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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on March 20. (FILE)
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on March 20. (FILE)

Gov’t Serious About Addressing Governance Issues – PM

By: Latonya Linton, March 20, 2019
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is serious about addressing matters related to governance, allegations of corruption, and maladministration. He made the remarks during the sitting...
Fourth-year student at the Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI), Felisha Rose (right), explains the concept behind a model for a smart house design to (from left) Chief of Party, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Advance Programme, Alejandro Paredes; Senior Director, National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET), Nicole Manning; and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Barbara Allen. Occasion was a forum on ‘Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Action 2019’, hosted by the VTDI at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (March 19).

Education Ministry Pushes for Increase in Trained and Certified Persons

By: Alecia Smith, March 19, 2019
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), hands over a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Representative, Christel House International, Sally Porteous (left), for the establishment of a Christel House School in Jamaica. The signing took place on Monday (March 18) at the Ministry's offices in Kingtson. Sharing the moment is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean.

Tuition-Free School coming to St. Catherine

By: Ainsworth Morris, March 19, 2019

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Assistant Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Phylicia Marshall, addresses the University Council of Jamaica's (UCJ) symposium on quality assurance in higher education, held on Tuesday (March 12) at the Iberostar Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James.
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University Council of Jamaica Hailed

Assistant Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Phylicia Marshall, has underscored the importance of the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) in creating a robust...
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By: Nickieta Sterling, March 13, 2019