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Special Projects Manager, Workplace and Communities, JFLL, Janet Allen, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Special Projects Manager, Workplace and Communities, JFLL, Janet Allen, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

JFLL Offers High-School Diploma to Uncertified Workers

By: Shari-Ann Palmer, August 30, 2016
Employers and workers are being encouraged to make use of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) workplace intervention programme. Special Projects Manager, Workplace and Communities, JFLL, Janet Allen, told...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

All in Place for New School Year

By: Chris Patterson, August 30, 2016
Recipients of 2016/17 Jamaica Private Power Company (JPPC) scholarships perform during the energy company’s awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on August 26. Nine children were awarded scholarships, valued at $50,000 each per annum for five years, for success attained in the 2016 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT).

Gov’t Seeking to Strengthen Community Support for Primary Schools

By: Denise Dennis, August 29, 2016

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is presented with a token on behalf of J. Wray & Nephew (JWN) Foundation, by scholarship recipient Lenworth Hydol, during the Foundation’s annual awards ceremony, held on August 24 at the J. Wray Nephew Limited’s corporate offices, in New Kingston.
Education

Early-Childhood Learners at Acceptable Level

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has announced that the National Age-Four School Readiness Assessment shows that 92 per cent of children at the early-childhood...
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By: Rochelle Williams, August 26, 2016
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Ruel Reid.
Education

Principals Receive Advanced Training

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says to maintain strong and effective leadership in schools, the Ministry has been spearheading capacity-building initiatives for Principals. The...
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By: Garwin Davis, August 26, 2016