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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

Three students from the Allman Town Primary School, in Kingston, are the beneficiaries of tablet computers, handed over by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, on November 12. Making the presentation at the Ministry, Mr. Paulwell ...

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.

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

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

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.

Trench Town Polytechnic College Providing Training For The Labour Market

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.

PM Opens Upgraded Schools In Central Manchester

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...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), addresses signing ceremony for a loan agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) worth approximately J$3 billion to support the education sector reform, at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, on Wednesday, November 25. Looking on is Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley.

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Education Minister Says ESTP Working

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP) is progressing well. “I want to declare irrefutably that the transformation programme is working. Every index of progress that we want to measure is going in the right direction. We have a long way to go, but we are on the correct path,” he said. The...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), presents the Principal of the Year trophy to Kandi-Lee Crooks-Smith (2nd right) of Allman Town Primary School, while Founder and Executive Chairman of LASCO Affiliated Companies, Hon. Lascelles Chin, makes the Teacher of the Year trophy presentation to Nickashie Hardware of York Castle High School. Occasion was the 2015/2016 LASCO/ Ministry of Education Teacher and Principal of the Year Awards ceremony held on November 24 at the Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

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Allman Town Primary Principal and York Castle High Teacher Cop Lasco/MoE Awards

Principal of Allman Town Primary School, Kandi-Lee Crooks-Smith, and York Castle High School English teacher, Nickashie Hardware, are the 2015/2016 LASCO/Ministry of Education Principal and Teacher of the Year. They were named as winners of the coveted awards at a ceremony held on November 24 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. For their victory, the principal and teacher received...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), congratulates some of the recipients of UC Rusal scholarships, valued at over $100 million, to study in Russia, at the presentation ceremony held today (November 24), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. At centre is Managing Director at Alpart, Sergey Kostyuk. The scholarships are valued at over $100 million.

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UC Rusal Awards Over $100 Million in Scholarships

Twenty-five Jamaicans have been awarded scholarships valued at over $100 million to study in Russia by aluminium conglomerate, UC Rusal, which owns the Alpart and Windalco bauxite companies. The fully funded scholarships are valid for up to six years and the students will pursue studies in chemical, mining, electrical, instrumental, and mechanical engineering. Awardees are from the Alpart and Windalco-operating areas,...

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UWI Open Campus to Provide Scholarships for Youngsters Transitioning Out of State Care

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus will shortly be offering 45 scholarships to youngsters transitioning out of the state care, to pursue studies at the institution. The initiative is being facilitated under a three-year Transitional Living Programme for Children in State Care (TLP-CSC) project, being jointly implemented by the Open Campus; Caribbean Child Development Centre (CCDC); Child...