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Manager of the Student Assessment Unit at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information , Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (May 24). Also taking part are Assistant Chief Education Officer at the Core Curriculum Unit in the Ministry, Dr. Clover Hamilton-Flowers (right), and Senior Education Officer, Maryah Ho-Young.

Grade-Five Students to Sit Mock Performance Task Test

By: Judith A. Hunter, May 25, 2018

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will administer two sets of mock Performance Task tests as students are being prepared to transition from the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT)...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Noreen Jack, share a light moment at the opening of the ‘Nursing and Midwifery Conference’ of the University of the West Indies School of Nursing today (May 24), at the Mona campus.

Education Ministry to Work Closer With Nurses on ‘Zero-To-Three’ Initiative

By: Ainsworth Morris, May 25, 2018

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), presents a plaque to Advisor to the Kiwanis Club of Portmore, Miss Runka West (centre), for her dedication to children. Occasion was the Club’s 45th anniversary celebration held on May 22 at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Andrew. At right is Distinguished President of the organisation, Don Mullings.

Kiwanis Movement Invited to Deepen Partnership with Youth

By: Garfield L. Angus, May 24, 2018

Education 8 years ago Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf Gets New Look
By: Ainsworth Morris, May 24, 2018
Education 8 years ago Gov’t Committed to Making Schools Disabled-Friendly
By: Tashion Hewitt Stennett, May 24, 2018
Education 8 years ago UDC Carries Out Improvements at Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High
By: Douglas Mcintosh, May 24, 2018

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Founder and Chief Executive Officer for Beasc Technologies, Lancelot Riley (right), displays the International Business Model Competition (IBMC) champion’s trophy and winner’s cheque for US$30,000, which were presented to him by Founder and Chief Executive Officer for American firm, Alta Ventures, Paul Ahlstrom, during the 2018 IBMC, which took place in Utah, USA, from May 10 to 11. Beasc Technologies, which is affiliated with Northern Caribbean University (NCU), is the first Jamaican student-run business entity to win the IBMC, which is staged annually for tertiary institutions.

8 years ago EducationYouth

Student Entrepreneur Team Wins Global Competition

Northern Caribbean University (NCU) has created history by fielding the first Jamaican student entrepreneur team, Beasc Technologies, to win the prestigious International Business Model Competition (IBMC) for tertiary institutions globally....

By: Douglas Mcintosh, May 22, 2018

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (seated third right), observes as student at the Stimulation-Plus Early Childhood Centre, Aidane Lawrence (third left), completes a puzzle. Also looking on (from left) are Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Executive Director of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Antonica Gunter Gayle; Chief of Operations at the Inter-American Bank (IDB), Adriana La Valley; and State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne. Occasion was the official opening of the $70-million centre in Rockfort, Kingston, on May 18.

8 years ago EducationYouth

More Children with Special Needs to be Reached

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is working with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to reach more children with special needs. Education Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel...

By: Garfield L. Angus, May 22, 2018

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), greet Therese Braham after the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day church service at the Portmore Holiness Christian Church, Hellshire, St. Catherine, on May 20.

8 years ago EducationInformationLabourYouth

Businesses Urged to Support Ramps for Schools Project

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is calling on corporate entities to match the $50-million allocation by the Government to equip public schools with wheelchair...

By: E. Hartman Reckord, May 22, 2018

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), is assisted by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd right), in cutting the ribbon to officially open the newest building of the Stimulation Plus Early Childhood Development Centre located at Ostend Close, in Rockfort, Eastern Kingston during a ceremony on May 18. Sharing in the moment from left are: Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Audrey Deer Williams, and Director, Early Stimulation Programme, Antonica Gunter-Gayle. Also pictured are students of the school and other officials.

8 years ago Education

New Facilities for Early Stimulation Programme

Students and staff at the Stimulation-Plus Early Childhood Development Centre, located at Ostend Close, in Rockfort, Eastern Kingston, are now benefiting from the $75.79 million expansion of the institution’s facilities....

8 years ago Education

May 31, 2018 Deadline for SLB Application

New and returning tertiary students are being reminded that the deadline to apply for Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) funding is May 31, 2018. Applications for the Targeted Loan (used for...

By: Tomeica Gunn, May 19, 2018

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right) emphasises a point to (from left): Permanent Secretary in the Education Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard; Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Coleridge Minto; Detective Inspector Clifton Green of the Gang Unit of the Counter Terrorism and Organized Crime Branch (C-TOC); and Acting Commander of C-TOC, Superintendent of Police Anthony McLaughlin. Occasion was the launch of the first in a series of anti-gang workshops at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (May 18).

8 years ago Education

Education Ministry to Re-Introduce the Truancy Officer Programme in Schools

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid says his Ministry will be working with the police to re-introduce the truancy officer programme in schools. This, he said,...

By: Alecia Smith, May 19, 2018

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.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

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

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...

By: Rochelle Williams, May 18, 2018

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.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

UWI to Get New Confucius Institute

A new Confucius Institute, dedicated to promoting the learning of Chinese language (Mandarin) and culture among Jamaicans, is to be built at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona,...

By: Chris Patterson, May 18, 2018

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