Andrew Colburn; Managing Director, National Education Trust, Marcia Phillips-Dawkins; Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean; and Councillor of the Mount Salem Division, Kerry Thomas.

Ministry Determined to Reduce Violence in Schools – Chief Education Officer
Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen (left), reads to children at King’s House on Friday (April 27), after launching the 2018 Western Union’s I Pledge (Reading) Programme.
Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen (left), reads to children at King’s House on Friday (April 27), after launching the 2018 Western Union’s I Pledge (Reading) Programme.

Lady Allen Launches 2018 I Pledge Reading Programme
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), converses with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (left), at the agency’s National Exiting Care Expo held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on April 26. At right is Executive Assistant at the CPFSA, Deverline Burrell Wallen.
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), converses with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (left), at the agency’s National Exiting Care Expo held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on April 26. At right is Executive Assistant at the CPFSA, Deverline Burrell Wallen.

Mentorship Programme for Youth Exiting State Care
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), shares in the joy of Specialist Mathematics Teacher at the Hatfield Primary and Junior High School in Manchester, Stacey Taylor (right), as he presents her with the National Mathematics Teacher of the Year Trophy for 2018. Looking on is Business Relationships and Sales Manager for the competition’s sponsor, JN Bank, Jacqueline Robotham.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), shares in the joy of Specialist Mathematics Teacher at the Hatfield Primary and Junior High School in Manchester, Stacey Taylor (right), as he presents her with the National Mathematics Teacher of the Year Trophy for 2018. Looking on is Business Relationships and Sales Manager for the competition’s sponsor, JN Bank, Jacqueline Robotham.

Stacey Taylor – 2018 National Mathematics Teacher

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses graduation ceremony for participants of the firefighting training course at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Palisadoes Park, Kingston, on April 25.
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Review of Tertiary Education Funding Arrangements Being Considered

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says a review of tertiary education funding arrangements is being considered to ensure that more students have access to higher learning. He was speaking at a graduation ceremony for 150 participants of the firefighting training course at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Palisadoes Park, Kingston, on April 25. The...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), examines a kite made by boys at St. Augustine Place of Safety in Clarendon along with Manager of the facility, Michael Coward (centre); and Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey, following Tuesday’s (April 20) official opening of a new $16-million multipurpose building at the institution.
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New $16M Multipurpose Building Opened at St. Augustine Place of Safety

A new multipurpose building, valued approximately $16 million, was officially opened at the St. Augustine Place of Safety, an all-boys institution located in Clarendon, on Tuesday (April 24). Construction of the building, which was funded by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information through the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), is in keeping with the Government’s commitment to...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), examines an ‘USAVER’ power bank lamp built from plastic bottles by a group of Career Advancement Programme (CAP) students who won an international award of US$7,500, at the recent Youth Entrepreneurship Summit held at the University of Delaware in the United States. The PM met with the students at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in St. Andrew today (April 24). Also pictured are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (fifth left); Permanent Secretary at the OPM, Audrey Sewell (seventh left); Technical Development Officer with the CAP programme, Avril Campbell-Brown (left), and the students.
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Prime Minister Implores Young People to Get Trained

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring young people to get involved in training programmes, so that their ideas can be transformed into tangible innovations. Mr. Holness was addressing a group of Career Advancement Programme (CAP) students who were awarded an international award of US$7,500 at the recent Youth Entrepreneurship Summit held at the University of Delaware in...
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National Coordinator, Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment Programme (HOPE), Lt. Col. Martin Rickman, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the JIS’ head office in Kingston.
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H.O.P.E. For Areas under Enhanced Security Measures

Efforts are being made to forge tangible partnerships between the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme and security forces on duty in communities declared Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) and areas where States of Public Emergency (SOPE) have been instituted. This was disclosed by National Coordinator for HOPE, Lt. Col Martin Rickman, who was speaking during a recent Jamaica...
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More Teachers to Be Trained In Restorative Justice

Beginning in May, the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information will be training more teachers in restorative justice practices, in keeping with strategies to improve safety and security in schools. This is according to Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Coleridge Minto, who informed that the targeted 500 teachers will be trained in batches of...
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