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Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.
Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

Minister of Education’s Christmas Message for 2015

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2015 BY THE HON. REV. RONALD THWAITES MINISTER OF EDUCATION   As 2015 draws to a close, the Ministry of Education extends appreciation to all who partnered with us to offer Jamaicans of all ages, the opportunity to add...
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses a special ceremony to honour retired teachers at the Rousseau Primary School in St. Andrew, held today (December 16) on the school grounds. They are (from left): Iona Harris, Ena Crawford, Aldith McDaniel Jones, Beatrice Beckford, and Rudy Fearon, representing his deceased wife, Marva Fearon.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses a special ceremony to honour retired teachers at the Rousseau Primary School in St. Andrew, held today (December 16) on the school grounds. They are (from left): Iona Harris, Ena Crawford, Aldith McDaniel Jones, Beatrice Beckford, and Rudy Fearon, representing his deceased wife, Marva Fearon.

Rousseau Primary Honours Retirees
Chair of the National College for Education and Leadership, Dr. Marcia Stewart (left); Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left); Permanent Secretary in the Education Ministry, Dr. Maurice Smith (third left), and Principal of Church Teachers’ College, Garth Anderson sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to facilitate the leadership training of middle managers in the public education system. The signing took place at the Ministry, in Kingston, on December 15.
Chair of the National College for Education and Leadership, Dr. Marcia Stewart (left); Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left); Permanent Secretary in the Education Ministry, Dr. Maurice Smith (third left), and Principal of Church Teachers’ College, Garth Anderson sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to facilitate the leadership training of middle managers in the public education system. The signing took place at the Ministry, in Kingston, on December 15.

Leadership Training for Middle Managers in Education
Mayor of Lucea and Chairman of the Hanover Parish Council, Wynter McIntosh (centre), officially breaks ground for the construction of the Esher Primary School’s pedestrian shelter, to be constructed by the Grand Palladium Resort and Spa’s Staff Association, at a cost of approximately $500,000, on December 8. Looking on are teachers, students and members of the hotel and community.
Mayor of Lucea and Chairman of the Hanover Parish Council, Wynter McIntosh (centre), officially breaks ground for the construction of the Esher Primary School’s pedestrian shelter, to be constructed by the Grand Palladium Resort and Spa’s Staff Association, at a cost of approximately $500,000, on December 8. Looking on are teachers, students and members of the hotel and community.

Pedestrian Shelter for Esher Primary
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), in conversation with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Maurice Smith, following a meeting to sensitise and prepare staff for the development of the Department of School Services (DSS), held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, on December 11.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), in conversation with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Maurice Smith, following a meeting to sensitise and prepare staff for the development of the Department of School Services (DSS), held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, on December 11.

Education Ministry Personnel urged to prepare for changes under DSS

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