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OCA Hosts Workshop for Media Practitioners

By: Judith A. Hunter, May 2, 2018

Several media practitioners participated in a sensitisation workshop hosted by the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) on Monday, April 30 at the The Courtleigh in Kingston. Facilitator, Children’s Advocate,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), share a light moment with Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris, during Tuesday's (May 1) launch of activities for Workers' Week and Labour Day 2018. The launch took place at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Labour Day National Projects in St. Ann and St. Catherine

By: Douglas Mcintosh, May 2, 2018

The Mico University College student and beneficiary of the Desmond Gascoigne Memorial Scholarship, Britonny Haye (left), exchanges warm greetings with Director of the scholarshp fund, Gloria Gascoigne (second right). Occasion was a reception for scholarship donors held on Monday (April 30), at Mico's campus on Marescaux Road in Kingston. Sharing the moment are Director of the James Lee and Clarice May Gore Memorial Scholarship, Christine Gore (second left); and Director of Alumni and Development at Mico, Sharon Wolfe.

Private Sector Urged to Increase Support for Financially Challenged Students

By: Garfield L. Angus, May 2, 2018

Education 8 years ago Prime Minister’s Medal Recipient, Carolyn Russel Smith – The Pioneer of Jamaica’s Dance ‘Kulcha’
Education 8 years ago Teachers Urged to Listen to Students
By: Latonya Linton, May 4, 2018
Education 8 years ago AIM Higher Filling a Necessary Gap – Education State Minister
By: Rochelle Williams, May 3, 2018

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National Library to Mount Windrush Exhibition

The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) will be mounting an exhibition from May 23 to October 15 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Empire Windrush’s historic voyage to England...

By: Rochelle Williams, May 3, 2018

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Prime Minister Calls on Parents to Desist from Keeping Children out of School

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring parents engaged in the practice of withholding their children from school on some weekdays, to involve them in economic activities to...

By: Douglas Mcintosh, May 2, 2018

Noted educator Professor Errol Miller (second left) greets Country Director for the British Council, Olayinka Jacobs Bonnick (second right) before the start of an empowerment session for educators at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (April 30). Looking on are Executive Director of the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), Dr. Winsome Gordon (left), and United Kingdom Consultant on Boys in Education, Dr. Tony Sewell. The session kicked off actvities for the British Council's Boys in Education Week from April 30 to May 3.

8 years ago Education

British Council Kicks Off Boys in Education Week

The British Council kicked off its ‘Boys in Education Week’ on Monday (April 30) with an empowerment session for educators. At the event, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in...

By: Rochelle Williams, May 2, 2018

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a press conference at the Ministry on Monday (April 30).

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Education Minister Calls on Students to Plan for Tuition Fees and to Join JAMVAT

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has called on students who intend to pursue tertiary-level education at universities in Jamaica to plan for their tuition...

By: Ainsworth Morris, May 1, 2018

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front, centre); Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right); State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green (second left) and Principal of Bog Walk High School, Patrick Phillips (third left), with students and administrators of the Bog Walk High School in St. Catherine who are participants in the institution’s ‘Boys Big-Up Programme’, at Jamaica House on April 25.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Bog Walk High Introduces Programme to Recognise Boys

Boys at the Bog Walk High School in St. Catherine are being impacted positively by the ‘Boys Big-Up Programme’, which awards them for displaying good deportment at all times. Conceptualiser...

By: Latonya Linton, May 1, 2018

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), accepts a cheque for $1,491,375 from Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, Josep Bosch Bessa (second left), to cover the cost for 1,025 students to sit their upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Spanish oral examination. The presentation was made on Monday (April 30), at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston. Looking on are Project Manager, Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, Vanessa Meggoe (left) and Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Spanish-Jamaican Foundation Pays for Students’ Exams

The Spanish-Jamaican Foundation has provided $1,491,375 to cover the cost for 1,025 students to sit their upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Spanish oral examinations. The students are from schools...

By: Ainsworth Morris, May 1, 2018

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (fourth left), at the unveiling of a sign at the opening of Parent Place at the Emmanuel Chapel in Mt. Salem, St. James, on Friday, April 27. Also at the ceremony were (from left): Chief Executive Officer, National Parenting Support Commission, Kaysia Kerr; His Worship the Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis; Acting Mission Director, USAID, Andrew Colburn; Managing Director, National Education Trust, Marcia Phillips-Dawkins; Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean; and Councillor of the Mount Salem Division, Kerry Thomas.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Ministry Determined to Reduce Violence in Schools – Chief Education Officer

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, has reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to reducing violence within schools. Speaking at the opening ceremony for...

By: Tashion Hewitt Stennett, April 30, 2018

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), converses with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (left), at the agency’s National Exiting Care Expo held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on April 26. At right is Executive Assistant at the CPFSA, Deverline Burrell Wallen.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Mentorship Programme for Youth Exiting State Care

The Education, Youth and Information Ministry will introduce a mentorship programme later this year to guide youth exiting State care. Education Minister of State, Hon. Floyd Green, said these youth...

By: Chad Bryan, April 27, 2018