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Regional Director, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, addresses an anti-tobacco forum for students, held at the St. John’s Methodist Church Hall in Montego Bay on Thursday, April 14. The forum was hosted by the Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control, and was attended by students from several schools across Western Jamaica.
Regional Director, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, addresses an anti-tobacco forum for students, held at the St. John’s Methodist Church Hall in Montego Bay on Thursday, April 14. The forum was hosted by the Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control, and was attended by students from several schools across Western Jamaica.

Education Ministry Supports Anti-Tobacco Programmes

By: Marlon Tingling, April 18, 2016
Regional Director, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, says the Ministry stands in full support of programmes aimed at preventing tobacco use among young people. “We recognise...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), is introduced to Deputy Representative for the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Lone Hvass (right), by Development and Behavioural Paediatrician, Professor Maureen Samms-Vaughan (2nd left). Occasion was the fourth staging of the Jamaica Autism Support Association’s (JASA) ‘Light it up Blue’ autism awareness forum held recently, at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Mona campus in St. Andrew. Sharing the moment is Co-Founder of the JASA, Kathy Chang.

Education Ministry Looks to Better Serve Children with Autism

By: Rochelle Williams, April 18, 2016
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), and Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings (left), converse with St. George’s College students (from 3rd left): Delano Headley, Howard Llewellyn, Ajani Lyons and Daniel Harper, following the media launch for Child Month, being commemorated in May, at GraceKennedy Limited’s corporate office, in downtown Kingston, on April 13.

National School Feeding Policy Being Implemented in 2016/17 Academic Year

By: Shari-Ann Palmer, April 15, 2016

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Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (left), in discussion with Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano during the launch of the ‘Calculation Time’ Mathematics application (app), at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston, on April 29. The app is a methodology used under the ‘Calculation Time’ programme, which aims to make learning Mathematics fun for students. It is a collaborative effort between the Governments of Jamaica and Japan.
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All Primary Schools to Access Math App

All primary schools across the island will now have access to the ‘Calculation Time’ Mathematics application (app), which is designed to improve students’ knowledge and appreciation of the subject. The...
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By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, April 1, 2016