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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), shows students of Windward Road Primary and Junior High, the various features of the tablet computers that were donated to the institution today (Dec. 2), under the East Kingston and Port Royal Tablets in Schools Programme. Under the initiative, approximately 700 tablets are being provided to primary and junior high schools in the constituency.

Some 700 Tablets to Be Distributed To Schools in East Kingston and Port Royal

Students attending six primary and junior high schools in the constituency of East Kingston and Port Royal will now have access to computer tablets under a $6 million initiative spearheaded by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, and Member...

Head of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Committee and Vice Principal of St. Andrew Technical High School, Yvonne Mamher-Tafari.

St. Andrew Technical Blends Science and Arts to Transform Learning

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), exchanges greetings with Assistant Chief Education Officer, Dr. Hixwell Douglas, during a Special Education Awareness Symposium put on by the Ministry of Education’s Special Education Unit today (Dec. 2), 2 at the Caenwood Auditorium on Arnold Road, Kingston.

Govt Committed To Special Education – Rev. Thwaites

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (at podium) addresses a forum on education held at the Christ Church in Vineyard Town on Tuesday (December 1). Pictured at the head table is State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining and Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Hon, Julian Robinson. The event was organised by Mr. Robinson.

Education Minister Urges All Adults to Acquire Additional Skills

Students from the Allman Town Primary School (front row left-right)Jo-Nathan Smith, Daniel Campbell and Shiloh Brock displayed their tablets after receiving them from Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon Phillip Paulwell. Also sharing in the occasion are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ms. Hillary Alexander (2nd right, at back) and Technician/Trainer for the media club at Allman Town Primary, Oniel Smith (left back row) and Principal Kandi-Lee Crooks-Smith.

Allman Town Primary Students Receive Tablet Computers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd right), breaks ground for the $64 million expansion and rehabilitation of the Mandeville Primary and Junior High School in Central Manchester on Friday, November 27. Others (from left), are: Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; the School Board’s Chairman, Dr. Lloyd Quarrie; National Security Minister and Central Manchester Member of Parliament, Hon. Peter Bunting; Councillor for the Mandeville Division of the Manchester Parish Council, Jones Oliphant; and Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

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$347 Million Spent on Secondary School Upgrading in Manchester and St. Elizabeth

The Government has spent approximately $347 million, since January, to develop over 2,000 additional classrooms at secondary schools in Manchester and St. Elizabeth. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, made the disclosure in Manchester on Friday, November 27, where she opened newly constructed facilities at McIntosh Memorial and Zion Hill primary schools, and signed contracts to undertake expansion...

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PM Signs Contract For $64 Million Expansion Of Mandeville Primary And Junior High

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on Friday, November 27, signed contracts valued at $64 million for expansion and rehabilitation of the Mandeville Primary and Junior High School in Central Manchester. The project, being jointly funded by the Government of Jamaica and the Caribbean Development Bank, will entail construction of a 12-classroom block with new bathrooms, and facilities...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), shares a light moment with Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, and Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (left). Occasion was the official opening of the Trench Town Polytechnic College in South St. Andrew on November 17. Others sharing the moment are Tosshell Small; and Director, Region 1, Ministry of Education, Patrice Supria.

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Trench Town Polytechnic College Providing Training For The Labour Market

The recently established Trench Town Polytechnic College has commenced training its first cohort of 381 students in a range of technical and vocational skills. Principal of the college, Dosseth Edwards-Watson, tells JIS News that the institution, located at Eight Street in the South St. Andrew community, is focussed on preparing young people in areas that are in high demand in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd right), is assisted by Head Boy at the McIntosh Memorial Primary School in Royal Fats, Manchester, John Wayne Sinclair (3rd left), to cut the ribbon marking Friday’s (November 27) official opening of a new eight-classroom block at the school, built at a cost of over $25 million. Others (from left) are: Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Dr. Maurice Smith; Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Elaine Foster-Allen; and National Security Minister and Member of Parliament for Central Manchester, where the school is situated, Hon. Peter Bunting.

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PM Opens Upgraded Schools In Central Manchester

The Government has completed reconstruction and classroom expansion works at Zion Hill Primary and McIntosh Memorial Primary schools in Central Manchester at a cost of over $45 million. The facilities were formally opened by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, during dedication ceremonies held at both institutions on Friday, November 27. The Zion Hill Primary reconstruction project, undertaken...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (3rd left), and Principal, Pembroke Hall Primary School, Norma McNeil (3rd right), cut the ribbon to open the Norma McNeil Auditorium at the school in Kingston on November 26. Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for North Western St. Andrew, Derrick Smith; representative of the Greater Works International Fellowship, Ann McCarthy; Past President, Parent-Teachers Association (PTA), Sonia Morgan; and School Board Chairman, Novlette Howell.

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$30 Million Auditorium Opens At Pembroke Hall Primary School

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is praising the partnership between school and community in the construction of a $30 million auditorium at the Pembroke Hall Primary School in Kingston. Delivering the main address at the official opening of the facility at the school’s Potosi Avenue location on November 26, Rev. Thwaites commended all those who contributed to the project....

Executive Director of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Dr. Patrece Charles-Freeman (left), presents Roy Nelson with the ‘Team Spirit Award’ for outstanding performance in the parent mentors training course. Occasion was the graduation ceremony for the second cohort of parent mentors held today (November 26), at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston.

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18 More Parent Mentors To Serve Communities

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) graduated its second cohort of parent mentors during a ceremony held today (November 26) at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston. The 18 parent mentors were recruited under the ‘From Street Talk to Real Talk’ campaign, as well as through strategic partnership with the Ministry of National Security under their Citizen Security and Justice...

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Prime Minister Launches HEART Trust/NTA Mobile Welding Lab & Career Coach in St. Thomas

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says the HEART Trust/NTA’s Mobile Welding Laboratory and Career Coach is a bold and visionary initiative that will bring hope and new training opportunities to young persons, especially those in rural communities across Jamaica. “This is the type of creative approach to providing public service that every Government Agency and Department must embark on,” she...