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General Manager of the Spanish Jamaica Foundation, (SJF), Karen Donaldson (2nd right), and Community Relations Manager at Grand Bahia Principe Hotel in St. Ann, Farrah Blake (centre), present a cheque for $300,000 to Deputy Manager of the HEART College of Hospitality Services in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, Angela Powell (3rd left). The money represents the value of five scholarships presented to students of the institution on Tuesday (October 27). From left, are scholarship awardees: Tavia Rowe, Matthew Bancroft, Shadae Rowe, Kimberley Bryan, and Ganisha Johnson; and Head of Sections (Spanish) at the college, Nicole Dennis Lawrence.

Spanish Jamaica Foundation Awards $300,000 in Scholarships

The Spanish Jamaican Foundation (SJF) has awarded scholarships valued at $300,000 to five students of the HEART College of Hospitality Services in Runaway Bay, St. Ann. The recipients are Matthew Bancroft, Tavia Rowe, Shadae Reid, Kimberley Bryan and Ganisha Lawrence....

Terrike Brown tries his hand at pottery making in Japan.

JET Participant Hails Programme

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, delivers the keynote address at the launch of Conversations for Greatness held on October 13 at the Pegasus Hotel. Conversations for Greatness is a project by the Joan Duncan Foundation, an organisation under the Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) Group, and involves collaboration with the Ministry’s Operation Turnaround programme.

Education Ministry Partners With Joan Duncan Foundation to Train Teachers

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), addressing guests attending the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme’s 15th anniversary symposium, at the Medallion Hall Hotel, St. Andrew, on October 21.

Education Minister Lauds Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

Rev. Thwaites Urges Parents to Support Schools in Maintaining Discipline

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NCB Foundation to Continue Paying Examination Fees

The Ministry of Education is reminding parents, guardians and students that the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation will continue to pay in full for CSEC Principles of Accounts and Principles of Business examination fees, for qualifying students at the secondary level. In a bulletin issued by the Ministry on October 28, the Ministry said that in an effort to ensure quality...

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Diagnostic and Early Childhood Centre for Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College

Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College, in St. James, is to benefit from a Diagnostic and Early Childhood Centre, to complement its preparation of trained teachers with specialization in Early Childhood and Special Education. To this end, Cabinet has approved a contract to Food for the Poor for the construction of the Centre at a cost of $50.64 million. “Presently, there is...

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$1.3 Million Awarded Under Glencore Scholarship Fund

Scholarships and bursaries valued at $1.3 million have been awarded to six tertiary students under the Glencore Scholarship Fund for the 2015/16 academic year. The awards, which range from $200,000 to $300,000, were handed over during a ceremony held at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston today (October 21). The recipients, who hail from bauxite producing parishes,...

Education Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites (3rd right), applauds University of the West Indies’ (UWI) student athletes (from left): Hansle Parchment, Shanieka Thomas and Fredrick Dacres, for their performance at the 2015 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championship in Beijing, China. Jamaica Olympic Association President, Hon. Mike Fennell (centre); Principal of the Mona Campus, Professor Archibald McDonald (2nd right); and Director of Sports at UWI, Dalton Myers, also hailed the athletes at the Principal’s Special Reception held in their honour at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge on October 20.

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Rev. Thwaites Hails UWI Student Athletes

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has commended University of the West Indies’ (UWI) student athletes for their success in the 2015 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Beijing, China. He said the students stand as powerful examples that students can effectively balance academics and athletics and excel at both disciplines. “There are so many young people,...

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Education Ministry Provides 40,000 Pieces of New Furniture For Schools

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Ministry provided 40,000 pieces of new furniture for schools, at the start of the academic year, in September. The Minister also noted that two weeks ago, the Ministry had to find an additional $25,000 million to supply furniture to schools, adding that arrangements have been made with the HEART Trust and other...

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Education Ministry Continues to Provide Support for School Administrators

Senior Education Officer in charge of Guidance and Counselling, Antoinette Brooks, says the Ministry of Education continues to provide intervention support for the administrators of schools, to assist them to better manage challenges involving students displaying indifferent and negative behaviour. Included in the support, she noted, are activities coordinated by the School Safety and Security Division; programmes administered through the...

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Education Ministry To Roll Out Curriculum On Trafficking In Persons

The Ministry of Education is to roll out the national curriculum on trafficking in persons during the current academic year. The curriculum, jointly developed with the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, aims to better enable teachers to impart the facts and issues relating to human trafficking to their students. Trafficking in person is commonly characterised by abduction, forced...