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Member of Parliament for North Central St. Catherine, and Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (second right), engages in discussions regarding the proposed site for a new $5million modern bathroom facility to be built at the St. Mary’s All-Age School in Above Rocks, St. Catherine. Participating in the discussions with (from left) are: Immediate Past Principal of the school, Doreen Rowe; Acting Principal of St. Mary’s All-Age School, Melbourne Thompson; and Project Officer, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Gerald Murray. The Minister was conducting a site visit of the school on Tuesday (February 17). Scheduled to get underway within three months, the project is being implemented by JSIF through funding by the PetroCaribe Fund.
Member of Parliament for North Central St. Catherine, and Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (second right), engages in discussions regarding the proposed site for a new $5million modern bathroom facility to be built at the St. Mary’s All-Age School in Above Rocks, St. Catherine. Participating in the discussions with (from left) are: Immediate Past Principal of the school, Doreen Rowe; Acting Principal of St. Mary’s All-Age School, Melbourne Thompson; and Project Officer, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Gerald Murray. The Minister was conducting a site visit of the school on Tuesday (February 17). Scheduled to get underway within three months, the project is being implemented by JSIF through funding by the PetroCaribe Fund.

St. Mary’s All-Age School to Benefit From Modern Sanitation Facility

Students of the St. Mary’s All-Age School in Above Rocks, St. Catherine, are set to benefit from the construction of a $5 million modern sanitation facility, which is slated to get underway within three months. Being implemented by the Jamaica...
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), is assisted by a student of Bois Content Primary School in south west St. Catherine, in cutting the ribbon to formally open the newly built flush toilet facility at the school, under the Ministry’s $100 million Primary School Sanitation Project. The initiative is being jointly implemented with charity organization, Food for the Poor, and the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation. Sharing the occasion are (from 2nd left): General Manager, JN Foundation, Saffrey Brown; Chairman, Food for the Poor, Andrew Mahfood; and Member of Parliament, South West St. Catherine, Everald Warmington; along with other students of Bois Content Primary School.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), is assisted by a student of Bois Content Primary School in south west St. Catherine, in cutting the ribbon to formally open the newly built flush toilet facility at the school, under the Ministry’s $100 million Primary School Sanitation Project. The initiative is being jointly implemented with charity organization, Food for the Poor, and the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation. Sharing the occasion are (from 2nd left): General Manager, JN Foundation, Saffrey Brown; Chairman, Food for the Poor, Andrew Mahfood; and Member of Parliament, South West St. Catherine, Everald Warmington; along with other students of Bois Content Primary School.

Govt Undertakes $100 Million Primary School Sanitation Project
Principal of the Holland High School in Martha Brae, Trelawny, Pauline Reid, hails the achievements of the institution, which opened in 2005.
Principal of the Holland High School in Martha Brae, Trelawny, Pauline Reid, hails the achievements of the institution, which opened in 2005.

Holland High Principal Hails Improvement in Student Achievement
Chair of the Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education (PACE) Canada, Diana Burke (right), hands over cheques to Director, Sector Support Services, Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell (left), at the office of the ECC in downtown Kingston, on February 12.
Chair of the Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education (PACE) Canada, Diana Burke (right), hands over cheques to Director, Sector Support Services, Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell (left), at the office of the ECC in downtown Kingston, on February 12.

ECC Gets $4 Million to Assist Early Childhood Institutions
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses members of the Diplomatic Corps at the Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew today (February 11). Also pictured (from right), is State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown; and Inter-Secretary, Bilateral and Regional Affairs, Foreign Affairs Ministry, Ambassador Joy Wheeler. The session was held as part of activities to mark the 17th annual staging of Diplomatic Week.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses members of the Diplomatic Corps at the Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew today (February 11). Also pictured (from right), is State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown; and Inter-Secretary, Bilateral and Regional Affairs, Foreign Affairs Ministry, Ambassador Joy Wheeler. The session was held as part of activities to mark the 17th annual staging of Diplomatic Week.

Rev. Thwaites Hails International Community for Supporting Education

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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (foreground), conversing with students from the Kingston based Central Branch All Age School, at the launch of Jamaica Day 2015, held at the Portmore HEART Academy, in St. Catherine, on February 5.
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