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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), speaking at the launch of the second annual Nathan Ebanks Foundation Family Expo and Special Needs Resource Fair on Tuesday (May 15) at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation in Kingston. Looking on is Founder/President of the Nathan Ebanks Foundation, Christine Staple-Ebanks.
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), speaking at the launch of the second annual Nathan Ebanks Foundation Family Expo and Special Needs Resource Fair on Tuesday (May 15) at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation in Kingston. Looking on is Founder/President of the Nathan Ebanks Foundation, Christine Staple-Ebanks.

Gov’t Allocates $50 Million for Wheelchair Ramps in Schools Project

By: Rochelle Williams, May 18, 2018
The Government has allocated $50 million for the installation of wheelchair ramps at public educational institutions across the island, with the work to start on Labour Day, May 23 at...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), parcipates in the breaking of ground for construction of a new Confucius Institute at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, on May 17. Others (from left) are Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal University of the West Indies, Mona, Professor Archibald McDonald (left); Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi.

UWI to Get New Confucius Institute

By: Chris Patterson, May 18, 2018
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), in discussion with Chief of Operations at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Adriana La Valley (centre) and the Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki, at the launch of the Support for Sustainability of the Education Sector Transformation Plan, at the Courtyard by Marriot Hotel in New Kingston on May 15.

Government to Build New Schools to Tackle Shift System

By: Chad Bryan, May 16, 2018

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Director of Children and Family Programmes at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Audrey Budhi (left), points to information contained in the ‘Paediatric Pulse’ booklet, launched today (May 10) at The Courtleigh Hotel and Suites, in Kingston. Others (from second left) are Chief Executive Officer of the CPFSA, Rosalee Gage-Grey; Vice President of the Paediatric Association of Jamaica and Chairperson of the Serious Case Review Panel, Dr. Carolyn Pinnock Jackson; Member of the Serious Case Review Panel and Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Avril Daley, and Brand Manager, Cari-Med Limited, Nadine Thomas.
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CPFSA Launches ‘Paediatric Pulse’

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) today, May 10, launched its ‘Paediatric Pulse’ booklet at The Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in Kingston. Chief Executive Officer of the CPFSA,...
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By: Judith A. Hunter, May 11, 2018