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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), addresses the Jamaica Leadership Summit held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (July 19). Seated from right are Natasha and Jamar Wright of Mind Food International, which organised the event.

Mentoring the Youth Matters

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has underscored the value of mentorship programmes in improving outcomes for underperforming or unattached young people. Mr. Green, who was addressing the Jamaica Leadership Summit at...

Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, addresses the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica's (NPTAJ) Sixth Biennial General Meeting and National Conference at Jamaica College held in St. Andrew recently. In the backgrond are President of the NPTAJ, Everton Hannam; and Manager of the Student Assessment Unit in the Ministry, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle.

Education Ministry and Parent-Teacher Association to Stage PEP Sessions

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dean-Roy Bernard (left), greets Mexico’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José Gonzalez Mijares (right), at Thursday’s (July 19) launch of the ‘Project for Capacity Development in Digital Preservation for Records and Information Professionals’, at the Ministry in Kingston. At centre is Director for Information Technology at the General National Archives of Mexico, Erick Cardoso Espinosa.

Education Ministry Partners With Mexico to Preserve Records

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), listens to Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Janet Dyer, during the opening ceremony of World Youth Skills Day 2018 Skills and Career Exposition on July 17 at the Garmex HEART Academy in Kingston. It was staged under the theme: ‘New Skills for Emerging Jobs: Improving the Image of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)’.

Government to Train More Young Persons Through HEART/NTA

The five Houising, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) beneficiaries, who are participating in a six-month apprenticeship programme at the Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM). They are (from left) Kimany Graham, David Brown, Sanasha Dennis, Robert Wright and Kentburn Satchell.

HOPE Beneficiaries Gaining Valuable Work Experience at ODPEM

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), examines a mobile robot during the opening ceremony for World Youth Skills Day 2018 on July 17 at the HEART Trust/NTA’s Garmex Academy in Kingston. Looking on is second-year student in Industrial Systems, Operations and Maintenance at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Jenelle Hinds.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Gov’t Increasing Focus on Skills Training

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government is placing increased focus on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in order to better prepare young people for the job market. “We are reforming our education system to place more emphasis on the practical side of skills, and we want to ensure, from as early...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (centre), with some of his St. Catherine High School class of 1988 batch-mates at their 30th anniversary banquet, held at the Jewels Runaway Bay Beach and Golf Resort in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on July 14. From right are Bryan Hastings, Andrine West Davidson, Leonie Dixon Sylvester, Georgia Lawrence Robinson, Merle Donaldson and Garfield Gordon.

8 years ago Prime MinisterYouth

PM Says Sixth-Form Option Provides Opportunity to Develop Leadership Skills

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the sixth-form option in high schools provides a unique opportunity for students to develop leadership qualities and should be encouraged. Addressing the 30th Anniversary Banquet of the St. Catherine High School Class of 1988, at the Jewel Runaway Bay Beach and Golf Resort, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on July 14, Mr. Holness...

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

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Senate Passes Child Diversion Bill

The Senate on Friday (July 13) passed the Child Diversion Bill with 13 amendments. The legislation seeks to enable the implementation of child-diversion measures in dealing with children who come into conflict with the law. The Bill was piloted by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. In his contribution to the debate, Government Senator Charles Sinclair...

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

$1.69 Billion for Major Infrastructure Works

Several major infrastructure development contracts valued at $1.69 billion have been approved by Cabinet, says Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. Addressing a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on July 11, the Minister said of the sum, $887.3 million was awarded to ASHTROM Building Systems Limited for infrastructure works, under phases three and four,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), presents Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), with a copy of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see the implementation of a $100-million Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme in 30 high schools across the island. Both Ministers signed the agreement during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Wednesday (July 11). Also pictured is Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

High-School Students to Benefit from Hospitality Programme

Six hundred and fifty high-school students across the island are to benefit from a $100-million Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP) this year, which will see them gaining internationally recognised certification in the industry. To be rolled out in 30 high schools in mid-September, the intense two-year programme will be offered to students in grades 11, 12 and 13, free...

Graduates from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Alternative Livelihood and Skills Development Programme, Kamau Brown (right) and Shanado Archer (second right), observe a model of the weed whacker they were given on Tuesday (July 10) at St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College in Kingston, while (from left) Social Development Manager, JSIF, Mona Sue-Ho; Chief Executive Officer, Manpower & Maintenance Services Limited, Audrey Hinchcliffe; and Coordinator, National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NTVET), Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Denworth Finnikin, offer words of encouragement to them.

8 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterYouth

JSIF Spends $9 Million to Train Unemployed Youth

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), in partnership with the Institute for Workforce Education and Development (IWED), has trained 62 unemployed persons in landscaping and facility maintenance at a cost of $9 million. The young persons, who are from needy communities in the parishes of St. Andrew, Kingston and Clarendon, were each given certificates and starter kits on Tuesday (July...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness addresses the media on Tuesday (July 10) following a personal presentation to the family of Tahj Rowe.

8 years ago Prime MinisterYouth

Government Proactive in Dealing with Issues of Accountability & Transparency – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government is very ardent in developing and maintaining an anti-corruption framework. The Prime Minister said based on issues emerging at Petrojam, he has engaged in a “process of discovery”. Prime Minister Holness was responding to questions posed by journalists this morning (July 10) following a personal presentation to the family of young Tahj Rowe....