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Govt Allocates $300M to Help Needy Tertiary Students

By: Ministry of Education Youth & Information, April 20, 2017

The Government has allocated a total of $300 million to help financially-challenged Jamaican students at the University of the West Indies, University of Technology (UTech) and the Caribbean Maritime Institute...

Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President, Howard Isaacs. (FILE)

Members Urged to Remind Themselves of JTA Principles

By: Garwin Davis, April 20, 2017

General Secretary of Education International, Fred van Leeuwen, giving the keynote address at the 16th Annual Jamaica Teachers' Association Education Conference, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on April 18.

Teachers Urged to View Profession as their Most Valuable Asset

By: Garwin Davis, April 19, 2017

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Home Economics Education Plays Key Role in National Development

Director for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Western Regional Office, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, says home economics education continues to be an important subject area that plays a critical...

By: Garwin Davis, April 17, 2017

Health Minister and Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton (right), interacts with students of the Brown’s Hall Primary School in the parish, at Wednesday’s (April 12) handing over of a $60 million expansion project, which was financed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). Sharing the moment at left is Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeny.

9 years ago Education

$60 Million Expansion Project Opens at Brown’s Hall Primary

The 240 students and 13 teachers at the St. Catherine-based Brown’s Hall Primary School, now have upgraded facilities following a $60 million expansion project. Financed by the Jamaica Social Investment...

By: Garfield L. Angus, April 15, 2017

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a ceremony for the handover of the upgraded Brown’s Hall Primary School in St. Catherine on April 12.

9 years ago Education

Gov’t Spending $300 Million to Repair Primary Schools

The Government is spending more than $300 million to carry out repairs at primary schools across the island. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said...

By: Garfield L. Angus, April 14, 2017

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

9 years ago Education

Cumberland High School to Get Asst. Dean of Discipline

The Government has moved to tighten discipline and security at the Portmore-based Cumberland High School, in St. Catherine. According to Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel...

By: Garfield L. Angus, April 13, 2017

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), addresses the launch of the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) School of Education biennial conference, which will be held from June 20-23 at the Rose Hall Resort &Spa Montego Bay. At right is Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the UWI Mona campus, Professor Archibald McDonald. The conference was officially launched on Wednesday (April 12) at the UWI Regional Headquarters on the Mona campus.

9 years ago Education

UWI to Stage Future Education Conference

The University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Education will be hosting its biennial conference from June 20-23 at the Rose Hall Resort & Spa in Montego Bay. Under...

By: Latonya Linton , April 13, 2017

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), along with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (2nd right); and Jamaica’s Consul General in New York, Trudy Deans (2nd left), share a light moment with the executive members of the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (UJAA), following a breakfast meeting on Sunday (April 9), at the Kimberly Hotel in Manhattan, New York.

9 years ago Education

Education Minister Urges Diaspora Group to Partner in the Provision of School Buses

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has called on the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (UJAA) in the United States to partner with the Government in...

By: Derrick Scott, April 12, 2017

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green.

9 years ago Education

HEART Trust/NTA Increases Grant to SLB

The HEART Trust/NTA has increased its grant to the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) by 100 per cent to provide support for students pursuing technical, vocational, education and training (TVET) programmes...

By: Chad Bryan , April 11, 2017

Chief Executive Officer, Building Society Operations at Victoria Mutual Building Society, Peter Reid (right), along with student at St. George’s College, Britney Powell, demonstrate the use of the ePay card at the launch of the Schools Cashless Initiative, held at St. George’s College, yesterday (April 10). Others (from left) are Manager, Sales and Marketing at Alliance Payment Services Limited, Raquel Reid; and Head, Customer Service, Alliance Payment Services Limited, Zana Ramsay.

9 years ago Education

Cashless System for Schools Launched

Jamaica’s first cashless system for schools was officially launched yesterday (April 10) during a function at St. George’s College, North Street, downtown Kingston. The system, to be administered by Alliance...

By: Latonya Linton , April 11, 2017

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Members Urged to Remind Themselves of JTA Principles

Teachers Urged to View Profession as their Most Valuable Asset

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Home Economics Education Plays Key Role in National Development

$60 Million Expansion Project Opens at Brown’s Hall Primary

Gov’t Spending $300 Million to Repair Primary Schools

Cumberland High School to Get Asst. Dean of Discipline

UWI to Stage Future Education Conference

Education Minister Urges Diaspora Group to Partner in the Provision of School Buses

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