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Interim President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes.

Case Interim President Targets University Status in Five Years

By: Chad Bryan, October 11, 2017

Interim President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes, plans to transform the multidisciplinary tertiary institution into a university within the next five years. He...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness makes his address at the inaugural Jamaica GIS User Conference held at Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on October 10. Looking on are (from left): Evan Thompson, Director, MET Service; Valrie Grant, President, URISA Caribbean Chapter; and Hon. Robert Montague, Minister of National Security.

GIS Technology A Critical Crime Fighting Tool – PM Holness

By: Office of the Prime Minister, October 11, 2017

Students of Duncans All Age School in Trelawny participating in activities staged by the JIS Special Projects team.

PHOTOS: JIS Heritage School Tour 2017

By: Jamaica Information Service , October 10, 2017

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), conversing with Press Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Noami Francis, prior to the start of yesterday's (October 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston.

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Cabinet Approves Final Draft of National Youth Policy

Cabinet has approved the final draft of the National Youth Policy by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, to be tabled in Parliament as a White Paper. Speaking at...

By: Chris Patterson, October 6, 2017

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on September 13.

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Cabinet Approves Amendments to Poor Relief Act

Cabinet has approved amendments to the Poor Relief Act to abolish the Board of Supervision and transfer the functions of the Board to the Ministry of Local Government. Minister of...

By: Chris Patterson, October 6, 2017

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, emphasises a point while updating the nation on the results of the 2017 Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy tests in the Senate today (October 6).

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More Students Achieve Mastery In Literacy And Numeracy Tests

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has announced improvements in the results for this year’s Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy tests. Speaking at today’s (October 6) sitting of the...

By: Chris Patterson, October 6, 2017

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd left), is in conversation with (from left) Chairman of the National Education Trust (NET), Nicholas Scott; Deputy Chief of Mission, United States Embassy in Jamaica, Maura Barry-Boyle; and Chief Executive Officer, Digicel Foundation, Dane Richardson. Occasion was the launch of the Improved Safety and Security in Schools Project at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (October 4).

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Jamaica to Benefit from US $4-Million Safety and Security in Schools Project

Jamaica is to benefit from a US$4-million Improved Safety and Security in Schools Project aimed at reducing the crime level among the nation’s youth. The initiative, targeted at youth between...

By: Ainsworth Morris, October 6, 2017

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses Wednesday’s (October 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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Cabinet Approves $1.3 Billion for Works on Office and Housing Projects

Contracts valuing more than $1.3 billion have been awarded to M&M Jamaica Limited to undertake building and construction works in the parishes of St. Andrew and St. Ann, following approval...

By: Chris Patterson, October 5, 2017

President of the Petersfield Past Students’ Association, Victoria Patterson-Young.

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Petersfield High Past Students Stage Reunion to Build Gymnasium

The Petersfield High School Past Students’ Association in Westmoreland will be staging its first Reunion Weekend from Friday, October 6 to Monday, October 9. According to President of the association,...

By: Claudia Gardner, October 5, 2017

Events and Sponsorship Manager, National Baking Company, Lisa Tomlison (left) and Chief Operating Officer, CB Group, Matthew Lyn, present a cheque valued at $1 million, which will go towards scholarships for 40 students of the University of West Indies (UWI) who are having financial challenges. Also participating in the presentation (from right, forefront) are Pro-Vice Chancellor, Global Affairs, UWI, Hon. Dr. Richard Bernal. In the background are some of the students to benefit from the scholarships. Occasion was the official launch of the CB Group UWI 5K and Smart Eggs Kids K at the UWI’s Regional Headquarters in Kingston on Tuesday (October 3).

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Students at UWI to Benefit from 5k Run

Forty students pursuing studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI) will this year benefit from the proceeds of two runs to be hosted by the institution in November....

By: Alecia Smith, October 4, 2017

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), in conversation with 22-year-old Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, The Bahamas, Travis Robinson, at the Fifth Caribbean Youth Leaders’ Summit, held at the Jewel Runaway Bay Beach & Golf Resort, St. Ann, on September 30.

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All Young Persons Should Have a Pathway to Higher Education – Minister

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says with the new imperative of the global economy, all young persons in the Caribbean should have a pathway...

By: Garwin Davis , October 2, 2017

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