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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator, the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), engages first-form students of Campion College . (File Photo)

Education Minister Endorses UNICEF’s Global Goals

The Education, Youth and Information Ministry is endorsing the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Global Goals for Sustainable Development. In observance of this initiative, dubbed the World’s Largest Lesson, Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said emphasis is being placed...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left) shares in discussions with Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey, during a special meeting for foster parents from St. James, Westmoreland, Trelawny and Hanover, held at the West Jamaica SDA Conference Centre in Mt. Salem Montego Bay, yesterday (September 15).

Ministry to Address Concerns of Foster-Parents

Minister of Education, Youth and Information Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (third left), plays the piano at the recently opened Marley Music Room at the GraceKennedy/Parade Gardens Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Centre, on Water Lane, in Kingston. Surrounding the Minister are students from the Holy Family Primary and Infant School and the Dupont Primary School. Looking on (from fourth left) are Director of Cultural Policy, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Marisa Benain and Chief Executive Officer, GraceKennedy Foods, Mrs. Andrea Coy. The facility was officially opened during a ceremony on September 14.

Inner-City Children to Benefit from Marley Music Room

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), accepts a suicide information book, from co-founder, and Vice President of Choose Life International, Faith Thomas, while founder and President of the organization, Dr. Donovan Thomas (right), shares in the moment. Occasion was the staging of a World Suicide Prevention Day seminar, held on Friday (September 9), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in Downtown Kingston.

Ministry of Education to Implement Suicide Prevention Strategies

From Left) Titchfield High School Students Aliyah Patterson , Teshane Chambers along with Physics Teacher at the institution, Rammon Green and student, Damion McKenzie show off their trophy. The students were the winners of the 2016 Caribbean Youth Science Forum Competition held in Trinidad and Tobago from July 31 to August 7.

Jamaica Wins Caribbean Youth Science Competition

Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist, Dr. Sharon McLean-Salmon, explains the signs of childhood cancer during a JIS Think Tank on September 7.

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Parents Urged to Look for Symptoms of Cancer in Children

Parents and guardians are being urged to pay close attention to small children in order to identify any abnormality, which could be a sign of childhood cancer. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (September 7), Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Sharon McLean-Salmon, explained that childhood cancers are most commonly seen among the three to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at head of table), hosts a meeting with executives of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices yesterday (September 6). To his right is Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and to his left, State Minister, the Hon. Floyd Green. This is the first in a series of meetings to be carried out by the Prime Minister across all Ministries.

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PM Carries Out First Ministry Consultation

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, carried out the first in a series of consultations with ministries, when he met with executives of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, yesterday (September 6). During an interview with JIS News, while on a tour of the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices, Mr. Holness said he intends to meet with permanent secretaries, executives...

Police Officer assigned to the Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) Safe Schools Programme, Corporal Fitzroy Rochester (centre) is flanked by students from Calabar High School, who recently participated in the Suncity High School Disc Jockey Competition.

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1,400 Persons Trained in School Safety Techniques

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has trained a total of 1,400 persons in school safety and security techniques, through its School-wide Positive Behaviour Intervention Support (SWPBIS) programme. Of this number, 1,000 are representatives of schools who received training in administration as well as security techniques. The remaining 400 are young persons who were trained as Security Operation Apprentices...

Founder of the Rakul Enterprises School of Education and Technology (RESET), Dr. Raghavan Ramamoorthy, speaks with Business Development Officer at the National Commercial Bank (NCB), Damion Sibbles (left), and Social Officer, Integrated Community Development Project, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Shunelle Nevers. Occasion was the staging of an ornamental fish farming workshop on Friday (September 2), at RESET’s offices, 13 Lower Sandringham Avenue, Kingston 10.

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At-Risk Youth Trained in Ornamental Fish Farming

Ten young people from the communities of Majesty Gardens, Greenwich Farm and Caribbean Palms Estate in St. Andrew have benefited from training in ornamental fish farming. The training was organised by Rakul Enterprises School of Education and Technology (RESET) in collaboration with the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation. The one-day session, held on...

Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), shares a light moment with Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), Brenda Cuthbert, during the media launch of the JEF’s National Employers’ Month celebrations held on September 1 at the Federation’s offices in Kingston.

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JEF Urged to Help Prepare Youth for Job Market

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is calling for greater collaboration between the Ministry and the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) to provide career guidance for the nation’s youth. Mr. Green, who was speaking at the media launch for the JEF’s National Employers’ Month celebrations at the Federation’s offices in Kingston, said the partnership...

Operations Manager of the World Bank, Asha Johnson, brings greetings at the closing ceremony for the Integrated Community Development Programme’s (ICDP) 2016 summer camps held on August 30 at Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.

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2,130 Youth Benefit from JSIF Summer Camp

A total of 2,130 young people from vulnerable communities across the island benefited from a series of summer camps staged by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) under its World Bank-funded Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP). Twenty-four camps were held in 18 project communities in the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, St. Catherine, Clarendon, St. James, and Westmoreland. The...

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

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Zero Tolerance for School Violence – Senator Reid

With the new school year set to begin on Monday (September 5), Education Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has warned that violence in school will not be tolerated. “We have an obligation to ensure that our school compounds are safe and that our students and teachers can operate in an environment that is conducive to learning....