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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

Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen, officially launched the 2018 staging of the ‘Western Union I Pledge (Reading) Programme’ on April 27, at King’s House. The objective of the programme, launched for the 12th consecutive year, is to promote...

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.

Stacey Taylor – 2018 National Mathematics Teacher

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.

Review of Tertiary Education Funding Arrangements Being Considered

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left); and Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, observing art pieces created in memory of the late Kimberly Risden by girls at Summerfield Child Care Facility in Clarendon, on Tuesday, April 24.

Youth State Minister Extends Condolence to Family of Kimberly Risden

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...

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...

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...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) expresses condolences to fiance` of Shanice Lewis, Mr. Shevon Edwards (right), at the conclusion of a special assembly held in her honour on April 20, at Eltham High School in Spanish Town. Others seated from left are: Aunt, Leonie Lewis; father, Shevon Lewis and mother, Cecilia Morse. Standing from second right are: Chairman, Eltham High School, Mr. Lenford Salmon and Board Member, Dr Orville Beckford. Ms Lewis passed away on April 10.

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Education Minister Expresses Condolences to Family and Friends of Late Eltham High Teacher

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has expressed condolences to the family, colleagues and students of late teacher of Eltham High School, Shanice Lewis. Ms Lewis passed away after a brief illness at the Spanish Town Hospital on April 10. Speaking at a special assembly held in her honour on April 20, at the Spanish...

8 years ago Youth

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...

Students play interactive mathematics-based games at the National Mathematics Exposition, held at The University of the West Indies, Mona, on Thursday (April 19).

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Education Minister Expects Improvement in Math Results

Minister of Education, Youth & Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is hopeful about an improvement in the results from students who sit Mathematics in external examinations at both the primary and secondary levels. In his address to students and educators at the annual National Mathematics Exposition on April 19, at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, in...

National Coordinator of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Lt. Col. Martin Rickman, emphasises a point during a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday, April 18.

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More Than 500 Young Persons to Be Certified Through HOPE

More than 500 young participants in the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme are to graduate by the end of June. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on April 18, National Coordinator of the HOPE programme, Lt. Col. Martin Rickman, said the participants will receive certificates for having successfully completed their training and apprenticeship by the end of the...