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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), is in light conversation with (from left): State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green; Caribbean Regional Director, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Dr. Kevin Harvey; and Acting Director, Health Services, Planning and Integration in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spence. Occasion was the launch of ‘Teen Hub’ on November 28, at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre, St. Andrew.

Teen Hub Opens in Half-Way Tree Transport Centre

Adolescents who use the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew now have a safe and healthy space where they can do their homework and conduct research, while benefiting from counselling and other services. The newly renovated space, dubbed ‘Teen...

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

Class Sizes to be Reduced

Project Director for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s PATH Programme, Elsa Marks-Willis (left), gets a manicure from Beauty Services Trainee, Tiana Lopez, at the launch of the Abilities Foundation’s Beauty Services Unit and Digicel Foundation’s 2017 Annual Report on November 28 at the Abilities Foundation’s Constant Spring Road address in Kingston. The unit was established at a cost of $1 million from proceeds of the 2016 Digicel 5K Run for Special Needs initiative, and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The unit will facilitate training in a range of beauty services.

Abilities Foundation Launches Unit for Training

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

Youth at the Centre of Development – Senator Reid

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left) and Vice President of International Sales at the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute, Ed Kastli (second left), exchange copies of a signed memorandum of understanding for the training of personnel in the tourism sector, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on November 27. Others (from left) are Chairman of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Limited, Ian Dear; Executive Director of TPDCo, Andrew Spencer; Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Chairman, Godfrey Dyer; and TEF Executive Director, Dr. Carey Wallace.

MOU Signed With American Institute for Training in Tourism Sector

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

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Child Abuse Prevention and Parenting Education Campaigns to Roll Out

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is stepping up its efforts to empower parents with the knowledge and skills to effectively raise their children. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, in a statement in the Senate on Friday (Nov. 24), said the entity will roll out a campaign focused on the issue of abuse, beginning...

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

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Youth Ambassadors Receive Instruments of Office

Six youth leaders were presented with instruments of office to begin their two-year tenure as Youth Ambassadors for Jamaica, during an induction ceremony at King’s House on Thursday (November 23). The Youth Ambassadors will serve from November 2017 to October 2019 in three portfolio areas – Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Commonwealth, and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Responsibilities of...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), greets Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) awardee, Sanjay Carter (second right), at an awards ceremony for youngsters in State care organised by the agency, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on November 22. Others (from left) are State Minister in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green; and Attorney-at-law, John Clarke.

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Youngsters in State Care Awarded for Their Achievements

Fifty-seven youngsters in State care were awarded for their academic achievements in external examinations at a ceremony organised by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). The youngsters qualified for the awards after obtaining four or more subjects in the recent sittings of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). They were presented with...

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Montego Bay Schools in Flooded Areas Should Remain Closed Today – Education Minister

Education Minister, Senator Ruel Reid is advising that schools in the Montego Bay, St James area that were affected by yesterday’s severe flooding should remain closed today. The Minister is also advising parents and school administrators to continue paying close attention to releases from the Met Service and assess where it is safe for children and adults to use the...

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Students Invited to Enter CARICOM Essay Competition

Tertiary and secondary students are invited to enter the CARICOM Energy Month Regional Youth Essay Competition. Director of Energy Economics and Planning at the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology and CARICOM energy focal point Jamaica, Yvonne Barrett-Edwards, said the competition aims to promote “a culture of energy consciousness and to see the extent to which students at the secondary...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the opening of the Commonwealth Digital Broadcasting Caribbean Forum 2017, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 21.

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Discussions under Way to Broadcast Stem Content to Schools

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says discussions are well advanced with a local digital broadcast company to facilitate the transmission of content in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to certain schools. “We are way down the wicket in discussions with one of our digital broadcasters to pursue this, and we...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), tries out a trombone during a tour of the Alpha Institute’s South Camp Road campus in Kingston on Tuesday (November 21). Sharing the moment (from left) are Ministry of Education Region One Director, Kasan Troupe; Principal, Alpha Institute, Janet Grant; and School Administrator, Margaret Little Wilson.

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Education Minister Pledges to Assist Alpha Institute

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has committed to assisting the Alpha Institute, so that it can continue to provide training and other opportunities for the young men it serves. Alpha Institute, a private institution registered with the Ministry, is operated by the Religious Sisters of Mercy and caters to the holistic development of young...