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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.

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...

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.

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

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).

OCA Launches Social Media Manuals

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

Gov’t Training 20,000 for Labour Market

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Christine Lagarde (left), congratulates the winner of the recent IMF Caribbean essay competition, Kara John, during a students forum at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus in St. Andrew on November 17.

UWI Student, Kara John, Wins IMF Caribbean Essay Competition

Kingston and St. Andrew Junior Mayor, Annakay Hudson.

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Annakay Hudson – Junior Mayor and Budding Youth Leader

Recently appointed Junior Mayor for the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), 18-year-old Annakay Hudson, is on a mission to not only contribute to the capital city’s development but also create opportunities for unattached youth. A resident of downtown Kingston and an upper-sixth-form student of Campion College, Annakay was selected by her peers from a group of 35 youth...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), addressing members of the Jamaican community in Washington, D.C,, during at a reception held in his honour by the Embassy of Jamaica on November 10. Looking on (at 2nd right) is Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.

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Government Lobbying Diaspora’s Support for National School Bus Service

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has called on the Jamaican Diaspora in the United States to partner with Government in establishing a national school bus service. He said the Ministry is looking to acquire 100 school buses over the next five years, and encouraged the Diaspora to match this target. The Minister was addressing members...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses an Around the Table dinner at the Guango Jerk Centre at Dunbar’s River in Westmoreland on November 14.

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State Minister Green Wants to Reach More Young People

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the increase in the number of Around the Table activities during Youth Month this year is geared at ensuring that more rural youth are reached. Speaking at an Around the Table dinner at the Guango Jerk Centre in Dunbar’s River, Westmoreland, on November 14, Mr....

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.

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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 walk-through metal detectors are Edith Dalton James, Brown’s Town, Anchovy and Norman Manley High schools. This was disclosed by Minister...

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.

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250 Students Graduate from Caribbean Maritime University

The newly chartered Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) on Tuesday (November 14) graduated its first cohort of students to be certified since the institution’s formal upgrading in September. Approximately 250 students were conferred with master’s and bachelor’s degrees and diplomas during the graduation ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, having successfully completed studies in a wide cross section of...

‘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).

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Prime Minister Welcomes NIA’S Integrity Champion Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the National Integrity Action’s (NIA) ‘Integrity Champion’ programme, which complements the Government’s ongoing drive to stamp out corruption. Speaking at the certification ceremony for 434 persons trained under the programme, at Merl Grove High School in St. Andrew on November 12, he noted that through this programme, anti-corruption measures are being...

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.

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Child Protection Agency Commits to Paying Tertiary Fees of State Wards

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, has pledged the continued commitment of her organisation to pay the fees for wards in childcare facilities, like Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, who make it to tertiary institutions. “We have a tertiary-education programme where we give our commitment that every child who matriculates into university, we...