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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), interacts with school principals and board chairs at a back-to-school conference held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on July 28.

Schools Urged To Build Relationship With Communities

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is encouraging school administrators to build strong community relations as a means of protecting the school plants. The Minister was responding to concerns raised by school officials about vandalism at a back-to-school conference held at...

Member of Parliament for North East St. Elizabeth, Raymond Pryce.

Sydney Pagon STEM Academy Making an Impact

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the closing ceremony for the Deans of Discipline Training Programme at the Jamaica Theological Seminary in St. Andrew on July 24.

Govt Looking To Strengthen Powers of Deans of Discipline

Pastor at Hope United Church, Rev. Dr. Margret Fowler announces that the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands will be implementing a specialized training for all persons who work with children in the church. Rev. Fowler was speaking at a church service to mark the beginning of the Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Week, held on July 26 at the Hope United Church, Mona.

United Church Offers Training to Protect Children

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), presents a plaque to Chairman of the Board of Management of Frazer Primary School in Hanover, Rev. Cedric Palmer, during the Ministry's Regions 3, 4 and 5 Back-to-School conference, held on July 23, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall. The conference was held over two days under the theme: 'Technical vocational education and training, building and sustaining a culture of innovation and creativity in education'.

Education Minister Announces Increase in Primary School Maintenance Grant

Principal of Montego Bay Community College (MBCC), Dr. Angella Samuels Harris, speaking at the launch of the Associate Degree programme in Funeral Services and Mortuary Science by the College, on July 22.

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Montego Bay Community College Launches Mortuary Sciences Associate Degree Programme

Montego Bay Community College (MBCC) launched its Funeral Services and Mortuary Sciences Associate Degree programme on July 22, a first by an education institution in the Caribbean region. Principal of the college, Dr. Angella Samuels Harris, said the programme is the result of a partnership between MBCC and Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto, Canada, in...

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Government Signs Contract for Purchase of Textbooks

The Government has signed a $101 million contract with Kingston Bookshop Limited, to procure additional textbooks for the Ministry of Education to allocate to schools across the island. Making the disclosure at the weekly Jamaica House media briefing on July 22, Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said while there will be more books for children,...

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Education Ministry to Spend $775 Million to Purchase Textbooks

It will cost the Ministry of Education some $775 million to procure textbooks for the upcoming school year beginning in September. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, made the disclosure while addressing the House of Representatives on July 21. He pointed out that the textbooks reflect the content of the Revised Primary Curriculum and the syllabi for the Caribbean...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

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Revised Safety and Security Manual to Address Bullying in Schools

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Revised Safety and Security Manual 2015 for schools, will address bullying within the education sector. Addressing the House of Representatives on July 21, the Minister explained that the guidelines were informed by the findings of a survey conducted by the Child Development Agency this year and include "no special categories." "The findings...

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18 Underpopulated Primary Schools to Be Closed

Approximately 18 primary schools with small populations ranging from a low of 16 to a maximum of 68 students will be closed effective September 2015. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, made the announcement during today’s (July 21) sitting of the House of Representatives. He explained that the closures are intended to achieve greater levels of efficiencies in the...

The JIS Chorale performing at the Grand Gospel Concert and Fashion Show, held on Sunday ( July 19), in aid of the Campbell’s Scholarship and Church Building Fund, at the Broadleaf Moravian Church, in Manchester.

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Students from Broadleaf Primary Get Scholarships

Six students from Broadleaf Primary School, in Manchester, were presented with scholarships on Sunday, July 19, to assist with the purchasing of books and other school supplies, following a fund-raising concert, held at the Broadleaf Moravian Church. The students, who are from Grades One to Six, are Dejhaune Henry, David Josephs, Latavia Campbell, Adanijah Thompson, Moses Sterling and Oshane Nelson....

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, shakes hands business teacher at Holland High School in Trelawny, Dayle Evans, after presenting him with an award for long and distinguished service. Occasion was an award function to honour master teachers, held on July 16, at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston.

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JTC Bill To Go Before Legislative Committee

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites says the long-awaited Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Bill is now ready to be submitted to the legislative committee, when the formal session of the legislature begins in September. Rev. Thwaites was speaking to a group of educators and JTC officials at a Master Teachers’ Programme award ceremony and exhibition held at the Medallion...