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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), addresses the launch of the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) School of Education biennial conference, which will be held from June 20-23 at the Rose Hall Resort &Spa Montego Bay. At right is Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the UWI Mona campus, Professor Archibald McDonald. The conference was officially launched on Wednesday (April 12) at the UWI Regional Headquarters on the Mona campus.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), addresses the launch of the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) School of Education biennial conference, which will be held from June 20-23 at the Rose Hall Resort &Spa Montego Bay. At right is Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the UWI Mona campus, Professor Archibald McDonald. The conference was officially launched on Wednesday (April 12) at the UWI Regional Headquarters on the Mona campus.

UWI to Stage Future Education Conference

By: Latonya Linton , April 13, 2017
The University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Education will be hosting its biennial conference from June 20-23 at the Rose Hall Resort & Spa in Montego Bay. Under...
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), along with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (2nd right); and Jamaica’s Consul General in New York, Trudy Deans (2nd left), share a light moment with the executive members of the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (UJAA), following a breakfast meeting on Sunday (April 9), at the Kimberly Hotel in Manhattan, New York.

Education Minister Urges Diaspora Group to Partner in the Provision of School Buses

By: Derrick Scott, April 12, 2017
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green.

HEART Trust/NTA Increases Grant to SLB

By: Chad Bryan , April 11, 2017

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In this file photo, State Minister in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green (third left), interacts with (from left): Dammi Hannigan, Dominique Parkes and Drew Stewart of the St. Margaret’s Basic School in Portland on January 26. Occasion was a ceremony organised by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) to announce the certification of the school.
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MPs Urged to Help ECIs Become Certified

State Minister in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to help early-childhood institutions (ECIs) in their constituencies to become certified....
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By: Chad Bryan , April 6, 2017
Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (centre) with participants of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) IPAD Youth Empowerment and Mentorship Camp programme, following a corporate breakfast on March 29 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, which was used to seek sponsorship for the expansion of the programme. IPAD, an acronym for Identity, Purpose, Attitude, Destiny, is aimed at social intervention for youth.
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IPAD 4 Life Beneficiary Shines at Champs

The Petersfield High School family erupted with delight and pride when 19-year-old Kevin Nedrick broke the javelin and shot put records at the 2017 Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA) Boys...
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By: Denise Dennis , April 6, 2017
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, along with Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Chairperson, Trisha Williams-Singh (centre), and Director of stakeholder partner, One Jamaica Foundation, Ann-Marie Vaz, at the ECC’s inaugural certification fair at Jamaica College in St. Andrew in August 2016.
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Operational Standards Set for ECIs

The Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) basic-school certification programme, now under way islandwide, is ensuring that all early-childhood institutions (ECIs) meet the 12 Operational Standards set by that body. The three-year...
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By: Douglas Mcintosh , April 1, 2017