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Upper sixth form student at the American International School of Kingston (AISK), Brandon Chin Loy (left), assists Jodi Porter, fellow participant in the Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE), to drill holes into a metal plate hub for a wind turbine they were designing. Brandon was one of four Jamaican high school students to participate in the regional programme, put on by the Caribbean Science Foundation, from July 18 to August 14, at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill campus.
Upper sixth form student at the American International School of Kingston (AISK), Brandon Chin Loy (left), assists Jodi Porter, fellow participant in the Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE), to drill holes into a metal plate hub for a wind turbine they were designing. Brandon was one of four Jamaican high school students to participate in the regional programme, put on by the Caribbean Science Foundation, from July 18 to August 14, at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill campus.

Jamaican Student Excels in Regional Science Programme

Filled with a passion for engineering and a vision of a sustainable future for Jamaica, 17-year-old Brandon Chin Loy has already tasked himself with the responsibility of developing innovative ways to create environmentally friendly sources of energy. “With the pace...
Executive Director of the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), Dr. Donna Powell-Wilson (2nd left), signs the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the CCCJ and the Jamaica Theological Seminary (JTS), which will enable community colleges to offer a bachelor degree in Social Work. The signing ceremony was held on October 8, at the JTS campus on Constant Spring Road in Kingston. Looking on (from left are): Principal of the Montego Bay Community College, Dr. Angela Samuels-Harris; Academic Dean at the JTS, David Pearson; and President of the Jamaica Theological Seminary (JTS), Rev. Dr. Garnett Roper.
Executive Director of the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), Dr. Donna Powell-Wilson (2nd left), signs the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the CCCJ and the Jamaica Theological Seminary (JTS), which will enable community colleges to offer a bachelor degree in Social Work. The signing ceremony was held on October 8, at the JTS campus on Constant Spring Road in Kingston. Looking on (from left are): Principal of the Montego Bay Community College, Dr. Angela Samuels-Harris; Academic Dean at the JTS, David Pearson; and President of the Jamaica Theological Seminary (JTS), Rev. Dr. Garnett Roper.

Community Colleges to Offer Social Work Degree Programme
Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (seated), observes as new Chancellor of the Mico University College, Dr. Roderick Karl James (2nd left), is being robed by Registrar of the institution, Sonia Dowding. The installation ceremony, held on October 6 at Mico’s Marescaux Road campus, was officiated by Chair of the Lady Mico Trustees, Rev. Rachel Benson (right).
Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (seated), observes as new Chancellor of the Mico University College, Dr. Roderick Karl James (2nd left), is being robed by Registrar of the institution, Sonia Dowding. The installation ceremony, held on October 6 at Mico’s Marescaux Road campus, was officiated by Chair of the Lady Mico Trustees, Rev. Rachel Benson (right).

Karl James is New Mico University Chancellor
Principal of Charlie Smith High School, Garth Gayle, says that all is well at the school, following the merger with Trench Town High on September 14.
Principal of Charlie Smith High School, Garth Gayle, says that all is well at the school, following the merger with Trench Town High on September 14.

Weeks into Merger, All Is Good At Charlie Smith High
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (right), is in conversation with Chairman, Wolmer
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (right), is in conversation with Chairman, Wolmer's Trust, Milton Samuda. Occasion was the official opening of the Douglas Orane Auditorium on the grounds of the Wolmer's Boys School in Kingston on Friday (October 2).

Rev. Thwaites Renews Call for More Philanthropic Contribution to Education

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Students Rise to Aid Inner City Children

Rise to Education, a group of student volunteers from Corporate Area high schools, is on a mission to make a difference in the lives of less fortunate children through education. The group was started in 2012 by five students from the prestigious St. Andrew High School for Girls, with a mission to assist inner city students to excel in school...
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Gov’t Proactive in Ensuring that Acceptable Hygiene Exists in Schools – Minister

The Government has been proactive in ensuring that acceptable hygiene exists at schools to prevent any form of health risks, and that officials have been visiting educational institutions to tackle the Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD). This was emphasised by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who noted that during the first week of September, personnel from the...
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UWI and University in Japan to Sign MoU

A delegation from the University of the West Indies (UWI) is to travel to Japan’s Sophia University in November, to sign the final part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to facilitate cross-cultural studies between both institutions. “This MOU focuses on a number of areas, including scientific research in the areas of climate change, marine biology, science and technology as...
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Senior Advisor to the Minister of Education, Dr. Franklin Johnston, addresses the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ) Empowering Jamaica’s Youth Project closing ceremony, held on September 29 at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston. The JAJ is dedicated to educating and preparing students, aged 5 to 24, to develop skills which should allow them to achieve future economic success and become globally competitive through the lessons in work readiness and entrepreneurship.
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JAJ Programmes for Primary and Secondary Schools

The Ministry of Education will be including two of the Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ) programmes in the primary and secondary schools curricula, to encourage entrepreneurship among the nation’s youth. This  was revealed at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ) Empowering Jamaica’s Youth Project closing ceremony, held on September 29 at the Terra Nova  Hotel, in...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, displays a copy of one of the revised Safety and Security manuals, which were launched at a ceremony at the Ministry’s head office on Tuesday, September 29. The manuals will be distributed to all schools over the course of the week. The Ministry will also be distributing 135 metal detectors to secondary schools this week.
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Education Ministry Hands Over Metal Detectors to Schools

The Ministry of Education handed over 135 new metal detectors to secondary schools across the island, during a ceremony at the Ministry’s head office, today (September 29). An audit that was conducted by the Ministry revealed that several schools that were issued metal detectors in 2008, were not using them,  prompting the Ministry to procure new metal detectors at a...
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Organisation for Strategic Development in Jamaica representative, Ms. Pathellia Richards (fourth left), hands Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second right), a flute, at the launch of the Music in Schools Programme and handing over of instruments, at the Alpha Institute, South Camp Road, in Kingston, on September 29. Sharing the occasion are (from left): Chief Education Officer in the Education Ministry, Dr. Grace McClean; Assistant Chief Educator in the Ministry’s Core-Curriculum Unit, Dr. Clover Hamilton Flowers; Senior Education Officer in the Performing Arts Section of the Ministry, Marlon Williams; Principal of Denbigh High School, Mrs. Kasan Troupe and Principal of Papine High School, Mr. Leighton Christie.
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Schools Receive Musical Instruments

Several musical instruments were  presented to the Denbigh and Papine High Schools, at the launch of a Music in Schools Programme, today (September 29), at the Alpha Institute, in Kingston. The institute is also set to benefit under the programme. Bass guitars, a flute, maracas and melodicas, among several other instruments, were donated by the Organisation of Strategic Development in...
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Dental students Caithlyn Williams (2nd left), and Hannif Spence, sign for the instruments they will use to treat patients at the dental clinic housed at the University of Technology’s (UTech) College of Oral Health Sciences. The college, located at Arthur Wint Drive in Kingston, will graduate its first batch of 23 dental surgeons in November.
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Pioneering Dental Students Graduate in November

When the University of Technology’s (UTech) College of Oral Health Sciences graduates its first set of dental surgeons in November, among them will be a proud Caithlyn Williams. She tells JIS News that she is pleased and honoured to be among the pioneering group of 23 students, who have received world class training locally. Miss Williams says that the five-year...
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