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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), gives details on the Pilot Rural School Bus Transport System, which will be rolled out in September 2017. The Minister was addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 28. Others (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Dean-Roy Bernard and Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), gives details on the Pilot Rural School Bus Transport System, which will be rolled out in September 2017. The Minister was addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 28. Others (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Dean-Roy Bernard and Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.

Education Ministry Rolls out Pilot Rural School Bus System September

By: Peta Gay Hodges , August 30, 2017
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be rolling out a pilot Rural School Bus Transport System in September, through a special partnership with the Ministry of Transport and...
Chairman of the J. Wray and Nephew (JWN) Foundation, Clement Lawrence (front row, right), with some of the Foundation’s scholarship recipients during a ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (August 29). Also pictured (at left, front row) is General Secretary, National Worker's Union, Granville Valentine. Scholarships totalling $11.7 million were presented to 65 students at the secondary and tertiary levels this year.

J. Wray & Nephew Foundation Lauded for Investment in Education

By: Alecia Smith , August 30, 2017
Some of the 18 Cuban teachers at the start of a two-day orientation exercise organised by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, today (August 29), at Altamont Court Hotel in New Kingston.

More Cuban Teachers Arrive

By: Garfield Angus, August 30, 2017

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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), makes a presentation to scholarship recipient, Cariann Stewart, during the Ministry’s Maths, Science and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (MS-TVET) Teacher Initiative ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on August 25. Ms. Stewart, who will be attending Church Teachers College in Manchester, is one of 440 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) student teachers awarded scholarships under the MS-TVET Initiative to pursue studies, beginning in the 2017/18 academic year. Looking on is National Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry, Dr. Tamika Benjamin.
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440 Scholarships Awarded to Stem Student Teachers

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has awarded 440 scholarships valued $330 million to tertiary students under the Maths, Science and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (MS-TVET) Teacher Initiative...
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By: Chris Patterson, August 26, 2017