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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, reads a book from the Bintah Reader series with children from Laura’s Basic School in Kingston. The occasion was the launch of the series at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on May 19.

Intervention Programme for Children 0-4 Years

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be collaborating with the Ministries of Health and Labour and Social Security to strengthen early intervention for children zero to four years. This was announced by Education Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), interacts with students from schools in Kingston, during a special Children’s Day event organised by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) on May 13, at St. William Grant Park, downtown Kingston.

Students Given Special Treat on Children’s Day

Minister of State for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (2nd left), speaks with representatives of the Child Development Agency (CDA) and the Mannings Boys’ Home, during a visit to the residential care facility in Southfield, St. Elizabeth on Wednesday (May 11). From left are: Team Member at the CDA St. Elizabeth office, Valerie Brown Williams; CDA Southern Regional Director, Valerie Mohammad; Manager of the Mannings Boys’ Home, Delroy Brown; and Administrative Assistant at the CDA Southern Region, Dorraine Hamilton Richards.

Gov’t Urges Partnerships to Improve Residential Care Facilities

Director of Safety and Security in Schools in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto.

Use of Metal Detectors in Schools Reaping Results

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), and Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings (left), converse with St. George’s College students (from 3rd left): Delano Headley, Howard Llewellyn, Ajani Lyons and Daniel Harper, following the media launch of Child Month, recently.

NCMC Calls for Special Treatment of Children on May 20

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), engages Kiwanis Club Lieutenant Governor, Beverley Thompson (right), in discussion during the service organization’s annual Division 23 East youth rally at Ardenne High School in Kingston, on Saturday, May 7. Listening keenly is Distinguished Lieutenant Governor for Division 23, Lloyd Distant.

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Young People Deemed Pivotal in Reducing Crime and Violence

The nation’s youths are being encouraged to play a more pivotal role in reducing crime and violence. This urging comes from Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, who argues that if young people are forthright in this regard, they could influence persons engaging in illicit acts to “lay down their guns and knives so that we...

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

10 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Voluntary Contributions Being Accommodated Under New Tuition Fee Policy

School administrators have been advised that voluntary contributions from parents and other stakeholders towards their institutions’ development will be accommodated under the Government’s proposed tuition fee policy. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, who made the disclosure, emphasized, however, that contributions sought should not be regarded as mandatory payments. Additionally, he said the Ministry would be “strongly”...

10 years ago Youth

National Early Childhood Student Assessments for May 10 And 11

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) will administer the inaugural National Four Year Old School Readiness Assessment, on May 10 and 11. The exercise will determine the readiness of four year old students for the primary education system, by assessing their literacy and numeracy skills. This year’s engagement will involve students enrolled in more than 90 percent of Jamaica’s early childhood institutions,...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), is in light conversation with economist, Dennis Jones, following the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) Public Lecture on the theme: ‘The 4th Revolution – The Global Race to Reinvent the State,’ held on May 2, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

10 years ago LabourYouth

Jamaica Working With IDB to Boost Youth Employment

The Government is seeking to strengthen its partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on programmes aimed at boosting employment and training for young people. State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, said the National Youth Service (NYS) is working with the IDB to develop a “comprehensive approach” to address youth unemployment through interventions such as apprenticeship...

Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake (left), conversing with students from the St. Ann-based Ocho Rios High School, at the clubs’ National Achievement Expo held on April 29 at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon.

10 years ago EducationYouth

640 Rural Youth Benefit From Skills Training

More than 640 young people from rural communities have received training and certification in various skill areas, enabling them to take up jobs locally and overseas or create their own employment. The training was conducted under a three-year programme implemented by the Jamaica 4-H Clubs through funding from the Sugar Transformation Unit in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), is greeted by Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, at the Child Month National Church Service, held at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church, in Portmore, St. Catherine, on May 1.

10 years ago Youth

Church Urged to Help Counsel Abused Children

The church is being called on to help in the counselling of abused children, and to assist the authorities in nabbing perpetrators. Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the church has the capacity to play a greater role in the security of children. “We have a collective responsibility to ensure that...

Permanent Secretary in the Labour and Social Security Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden (left), engages in conversation with Head of Guidance at the Holy Trinity High School, Daniel Daley and Director of Corporate Planning in the Ministry, Andrea Patterson Morris. They were at the ‘Life After Fifth Form’ career development exercise held at the Holy Trinity High School in Kingston on April 28.

10 years ago Youth

Youth Urged to Make Use of Education and Entrepreneurial Grants

Young people are being encouraged to take advantage of the education and entrepreneurial grants available through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to pursue higher education or establish small businesses. “For persons, who are struggling to finance themselves, this programme is geared towards assisting you,” said Senior Labour Market Analyst in the Ministry, Shaine Palmer. He was addressing a...