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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), addressing parents during a question and answer session at the Ministry’s parent sensitisation session for Region’s One and Two, at the Karram Speid Auditorium, Merl Grove High School, Kingston, on August 16. Also pictured is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard.

Public Sector Workers Not Required to Pay School Auxiliary Fees for Children

Public sector workers with children attending public educational institutions will not be required to pay auxiliary fees for their enrolment as of the 2018/19 academic year, which begins in September. This was announced by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), and Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean, at a parent sensitisation Session on August 16 at Merl Grove High School in Kingston. The session, which covered Regions One and Two, was the first of several organised by the Ministry, with the objectives of informing parents on critical matters relating to educational policy initiatives, and to increase parent involvement in their children’s learning.

Roll-Out of National School Leaving Certificate in Sept.

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

New School Year Brings Opportunity for Renewal – Senator Reid

Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. (FILE)

NPSC Receives Assistance in Home-School Relationship Programme

Education, Youth and Information Minister (MOEYI), Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), along with Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in Jamaica, Shinichi Yamanaka (centre), who presented an information kit for the Professional Development Programme for MOEYI Mathematics Specialists and Teacher Educators to Principal, Moneague Teachers’ College, Howard Isaacs, during the initiative’s launch on Thursday (August 16) at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew.

Education Ministry Launches Mathematics Development Programme

Children practice basketball dribbling during the Social Development Commission (SDC)/Jamaica 4-H Clubs summer camp at the SDC offices in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on August 14.

8 years ago Youth

150 Children from Spanish Town Benefiting from Summer Camp

Over 150 children from communities in Spanish Town are benefiting from a two-week summer camp organised by the Social Development Commission (SDC) and the Jamaica 4-H Clubs. The camp got underway on Monday (Aug. 13) at the SDC offices in St. Catherine. Parish Manager at the Greater St. Catherine SDC office, Samuel Heron, told JIS News that the youngsters, ages...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaks at Press Conference on CSEC results at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge & Conference Centre in Kingston on Thursday (August 16).

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Increase in CSEC Pass Rate for Public School Students

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has announced that there has been an increase in the pass rate for students in public schools who sat the compulsory subjects of Mathematics and English Language in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) this year, when compared to 2017. Speaking at the 2018 National Exit Examination press conference...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, interacts with children from the Walker’s Place of Safety during a ceremony to hand over a cheque for the rebuilding of the facility, held in January at Hope Zoo, St. Andrew.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Walker’s Place of Safety to be Rebuilt As State-of-the-Art Facility

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Walker’s Place of Safety, which was destroyed by fire in January this year, will be a state-of-the-art facility once completed. He informed that he is in possession of the final designs for the building and has received a preliminary estimate of $106 million for...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaks at Press Conference regarding the 2018 CSEC results, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge & Conference Centre in Kingston, on Thursday (August 16).

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Increase in CSEC Passes

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has announced an increase of 3.8 per cent in passes by students who sat the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations this year, when compared to 2017. At the 2018 National Exit Examination Press Conference, held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge in Kingston on August 16, the Minister said...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), shares a moment with twins Renehia (left) and Tenehia Currie after presenting them with education grants during the Public Sector Employees Co-operative Credit Union

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Parents Urged to Start Saving Early for Children’s Tertiary Education

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is urging parents and guardians to start saving early for their children’s tertiary education. “It shows that you believe that they are going to make it to college and if you believe it, they will believe it. It doesn’t matter how little you are saving; if...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (fourth left), converses with young people about creating

8 years ago Youth

Innovation Centres Will Provide Safe Space for Young People

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Ministry plans to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in all the youth innovation centres that are being established across the island. He said the objective is for these facilities to serve as safe spaces for young people to meet, study, develop business ideas, and...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), with some of the young persons who attended the National Youth Symposium at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (August 13).

8 years ago Youth

Youth Clubs Encouraged to Develop Business Plans

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is calling on youth clubs across the island to develop business ideas and plans that will make them sustainable. Addressing young persons at a National Youth Symposium, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (August 13), Mr. Green said that youth clubs...