December 7, 2018
Education Minister Explains PEP Mock Exam Results
JIS: Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has explained the recent Primary Exit Profile (PEP) mock exam results. He is also calling on educators, parents, students and…
December 7, 2018
Placement Mechanism for PEP Same as GSAT
JIS: Manager, Student Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle, says the placement mechanism for students doing the new Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination will remain…
December 7, 2018
Education Minister Calls for Cultural Shift to End Corporal Punishment
JIS: Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has called for a cultural shift to eliminate the practice of corporal punishment in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. “Corporal…
December 7, 2018
Early-Childhood Practitioners Exempt from Certain Payments
JIS: Early-childhood practitioners will no longer be required to pay for certain government documents. This was stated by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, during a post-Cabinet…
December 7, 2018
Top performers In Education Ministry Recognised
JIS: Top achievers in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information who received overall performance scores of 90 to 100 per cent during the 2017/18 fiscal period were recognised for their…