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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), shares pleasantries with Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Executive Director, Dr. Andrew Spencer (left), and Director General in the Tourism Ministry, Carole Guntley, during a ceremony to announce the 2018 Tourism Service Excellence Awards finalists, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (March 12).
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), shares pleasantries with Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Executive Director, Dr. Andrew Spencer (left), and Director General in the Tourism Ministry, Carole Guntley, during a ceremony to announce the 2018 Tourism Service Excellence Awards finalists, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (March 12).

Government and UWI Discuss Further Training for Tourism Workers

By: Douglas Mcintosh, March 13, 2019
The Government is in discussion with the University of the West Indies (UWI) regarding potential training options that can be explored and initiated to further boost the competence of tourism...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (second left), peruses the new handbook for school Boards at a training workshop for principals and Board chairs hosted by the National College for Education Leadership (NCEL)/National Council on Education (NCE) at the Melia Braco Village in Trelawny on Monday (March 12). Others (from left) are Executive Director of the NCE, Merris Murray; Chairman of the Teachers’ Services Commission and Custos of St. James, Conrad Pitkin; and Director and Principal of NCEL, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.

Seven-Year Secondary-School Programme a Game Changer – Dr. McLean

By: Okoye Henry, March 12, 2019
National Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Monday, March 11 on the upcoming National Mathematics Week.

Several Activities to Mark National Mathematics Week

By: Orville Williams, March 12, 2019

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Senior Advisor to the State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Howard Chamberlain (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the University of Technology (UTech) 60th anniversary exhibition on March 4. Sharing the moment (from left) are: UTech President, Professor Stephen Vasciannie; Deputy President, Colin Gyles, and Campus Registrar, Mercedes Deane.
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UTech Opens 60th Anniversary Exhibition

The University of Technology (UTech) officially opened its 60th anniversary exhibition on March 4, to highlight aspects of the institution’s history and its contribution to national development. President of UTech,...
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By: Chad Bryan, March 5, 2019
Director of Marketing and Communication at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and performing Arts, Coleen Douglas, speaking about Founders’ Week activities at the college, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (February 26).
Education

Edna Manley College Protects IP Rights

Director of Marketing and Communication at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Coleen Douglas, says the college actively protects intellectual property (IP) rights. “We as a...
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By: Colleen Dawkins, February 28, 2019