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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), hands over the keys to the Clarence Brimm Basic School in Troy, Trelawny to Principal, Pauline Brown (2nd left). The school is among four early childhood institutions in South Trelawny, upgraded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at a cost of $102 million, which were handed over on Friday (November 6). Others sharing in the occasion are Member of Parliament for Southern Trelawny Marissa Dalrymple Phillibert (2nd right); Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney; and Regional Director of the Ministry of Education Region 3, Maxine Hedlam (in background).

Gov’t Investing Big In Early Childhood Education

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Government is making significant investment in early childhood education as part of the national development process. He noted that the period between birth and eight years is the most important in a...

Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents the Proclamation declaring November 8 to 14 as Jamaica Independent Schools Association week to President of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association, Mr. Wesley Boynes, during a ceremony at Kings House on Friday, November 6. The Governor General also declared that the second week of November is to be observed as JISA Week annually.

November 8-14 Declared JISA Week

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to formally open the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s (CMI) Integrated Work Force Development Centre (IWDC) in the Montego Bay Free Zone (MBFZ) on October 29. Others (from left) are: Minister of Education, Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites; Assistant Vice President for Operations and Customer Affaires at the MBFZ, Gloria Henry; and Director of the IWDC, Osric Forrest.

Skills Training And Medical Centres Open In Montego Bay Free Zone

Secretary General of the Organization of the American States (OAS), H.E Luis Almargo (left), and Principal of the University of the West Indies, Mona, Professor Archibald McDonald, shake hands at the official launch of the OAS-UWI Partnership Programme on Citizenship Education on November 2, at the Faculty of Law, Mona campus. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the partnership was signed in June.

UWI Collaborates With OAS to Deliver Citizenship Education Programme

Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold, presents heritage material to Principal of the Breadnut Hill Primary School in St. Ann, Ricardo Kennedy, during a visit to the school by a JIS team on October 21, as part of the agency’s Heritage Month celebrations.

Principals Credit Improved Performance to Good Teacher – Pupil Ratio

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ECC Streamlines Process for Registration of Institutions

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has taken steps to restructure its registration process to better enable all early childhood institutions (ECIs) to meet the required standards for operation. Registrar at the ECC, Marlene Turner, will head the new registration department that has been established to streamline the process. Speaking with JIS News, Communications Manager at the ECC, Celia Morgan, said...

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HEART TRUST to Expand Its Service Through ‘Career Coaches’

The HEART Trust/National Training Agency (HEART/NTA) has procured additional equipment, valued at over $20 million, which will serve to further expand the institution’s delivery of technical and vocational training islandwide. These acquisitions include two Toyota Coaster buses, which will serve as ‘Career Coaches’ and a 40-foot container that will be used as a mobile welding lab, which has been retrofitted...

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Ground Broken For James-Patterson Infant School

Ground was broken on November 4 for the James-Patterson Infant School, in York View, Dias, Western Hanover, by former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, and Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. Funding for the first phase of the facility, which is being built in honour of Mr. Patterson and his family, is being provided by the Ministry of Education...

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Residents of Dias Urged to Make Use of New Infant School

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is urging members of the Dias community in Western Hanover, to make the best use of the James-Patterson Infant School, to be constructed in the area. Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony in Dias, on November 4, for the construction of the school, in honour of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P. J....

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Parents Encouraged Not To Give Up On Their Children

Parents are being encouraged not to give up on their children who may get into trouble with the law, but continue to love and support them. This call comes from Senior Legal Policy Officer, Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA), Marsha Baker, who stressed that parents need to love their children, “regardless of what they have done or said to...

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Access to Secondary Education a Proud Achievement – Thwaites

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, said the fact that every student has the opportunity for a five-year secondary school education is a proud achievement for the country. Speaking at Mount Alvernia High School’s prize giving ceremony at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday (October 29, the Minister said that there was a time...

Executive Director of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Dr. Patrece Charles-Freeman.

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Poor Parenting Is To Blame

A parenting assessment tool developed and being tested by the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), is proving that lack of effective parenting is responsible for many of the behavioural problems being exhibited by children. Executive Director of the NPSC, Dr. Patrece Charles-Freeman, said the data is showing that many parents “are not creating structures at home for their children, they...