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Director of Safety and Security in Schools at the Ministry of Education, Sergeant Coolridge Minto (right), offers congratulations to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-Vocational Education (UNESCO-UNEVOC) Skills in Action awardee, Alia Wedderburn (left), at the 2nd International Conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, held recently at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel and Spa, in St James.
Director of Safety and Security in Schools at the Ministry of Education, Sergeant Coolridge Minto (right), offers congratulations to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-Vocational Education (UNESCO-UNEVOC) Skills in Action awardee, Alia Wedderburn (left), at the 2nd International Conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, held recently at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel and Spa, in St James.

School Security and Safety Policy Guidelines Revised

Revision of the Education Ministry’s School Security and Safety Policy Guidelines has been completed and the document is expected to be ready for distribution by the start of the new academic year in September 2015. Director of Safety and Security...
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), greets Patron of the United Theological College of the West Indies (UTCWI) 50th Anniversary Celebrations, Lady Rheima Hall, wife of former Governor-General, His Excellency Professor Sir Kenneth Hall. Occasion was the institution’s launch of its Distance Education Programme, on May 18. Looking on at centre is Chairman of the College’s Foundation, Reynold Scott.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), greets Patron of the United Theological College of the West Indies (UTCWI) 50th Anniversary Celebrations, Lady Rheima Hall, wife of former Governor-General, His Excellency Professor Sir Kenneth Hall. Occasion was the institution’s launch of its Distance Education Programme, on May 18. Looking on at centre is Chairman of the College’s Foundation, Reynold Scott.

Religious Community Urged to Impart Values of the Church
Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (right) is assisted by Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left) as he cuts the ribbon to officially open the Falmouth Infant School Library on Friday May 15. Also participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony are Chairman of the Jamaica Library Service, Paul Lalor (left) and students of the school. The facility was provided for under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Sugar Transformation Programme which is being implemented throughout the sugar dependent communities of Jamaica.
Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (right) is assisted by Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left) as he cuts the ribbon to officially open the Falmouth Infant School Library on Friday May 15. Also participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony are Chairman of the Jamaica Library Service, Paul Lalor (left) and students of the school. The facility was provided for under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Sugar Transformation Programme which is being implemented throughout the sugar dependent communities of Jamaica.

Residents of Trelawny to Benefit from Two New Libraries
Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (right) is assisted by Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left) as he cuts the ribbon to officially open the Falmouth Infant School Library on Friday May 15. Also participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony are Chairman of the Jamaica Library Service, Paul Lalor (left) and students of the school. The facility was provided for under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Sugar Transformation Programme which is being implemented throughout the sugar dependent communities of Jamaica.
Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (right) is assisted by Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left) as he cuts the ribbon to officially open the Falmouth Infant School Library on Friday May 15. Also participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony are Chairman of the Jamaica Library Service, Paul Lalor (left) and students of the school. The facility was provided for under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Sugar Transformation Programme which is being implemented throughout the sugar dependent communities of Jamaica.

Residents of Trelawny to Benefit From Two New Libraries
Member of Parliament for North East St. Elizabeth, Mr. Raymond Pryce (centre), interacts with students of the Balaclava High School, in St. Elizabeth, during a ground breaking ceremony for eight new classrooms, on Thursday, May 14.
Member of Parliament for North East St. Elizabeth, Mr. Raymond Pryce (centre), interacts with students of the Balaclava High School, in St. Elizabeth, during a ground breaking ceremony for eight new classrooms, on Thursday, May 14.

MP Welcomes Project to Construct New Classrooms at Balaclava High

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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), with (from left), Ms. Claudia Uribe, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Education Specialist in Jamaica; Member of Parliament for North East St. Elizabeth, Mr. Raymond Pryce; Principal of Balaclava High School, Mrs. Paula Miller Foster, and Chairman of the School Board, Mr. Ian Maxwell, at a ground breaking ceremony at the school in St. Elizabeth, on May 14. Eight new classrooms will be built at a cost of $40 million, to be provided through a loan from the IDB.
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The Best Gift Is A Good Education – Rev. Thwaites

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the best gift that any Government can offer its people is the opportunity of a good education. “People speak of the Government at this time satisfying the IMF’s agenda and they wonder what about the people’s agenda…The best example of meeting the people’s agenda is the upliftment of education, which is what we...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), having a light conversation with the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Curacao, Hon. Irene Dick (left), at the 2nd International Conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel and Spa, on May 13. Sharing the moment is University of the West Indies Lecturer and Programme Chairman, Dr. Carole Powell. The three-day conference which closes on May 15, is being attended by more than 300 Educators and legislators from CARICOM member nations, Canada and the United States as well as representatives of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-Vocational Education (UNESCO-UNEVOC).
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Education Minister Emphasises Importance of TVET

Caribbean Educators and legislators have been commended for the progress made to standardise vocational education, and the impact this is having on human capital development and economic competitiveness in the region. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, in his address at the 2nd International Conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, at the Hilton Rose...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites addresses the 2nd International Conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel and Spa, on May 13. In his address, Minister Thwaites commended Caribbean Educators and legislators for the progress made to standardise vocational education, and the impact this is having on Human Capital Development and Economic Competitiveness in the region.
Education

Education Minister Emphasises Importance of TVET

Caribbean Educators and legislators have been commended for the progress made to standardise vocational education, and the impact this is having on human capital development and economic competitiveness in the region. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, in his address at the 2nd International Conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, at the Hilton Rose...
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Education

More Emphasis on Technical Vocational Education and Training

The days when Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET), was limited to only Technical High Schools and New Secondary High Schools are over. The University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Education, along with other tertiary institutions, is supporting the drive by the Ministry of Education to mainstream TVET in the general education system. The TVET policy that is...
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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Roland Thwaites, addresses a ceremony to officially open the St. John’s Infant School Library in Darliston, Westmoreland on Friday, May 8.
Education

Early Childhood Budget Increases

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Government continues to increase its investment in early childhood education, with the allocation to the sector increasing to 14 per cent this fiscal year. The Education Minister, who was opening a library at the St. John’s Infant School in Westmoreland on May 8, said the budgetary increase is in recognition of “how...
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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, underscores a point while speaking at Monday’s (May 11) signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Youth Service (NYS) and Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), for implementation of ‘Movements’, which will see the NYS awarding art fellowships for work aimed at raising awareness about persons with disabilities. The signing took place at the college’s Arthur Wint Drive campus in St. Andrew. Listening keenly is Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna.
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NYS and Edna Manley Partner to Raise Awareness About Persons With Disabilities

The National Youth Service (NYS) has partnered with the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA) on a unique project, which aims to use the visual arts to heighten public awareness about persons with disabilities in Jamaica. Dubbed ‘Movements’, the initiative will see the NYS awarding six art fellowships totalling $9 million to graduates of Edna Manley,...
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