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

Students Must be Guided to Choose Careers

By: Garwin Davis, March 23, 2017
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the job market has become very competitive and students should now be guided as it...
Knox Community College students pursuing the Associate of Science Degree in Architectural and Construction Technology show off their work - a model of their school (Knox Community College, Cobbla Campus in Manchester), during College Day held on March 15. The College has four campuses – Cobbla, Mandeville, Spaldings and May Pen.

Students Attend College Day at Knox

By: Christine Ade-Gold, March 22, 2017
In this file photo, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Pro-Chancellor of the Mico University College, Professor Neville Ying, at the launch of the University and College Leadership Training Programme (UCLTP), last year at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus.

The Mico University to Launch Education Conversation Series

By: Judith A. Hunter, March 21, 2017

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Deputy Financial Secretary, Hope Blake (left) and Senior Manager, Public Sector Capability Development, Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Natasha Gordon Miller (right), unveils the poster for a new Diploma in Auditing programme at MIND, during a ceremony at the agency’s offices on March 13. The Diploma, developed through the collaboration of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and MIND, aims to enhance the skills of auditors in the public and private sectors.
Education

MIND Offers Diploma in Auditing

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) has launched a Diploma in Auditing programme, aimed at enhancing the skills and competencies of auditors in the public and private sectors. The...
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By: Denise Dennis , March 14, 2017
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (third left), and Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano (second left), display the symbolic cheque for $18.2 million in grant assistance from the Japanese Government for expansion of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) Adult Education Centre on East Street in Kingston. The signing took place at the centre on Sunday, March 12. Others, from left, are: JFLL Chairman, Warren Newby; Executive Director, Worrel Hibbert and Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Manager, Lurene Wright. The funds have been provided under the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects Programme.
Education

JFLL Gets $18.2m Grant from Japanese Gov’t

Persons enrolled at the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) Adult Education Centre (AEC) on East Street in Kingston, will soon benefit from three additional classrooms to be constructed with...
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By: Rochelle Williams, March 13, 2017
Principal of the Clarendon-based Mocho Primary and Infant School, Tina Reid (2nd right), peruses posters on the national heroes, which were among educational materials donated to the school by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), recently. Others (from left) are Head Girl, Zackiah Buckley; Vice Principal, Curdell Bryan-Thomson; Chairman of the school Board, Ainsworth Kelly; and Clarendon College student, James Palmer, who is a past student of Mocho Primary and Infant School.
Education

Mocho Primary to Get Resource Centre

The Mocho Primary and Infant School in Clarendon is to get a state-of-the-art resource centre, which will be utilised by five other schools in the area. Principal of the school,...
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By: Garfield L. Angus, March 13, 2017