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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing parents, teachers and other stakeholders at the Primary Exit Profile [PEP] town hall held at Jamaica College in St. Andrew on Tuesday, December 19.

PEP Will Help Tailor Learning to Meet Students’ Needs – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), scheduled to commence in the 2018/2019 academic year, will help to tailor learning to meet the needs of all students, particularly those with...

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

Information Minister lauds Boyne’s Consummate Professionalism and Integrity

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the shared facility building at the University of Technology (UTech), Old Hope Road, St. Andrew, on December 14. Others (from second left) are President, UTech, Professor Stephen Vasciannie; Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry; and Chancellor, UTech, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga.

Cabinet Approves Law School for UTech

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) is presented with a painting by Human Resource Coordinator for the Council of Community Colleges Jamaica (CCCJ), Pricilla Chambers, during the CCCJ’s 15th Anniversary Banquet on December 14 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.

Education Minister Hails Council of Community Colleges

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, speaks with Chairman of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Robert Lawrence, following the launch of USF’s Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on December 15. The programme will engage 1, 000 youngsters in information communication technology (ICT) training and employment.

1,000 Youth to Benefit from ICT Training and Employment

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), addresses a press conference at his Constant Spring Road offices in St. Andrew on December 13. At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer.

8 years ago JusticeYouth

Justice Ministry Looking to Table Child Diversion BILL January

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Ministry is looking to table the Child Diversion Bill in Parliament in January 2018. He said the Bill will go to Cabinet in short order for approval. The Minister was speaking at a press conference at his Constant Spring Road offices in St. Andrew on December 13. The Bill aims to address the...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, addresses the Child Health Initiative/National Road Safety Council (NRSC) Policy Forum held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday, December 14.

8 years ago TransportYouth

Transport Minister Urges Caution on the Roads

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, is imploring Jamaicans to be extremely cautious and responsible on the nation’s roads during the festive season. His warning comes against the fact that 303 persons have lost their lives in road crashes since the start of 2017. “I want to appeal to every one of us to behave ourselves in the...

Chairman of the non-profit organization, Trust for the Americas, Michael Lee-Chin (second left), is led on a tour of the South Camp Road Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre in Kingston on Wednesday (December 13) by Director of the ‘A New Path’ initiative, Susan Ewerse (left). Others (from third left) are State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., and Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter.

8 years ago Youth

Jamaicans Urged to Support Youth in Juvenile Remand Centres

Chairman of the non-profit organisation, Trust for the Americas, Michael Lee-Chin, is calling on influential individuals to provide support for youth, specifically girls in juvenile remand centres, so they can be in a better position to thrive when they leave the system. “Those of us who have a voice in the system and power in the marketplace should make sure...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) and State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), share pleasantries at the launch of the Sugar Heritage Film Project at the Regional Headquarters, University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Andrew on Tuesday, December 12. At left is Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, UWI, Mona, Professor Archibald McDonald.

8 years ago CultureEducationYouth

Minister Grange Hails Sugar Heritage Film Project

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange, has hailed the Government of Jamaica/University of the West Indies (UWI) Sugar Heritage Film Project as an important undertaking for the preservation of Jamaica’s rich heritage. She noted that the country’s ethnic, economic and cultural history up to this point has been inextricably tied to sugar. “It was sugar...

Founder of the University of the West Indies Community Film Project (UWICFP) and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Professor Ian Boxill, with graduates of the UWICFP at the ceremony held on December 7 at the Faculty of Law, Mona campus.

8 years ago CommunityDevelopmentYouth

54 Young People Equipped With Skills in Filmmaking

Fifty-four young people from vulnerable communities across the island have been equipped with skills in film-making, having successfully completed training under the University of the West Indies Community Film Project (UWICFP). The graduates, from UWI’s Mona and Western Jamaica campuses, represent the largest cohort, to date, under the initiative, which was implemented in 2012. Founder of UWICFP and Dean of...

Minister of Local Government, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), presents an award to Renaldo Facey at the Board of Supervision/Poor Relief Association Awards and Recognition Ceremony, held on November 28 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew.

8 years ago EducationYouth

Inner City Student Achieves Despite the odds

Renaldo Facey, 18-year-old resident of the inner-city community of Denham Town, in Kingston, and upper-sixth-form student of Wolmer’s Boys’ School, is on the right track to realise his dream of becoming a medical doctor. Renaldo has achieved grade one at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Human and Social Biology, Additional Mathematics, Principles of Accounts,...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Hillary Alexander (second left), greets animation instructor, Creative Industries Education and Employment Programme (CIEEP), Jae Pil Jeong (right), during the closing ceremony for phase one of CIEEP at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, recently. Others (from left) are: World Bank Country Manager for Jamaica, Galina Sotirova; and Principal, Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Nicholeen Degrasse Johnson. During the ceremony, 150 animators were presented with certificates, having acquired competencies in five highly specialized areas of 3D animation.

8 years ago TechnologyYouth

150 Young Persons Certified in 3D Production

Approximately 150 young people are now in a better position to tap into the global US$230-billion animation industry, having received certification under phase one of the Creative Industries Education and Employment Programme (CIEEP). With an estimated investment of US$779,000, the CIEEP aims to equip participants with international industry-standard training in 3D animation for feature films. The CIEEP is an initiative...