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Students Invited to Enter E-Learning Jamaica Christmas Jingle Contest

By: Tomeica Gunn, December 5, 2017

Students are invited to participate in the e-Learning Jingle Competition for the Christmas season. Communications Manager at e-Learning Jamaica, Kimona Gordon, told JIS News that students are required to record...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses a wide cross section of persons attending an ‘OPM-Live’ mini town hall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew on November 29. The meeting was organised by the Office of the Prime Minister.

Young Persons Guided to Areas Where Employment is Being Generated – PM

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

Education Ministry Committed to Transformation – Green

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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking during the launch of the Abilities Foundation’s Beauty Services Unit on November 28 at the Abilities Foundation’s Constant Spring Road address in Kingston.

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Schools Being Retrofitted to Improve Disabled Access

Work is under way to retrofit all primary and secondary schools across the island with lifts and ramps to improve access by persons with disabilities. The initiative is being undertaken...

By: Rochelle Williams, November 30, 2017

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), tests the metal detector at Edith Dalton James High School that was officially commissioned into service on November 29. Observing is President, Edith Dalton James Past Students’ Association, Earle Roberts.

9 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Edith Dalton James High Gets Walk-Through Metal Detector

The Edith Dalton James High School in Kingston has been equipped with a walk-through metal detector, which will provide greater safety and security of students and staff. The device was...

By: Ainsworth Morris, November 30, 2017

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), is in light conversation with (from left): State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green; Caribbean Regional Director, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Dr. Kevin Harvey; and Acting Director, Health Services, Planning and Integration in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spence. Occasion was the launch of ‘Teen Hub’ on November 28, at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre, St. Andrew.

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Teen Hub Opens in Half-Way Tree Transport Centre

Adolescents who use the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew now have a safe and healthy space where they can do their homework and conduct research, while benefiting from...

By: Stacy-Ann Delevante , November 30, 2017

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

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Class Sizes to be Reduced

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information intends to reduce the size of classes at the nation’s schools as part of measures to improve student achievement. “I am working on...

By: Garfield L. Angus, November 30, 2017

Project Director for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s PATH Programme, Elsa Marks-Willis (left), gets a manicure from Beauty Services Trainee, Tiana Lopez, at the launch of the Abilities Foundation’s Beauty Services Unit and Digicel Foundation’s 2017 Annual Report on November 28 at the Abilities Foundation’s Constant Spring Road address in Kingston. The unit was established at a cost of $1 million from proceeds of the 2016 Digicel 5K Run for Special Needs initiative, and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The unit will facilitate training in a range of beauty services.

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Abilities Foundation Launches Unit for Training

The Abilities Foundation has launched its new Beauty Services Unit, as part of its mandate to provide more training opportunities for persons with disabilities. The unit, which was launched on...

By: Rochelle Williams, November 29, 2017

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

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Youth at the Centre of Development – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says young people are at the heart of the Government’s economic development programme. He noted that policies and programmes...

By: Garfield L. Angus, November 29, 2017

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left) and Vice President of International Sales at the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute, Ed Kastli (second left), exchange copies of a signed memorandum of understanding for the training of personnel in the tourism sector, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on November 27. Others (from left) are Chairman of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Limited, Ian Dear; Executive Director of TPDCo, Andrew Spencer; Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Chairman, Godfrey Dyer; and TEF Executive Director, Dr. Carey Wallace.

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MOU Signed With American Institute for Training in Tourism Sector

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Tourism Ministry and the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) to facilitate the training of persons involved in the...

By: Chad Bryan, November 28, 2017

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

9 years ago Youth

Child Abuse Prevention and Parenting Education Campaigns to Roll Out

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is stepping up its efforts to empower parents with the knowledge and skills to effectively raise their children. Minister of Education, Youth and Information,...

By: Alecia Smith, November 26, 2017

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