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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) and Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy in Jamaica, Maura Barry Boyle, display one of the handheld metal detectors that will be handed over to several secondary schools, during a ceremony at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in New Kingston on November 15.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) and Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy in Jamaica, Maura Barry Boyle, display one of the handheld metal detectors that will be handed over to several secondary schools, during a ceremony at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in New Kingston on November 15.

More Schools to get Metal Detectors

To improve safety and security in the island’s secondary schools, more institutions will soon be equipped with metal detectors. The schools will be provided with handheld metal detectors as well as walk-through metal-detector scanners. The four schools that will receive...
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), shares in the occasion of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) conferment of an Honorary Doctorate on Kingston Wharves Limited’s Chief Executive Officer, Grantley Stephenson (second left), during the CMU’s 2017 graduation ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday, November 14. Others (from left) are CMU Council Chair, Hyacinth Bennett; CMU Chancellor, His Royal Highness, Drolor Bosso Adamtey I; and CMU President, Professor Fritz Pinnock.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), shares in the occasion of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) conferment of an Honorary Doctorate on Kingston Wharves Limited’s Chief Executive Officer, Grantley Stephenson (second left), during the CMU’s 2017 graduation ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday, November 14. Others (from left) are CMU Council Chair, Hyacinth Bennett; CMU Chancellor, His Royal Highness, Drolor Bosso Adamtey I; and CMU President, Professor Fritz Pinnock.

250 Students Graduate from Caribbean Maritime University
‘Integrity Champions’ recite the National Integrity Action’s (NIA) Integrity Pledge during a certification ceremony held at the Merl Grove High School in St. Andrew on Sunday (November 12). They are (from right) Jasmine Campbell, Kayan Douglas, Misanda Moncrieffe, and André Nicholas. They were among 434 persons certified in anti-corruption practices under a train the trainer programme. It was undertaken in collaboration with the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
‘Integrity Champions’ recite the National Integrity Action’s (NIA) Integrity Pledge during a certification ceremony held at the Merl Grove High School in St. Andrew on Sunday (November 12). They are (from right) Jasmine Campbell, Kayan Douglas, Misanda Moncrieffe, and André Nicholas. They were among 434 persons certified in anti-corruption practices under a train the trainer programme. It was undertaken in collaboration with the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Prime Minister Welcomes NIA’S Integrity Champion Programme
Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for North East Manchester, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), exchanges greetings with past moderator of the United Church of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Rev. Oliver Daley, at a church service to mark the 50th anniversary of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home held at the Mount Olivet United Church in Walderston, Mancheste, on Sunday (November 12). At right is Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for North East Manchester, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), exchanges greetings with past moderator of the United Church of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Rev. Oliver Daley, at a church service to mark the 50th anniversary of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home held at the Mount Olivet United Church in Walderston, Mancheste, on Sunday (November 12). At right is Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey.

Child Protection Agency Commits to Paying Tertiary Fees of State Wards
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses residents of St. Elizabeth at a town hall meeting at the Everglades Centre in Parrottee, near Black River, on November 9.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses residents of St. Elizabeth at a town hall meeting at the Everglades Centre in Parrottee, near Black River, on November 9.

Rehabilitation of Prisoners a Priority – Montague

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Over 300 Officials Expected for IMF Caribbean Forum

More than 300 officials are expected in the island for the sixth International Monetary Fund (IMF) High Level Caribbean Forum slated for Thursday, November 16 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Among these are current and former regional heads of government, finance ministers, central bank governors and private-sector representatives, as well as senior staff of the IMF and...
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EducationInformationYouth

Hundreds of Girls to Take Part in National Conference Nov. 15

Hundreds of girls are expected to participate in the second staging of the National Conference on Girls’ Education, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 15, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Hosted by the St. Hugh’s High School for Girls, this year’s conference will be held under the theme ‘Seeing Tomorrow: Thriving in a Cyber World’. Chair of...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), accepts a token from Ardenne High School student, Jada West, after his Motivational and Empowerment Session at the institution on November 8.
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100 Young Persons to be Appointed National Youth Parliamentarians

Approximately 100 youth from across the island will be officially appointed as National Youth Parliamentarians on Monday, November 27, during an Investiture Ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. This announcement was made by State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, on November 8 at Ardenne High School in Kingston, following his Motivational and Empowerment...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), speaking with students at Ardenne High School during a motivational and empowerment session at the St. Andrew-based institution on Wednesday (November 8).
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Youth Minister Invites Applications for Charge Up Grants

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is inviting submissions for its ‘Charge Up’ grants, aimed at supporting the work of youth-based organisations in the country. The grants are being provided under the Ministry’s ‘Charge Up Project,’ which seeks to revitalise Jamaica’s youth club movement. “We have the ‘Charge Up’ project where we are...
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CommunityEducationYouth

Lauriston and Thompson Pen 4-H Hailed as Model Club

The Lauriston and Thompson Pen (L&T) Community 4-H Club is being lauded as a model for transforming communities, through its training activities and creating opportunities for entrepreneurship. The 20-year-old entity, which is the Jamaica 4-H Clubs’ largest and most active community group, staged its 10th Annual Stew Festival on Saturday (Nov. 4), its grandest event yet. The street-side festival, which...
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EducationYouth

Eltham High to Open New Classroom Block in January

Come January 2018, the Eltham High School is expected to open its new classroom block, which is currently under construction at a cost of $75 million. Interim Principal of the Spanish Town-based school, Ricardo Bennett, said the expansion project will provide much-needed classroom space to better serve the approximately 1,800 students enrolled. “It gives the students more space. It gives...
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