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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), speaks with (from left) teacher, infant department at Jack’s Hill Primary School, Shawn Thompson; the school’s Board Chairman, Jermain Nairne; and Principal, Duane Forbes, during his visit to the school in St. Andrew on January 15.

Education Minister Wants Infant Department in Every Primary School

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says he intends to establish an Infant Department at each primary school that is currently operating without one. Speaking with JIS News during a visit to Jack’s Hill Primary...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, interacting with grade-one students at Jack’s Hill Primary School in rural St. Andrew during his visit on Monday, January 15.

Additional Support for Jack’s Hill Primary

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Floyd Green.

Gov’t Provides Counselling, Relief Supplies in Wake of Fire

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre); and National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (2nd left), and Principal of Oracabessa Primary School, Gregory Davis (right), display a symbolic cheque for US$67,515 (approximately J$8.4 million), which was presented by Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (left), to purchase a new bus for Oracabessa Primary School. The presentation was made at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (January 10). The bus is being provided under the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project. Oracabessa Primary School is located in Western St. Mary for which Mr. Montague is the Member of Parliament. Looking on is Howard Foster, General Sales and Marketing Manager for Toyota Jamaica Limited, which will provide the bus.

Gov’t of Japan to Provide New School Bus for Oracabessa Primary

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

Education Regulation Review Far Advanced

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Grooming and Nutrition Policy for Schools to Be Outlined

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Ministry intends to outline the proposed grooming and nutrition policy for schools this academic term. In a national broadcast on January 7, Senator Reid said this is aimed at promoting a healthier lifestyle among students. The Minister pointed out that last year, Jamaica did not have a persistent...

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis (left), accepts the Flames of Freedom Emancipation Torch from Javon Mendis of Maroon Town, during the Western Jamaica Leg of the CARICOM Reparations Youth Baton Relay and Rally, which took place in Sam Sharpe Square on December 27.

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Reparations Youth Baton Relay and Rally in Mobay

Scores of Montegonians turned out for the Western Jamaica Leg of the CARICOM Reparations Youth Baton Relay and Rally, which took place in Sam Sharpe Square on December 27, 2017. The event marked the last of the urban-centre rallies in Jamaica, which were aimed at ramping up support for the region-wide movement by encouraging the participation of youth and the...

Regional Director for the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Maureen Golding hands over keys for an ambulance to Chairman of the Princess Margaret Hospital, Michael McLeod, during a ceremony on January 3 at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston. At right is Chief Executive Officer for the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Anthony Wood.

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Princess Margaret Hospital Gets Ambulance

Two ambulances, valued at $15.8 million, have been handed over to the Princess Margaret Hospital in St. Thomas and the Kingston and St. Andrew Health Services to cover the Bustamante Hospital for Children, National Chest Hospital, Hope Institute and the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre. The ambulances were presented by the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) at a ceremony...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, signs the condolence book at the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) Half-Way Tree Road offices in Kingston, in honour of the agency’s late Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and veteran journalist, Ian Boyne.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Ian Boyne Was Passionate About Jamaica – Ruel Reid

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has hailed the late Ian Boyne as a patriotic Jamaican. “He was very passionate about uplifting Jamaica and making it a prosperous country where peace, love, order and discipline and good standards are upheld. I remember him as a very jovial person. Ian loved to laugh and he made you...

8 years ago Youth

Santana Morris to Use Her Position to Advocate for Youth Development

Recipient of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence in Leadership and Youth Ambassador for Jamaica, Santana Morris, will be using her platform to implement initiatives that will assist in the transformation of the nation’s youth. She says that one of her main areas of focus as a Youth Ambassador, is to advocate for young people, while seeking support for...

8 years ago EnergyYouth

IBI Ambassador Seeks to Change Lives Through Music

Recently appointed ‘I Believe Initiative’ (IBI) Ambassador, vocal coach and recording artiste, Adiel Thomas, is on a mission to change the lives of young people through music programmes and other initiatives. He says that while previous IBI ambassadors have focused primarily on academic development and skills training to uplift Jamaicans, he wants to use music to inspire people and reach...

Portmore Municipality’s Junior Mayor, Sherissa Pinnock, gives her remarks when she called on Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, along with the other Junior Mayors from across the island, recently.

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Junior Mayor Wants Jamaicans to Invest More in Health and Wellness

Recently appointed Junior Mayor for the Portmore Municipality, Sherissa Pinnock, is advocating for Jamaicans to invest more in health, wellness and herb gardening, which she believes will allow persons to live longer and healthier lives. It is for this reason, Sherissa, a 15-year-old student of The Cedar Grove Academy, in Portmore, St. Catherine, wants to start herb and wellness gardens...