November 24, 2018
Ministries Working Together to Promote Healthy Eating in Schools
JIS: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has been working with the Ministry of Health to develop standards for schools, to encourage healthy eating. Speaking in the House of Representatives on…
November 24, 2018
Harsher Penalties Being Considered for Persons Who Harm Children
JIS: State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says a Joint Select Committee of Parliament is considering harsher penalties for persons who commit crimes against…
November 24, 2018
New Students’ Council Executive Urged to be Agents of Change
JIS: State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has charged the incoming executive members of the National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC) to be positive agents of change. He challenged…
November 24, 2018
State Minister Green Appeals for Jamaicans to Report Cases of Child Abuse
JIS: State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has reiterated his appeal for Jamaicans to report cases of child abuse. “The anti-informer culture needs to end,”…
November 20, 2018
All Basic Schools Must Become Certified – Senator Reid
JIS: Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says that all basic schools must become certified with the Early Childhood Commission (EEC). This, he noted, is in keeping…