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Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic, Alfredo Stefan (left), interacts with a group of Spanish students from Excelsior High School, at the Spanish Immersion Day held on Wednesday (April 15), at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston. The event was staged by the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the embassies of Spanish-speaking countries in Jamaica.

Fluency in Spanish a Tremendous Asset – Rev. Thwaites

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has reiterated his call for students to become fluent in Spanish. He said a command of the Spanish language will be “a tremendous asset” as this will enable them to take advantage of scholarship...

Minister of Education Hon Rev. Ronald Thwaites addresses journalists at a post-Sectoral press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Education Minister Extends Condolences to Families of Slain Students

Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

Education Minister Urges Students to Stop Smoking

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the graduation ceremony for the 35 participants in the Ministry’s Aspiring Principals’ Programme, held today (April 14), at the University of the West Indies’ Regional Headquarters in Kingston.

Aspiring Principals Programme Gold Standard for Future School Leaders – Rev. Thwaites

President of the United States, Barack Obama, addresses Caribbean Youth leaders at a Town Hall Meeting at the University of the West Indies, Mona on April 9.

President Obama Announces US$70 Million Youth Training and Employment Programme

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Education Ministry Looking To Boost School Attendance

The Ministry of Education will be implementing several measures aimed at increasing the national attendance rates at the infant, primary and secondary levels. Portfolio Minister, Rev. Ronald Thwaites, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2015/16 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 15. Rev. Thwaites noted that for the academic year 2013/2014, the national attendance rates...

11 years ago Education

Trained Teachers in Early Childhood System

The Ministry of Education is reporting that it has placed trained teachers in the early childhood system, and is now moving to pay teachers more, implement programmes for special needs children, and boost the school feeding programme. According to portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, more than 200 basic schools have been integrated into infant departments in primary schools, while...

11 years ago Education

Education Ministry Supports JTA in Neuroscience Thrust

The Ministry of Education has given its full support to the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), in its quest to explore the principles of neuroscience, in a bid to aid the teaching-learning process in the island’s educational institutions. Speaking at the JTA’s 2015 Education Conference at the Hilton Hotel, in Montego Bay, St. James, on April 8, Director of the Ministry’s...

11 years ago Education

Deans of Discipline Urged to Lead the Charge

Deans of Discipline in schools across the island are being urged to lead the charge in restoring positive attitudes, values and behaviours among students. This call came from Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who stressed that antisocial behaviour in the nation’s schools is “an urgent problem,” that can be tackled directly by these individuals who are charged with...

11 years ago Education

Education Ministry to Close at 12 noon on Thursday

The public is advised that the Ministry of Education will close its offices at National Heroes Circle in Kingston on Thursday, March 9 at 12 noon. The early closure is caused by restrictions on traffic arising from the scheduled visit of United States President Barack Obama to National Heroes Park. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the early closure....

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is in discussion with Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, Ambassador Sharon Saunders. Occasion was a breakfast meeting with diplomats and business leaders hosted by the Trust (NET) at the Terra Nova All-Suites Hotel in St. Andrew on April 7. The meeting was held to assist in deepening the engagement of key external stakeholders in the NET’s drive towards resourcing the education system.

11 years ago Education

Gov’t Invites Investment in Education Sector

Jamaicans locally and within the Diaspora are being encouraged to partner with the Government in providing critical support for the development of the nation’s education system. Making the appeal on April 7, Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, implored persons wishing to contribute to the sector to channel those resources through the National Education Trust (NET), which is tasked...

Students of the Mona High School in St. Andrew at a special assembly recently. The school’s principal is working to establish the institution as a model high school in Jamaica.

11 years ago Education

Mona High Principal Working to Create Model Institution

Principal of the Mona High School in St. Andrew, Kevin Jones, is working to establish the institution as a model high school in Jamaica. Already, the school is making strides in student performance, and there are development plans in place, which Mr. Jones tells JIS News, will enable the provision of “exemplary education to students in a global, 21st Century...