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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)

Schools to Have Responsibility for Executing Projects up to $3 Million

By: Douglas McIntosh , September 22, 2017
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says procedures governing the implementation of infrastructure improvement projects at schools are to be revised. Speaking at a town hall...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre) discloses plans for the establishment of a Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) campus in St. Thomas at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (September 19). Others (from left) are Head of General Studies at CMI and Chairman of the Charter Day Committee, Yvette Smith-Johnson; and CMI Executive Director, Dr. Fritz Pinnock.

CMI Campus for St. Thomas

By: Peta Gay Hodges , September 22, 2017
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), greets retired Principal of Lyssons Primary in Morant Bay, Ena Barclay. Occasion was a Recognition Ceremony for 23 retired educators from the parishes of Portland, St. Thomas and St. Mary held on September 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

23 Retired Educators Honoured

By: Rochelle Williams, September 21, 2017

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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Floyd Green (right), spells his name in sign language at the launch of the Partnership for Literacy Enhancement for the Deaf Project on Wednesday (September 13) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. Looking on are Chairman of the Executive Board of the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD), Christopher Williams; and Acting Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Rebecca Robinson.
Education

Deaf Students to Benefit from Literacy Project

More than 400 deaf students in primary and secondary schools are to benefit from a US$2.7-million project aimed at increasing their literacy levels. The three-year Partnership for Literacy Enhancement for...
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By: Rochelle Williams, September 15, 2017
Denham Town Primary School students Shantae Dyer (3rd left) and Patrick Frater (4th left), show off their winning trophy in the RISE Life Management Services’ 2017 Youth Gambling Prevention All-Island Poster Competition, at the awards ceremony held recently at RISE Life’s downtown Kingston offices. Sharing the photo opportunity are other participants in the competition organised by RISE Life.
Education

Denham Town Primary Revels in Success

Students at the Denham Town Primary School in Kingston, along with their teachers, are revelling in the success of the institution, which copped the lion’s share of prizes in the...
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By: Garfield Angus, September 13, 2017