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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), with (from left) Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sandals Resorts International, Adam Stewart; Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, William ‘Billy’ Heaven; Principal of the West End Infant School in Negril, Sherida Malcolm; and Executive Director of the Sandals Foundation, Heidi Clarke, following the unveiling of the school plaque to mark the official opening of the school on December 6. With them are students of the institution.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), with (from left) Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sandals Resorts International, Adam Stewart; Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, William ‘Billy’ Heaven; Principal of the West End Infant School in Negril, Sherida Malcolm; and Executive Director of the Sandals Foundation, Heidi Clarke, following the unveiling of the school plaque to mark the official opening of the school on December 6. With them are students of the institution.

New Infant School Opens in Negril

The new state-of-the-art West End Infant School, in Negril, Westmoreland, was officially opened on Wednesday, December 6. The facility, which commenced classes in September, is the result of a public-private partnership among the Sandals Foundation, the CHASE Fund and the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front centre), shares a photo opportunity with the 74 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence, at the awards ceremony held last evening (December 6) on the lawns of the Office of the Prime Minister. Others sharing the moment are State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (11th left); and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Ruel Reid (14th right).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front centre), shares a photo opportunity with the 74 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence, at the awards ceremony held last evening (December 6) on the lawns of the Office of the Prime Minister. Others sharing the moment are State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (11th left); and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Ruel Reid (14th right).

79 Receive PM Youth Awards for Excellence
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (background, centre), and Local Government and Community Development Minister, the Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third right, back row), share a photo opportunity with the recently installed Junior Mayors during a courtesy call at Jamaica House on December 6.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (background, centre), and Local Government and Community Development Minister, the Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third right, back row), share a photo opportunity with the recently installed Junior Mayors during a courtesy call at Jamaica House on December 6.

PM Urges Junior Mayors to Help Push Local Government
Principal Director for Field Services at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson second left), interacts with students of the White Marl Primary School in St. Catherine at the launch of the LASCO-sponsored Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) at the institution on December 5. Others (from left) are Principal of the school, Othense Davy; REAP Director, Stephen Newland, and LASCO Brand Manager, Kelia-Gaye Dunbar.
Principal Director for Field Services at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson second left), interacts with students of the White Marl Primary School in St. Catherine at the launch of the LASCO-sponsored Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) at the institution on December 5. Others (from left) are Principal of the school, Othense Davy; REAP Director, Stephen Newland, and LASCO Brand Manager, Kelia-Gaye Dunbar.

Teach Children to become Environmental Ambassadors
Chairman of the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education, Dr. Cecil Cornwall, addressing a JIS Think Tank recently.
Chairman of the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education, Dr. Cecil Cornwall, addressing a JIS Think Tank recently.

Education Ministry Introduces Associate Degree in Occupational Studies

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Jamaicans Encouraged to Host Wards of the State for Christmas

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), formerly the Child Development Agency (CDA), is again appealing to Jamaicans to participate in its annual ‘Take a Child Home for Christmas’ programme. The programme, which started 10 years ago, allows persons to open their hearts and homes to wards of the State during the festive season. Speaking with JIS News, Manager,...
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Finance and the Public Service State Minister, Hon Fayval Williams. (FILE)
Finance & Public ServiceLabourSocial SecurityYouth

Finance State Minister Welcomes App for Young Jobseekers

Finance and the Public Service State Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, has welcomed the Labour and Social Security Ministry’s planned development of a mobile app targeting young jobseekers that will make it easier for them to be matched with employment. Mrs. Williams anticipates that the Labour Market Information System app, slated for roll-out during the first quarter of the 2018/19 fiscal...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), shakes the hand of BAU International University Board member, Paul Brunson, following the recent signing of a $378.2-million (US$3-million) three-year Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry and the institution, for the provision of undergraduate and graduate scholarships for student teachers. The signing took place at The Mico University College in Kingston. The occasion was also used to announce the establishment of a scholarship in Senator Reid’s honour. Others (from third left) are the Ministry’s newly appointed International Donor Consultant for the Jamaican diaspora in the United States, Gail Dunwell, and Mico President, Dr. Asburn Pinnock.
EducationInformationYouth

University Establishes Scholarship in Honour of Education Minister

The BAU International University in Washington DC has established a scholarship in honour of Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. The decision to set up the ‘Ruel Reid Transformational Leadership Scholarship’ was taken by the University to recognise Senator Reid’s lead role in arriving at a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ministry and the University...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (sixth left, front row) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (seventh left), at the youth forum recently held by the Youth Advisory Committee, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Security and the University of the West Indies’ Department of Government, in Kingston. At left is Head of the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Dr. Lloyd Waller; to Miss Grange’s left is Head of the Community Security and Safety Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Senior Superintendent of Police, Steve McGregor; and at third right is Programme Director at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Yuri Peschkov.
National SecurityYouth

Young Persons Urged to Speak Out on Issues

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is urging young persons to speak out on issues affecting the country. Senator Charles Jr., who is also Chairman of the Youth Advisory Committee of the Jamaica National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was speaking at a recent youth...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)
EducationInformationYouth

61 Nominees Shortlisted for PM’s Youth Awards for Excellence

Sixty-one nominees have been shortlisted under the various categories of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence. The ceremony for the awards will be held on December 6 on the East Lawns of Jamaica House, beginning at 5:00 p.m. The categories are Academics, Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise, Environment Protection, Innovation, Science and Technology, International Achievement, Journalism,...
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Communication Manager, e-Learning Jamaica Ltd., Kimona Gordon. (FILE)
EducationYouth

Students Invited to Enter E-Learning Jamaica Christmas Jingle Contest

Students are invited to participate in the e-Learning Jingle Competition for the Christmas season. Communications Manager at e-Learning Jamaica, Kimona Gordon, told JIS News that students are required to record a 15-second jingle about what Christmas means to them. Jingles must include the line “’e-Learning is free learning’ and may be recorded using any device, including cell phones. Primary and...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses a wide cross section of persons attending an ‘OPM-Live’ mini town hall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew on November 29. The meeting was organised by the Office of the Prime Minister.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime MinisterYouth

Young Persons Guided to Areas Where Employment is Being Generated – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is taking a strategic approach to ensure that jobseekers, particularly young people, are guided to areas where employment is either being generated or can potentially be created. Noting that some 60,000 new jobs have been generated since the Administration took office in March, 2016, Mr. Holness said there is great...
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