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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

The Abilities Foundation has launched its new Beauty Services Unit, as part of its mandate to provide more training opportunities for persons with disabilities. The unit, which was launched on November 28 at the Abilities Foundation’s Constant Spring Road address...

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

Child Abuse Prevention and Parenting Education Campaigns to Roll Out

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

Youth Ambassadors Receive Instruments of Office

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.

8 years ago EducationYouth

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...

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

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

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...

8 years ago CultureYouth

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.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

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.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

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...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator, the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at the HEART Trust/NTA’s College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute trade show at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on November 16.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Gov’t Committed to Ensuring Access to Tertiary Education – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government is committed to ensuring that higher education is attainable for every Jamaican regardless of their socio-economic background. He noted that through the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) and other bursaries and programmes, students can access financial assistance to get into university. “Our mantra is to get tertiary...

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Jamaica, Mark Connolly (left) and Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, display copies of the social media manuals that will provide internet safety guidelines for children and other stakeholders, at the launch held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Monday (November 20).

8 years ago TechnologyYouth

OCA Launches Social Media Manuals

The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) has launched three social media manuals that will provide Internet safety guidelines for children and other stakeholders. The manuals, dubbed #BESOCIALBESMART, were launched during a function held at The Knutsford Court Hotel today (November 20) and include the kiddie manual for children under 12 years; the teen manual; and the manual for adults,...