Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites is calling on students, parents and educators to “turn over a new leaf” by committing to the pursuit of excellence in the new academic year. “This is a time for deep commitment on the part of us all and the commitment embraces everyone...we must use what we have to accomplish more for ourselves...

Several secondary institutions across the island have been earmarked for expansion and renovation of classrooms and other amenities at a cost of some $267.5 million. Director of Technical Services in the Ministry of Education, Carey Brown, told JIS News that four classrooms will be built at the Vauxhall High School in Kingston and a “lightweight structure” added to an existing...

With the 2015/16 academic year set to get underway in less than two weeks, the National Water Commission (NWC) says it will be treating as priority, the provision of water to schools faced with a shortage of the commodity. NWC President, Mark Barnett, gave the commitment to the Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, while addressing...

Twenty-five year-old Kadene Arboine grew up in St. Mary with her grandmother, before moving to live with her mother and four siblings in Bull Bay, St. Andrew. Her mother, the sole breadwinner for the family, is a vendor who sells footwear for babies and children in Downtown, Kingston. During holiday breaks, Kadene would help her mother with the arduous task...

The Ministry of Education will commence the second phase of the pilot of the new National Standards Curriculum in 49 schools in the upcoming academic year, in preparation for a full roll-out in the 2016/17 school year. The first phase of the pilot was started last year in selected schools at the grade one to nine levels. Chief Education Officer,...

Seventeen-year-old, Matthew Harvey, is determined to fulfill his dream of becoming a paediatrician, as he believes wholeheartedly that this profession is his calling and purpose in life. It is no wonder he passed his favourite subject, Biology, with a Grade One in the May sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC), as this is the main subject area to...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says come September, the Government will be providing breakfast and lunch for some 125,000 early childhood students daily. Speaking at the Early Childhood Commission’s back-to-school fair at Emancipation Park in New Kingston, on August 21, the Minister said this programme is expected to cost the Government at least $200 million yearly. The Minister told...