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Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) is assisted by Principal, Aabuthnott Gallimore High School, Mrs. Eloise Panton (right) to cut the ribbon to officially open the six new classrooms constructed by the Ministry of Education at a cost of $24 million. This was during a ceremony held at the Aabuthnott Gallimore High School on Friday, January 30. Looking on are (from second left) Member of Parliament for South West St. Ann, Keith Walford, students from Aabuthnott Gallimore High School and Chairman of the Board of Management, Pastor Omar Oliphant (second right).
Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) is assisted by Principal, Aabuthnott Gallimore High School, Mrs. Eloise Panton (right) to cut the ribbon to officially open the six new classrooms constructed by the Ministry of Education at a cost of $24 million. This was during a ceremony held at the Aabuthnott Gallimore High School on Friday, January 30. Looking on are (from second left) Member of Parliament for South West St. Ann, Keith Walford, students from Aabuthnott Gallimore High School and Chairman of the Board of Management, Pastor Omar Oliphant (second right).

Six New Classrooms for Aabuthnott Gallimore High

Six new classrooms constructed at a cost of $24 million, were handed over to the Aabuthnott Gallimore High School in St. Ann during a ceremony held at the institution on Friday, January 31. The classrooms which are able to accommodate...
Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), signs an agreement to provide grant funding of $12.2 million to the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) to renovate its Dairy Unit. Waiting to afix his signature to the document, is Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second right). Also pictured at the head table (from left) are State Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Luther Buchanan and CASE Board Chairman, Ambassador Derrick Heaven. The agreement was signed during a ceremony at the school
Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), signs an agreement to provide grant funding of $12.2 million to the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) to renovate its Dairy Unit. Waiting to afix his signature to the document, is Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second right). Also pictured at the head table (from left) are State Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Luther Buchanan and CASE Board Chairman, Ambassador Derrick Heaven. The agreement was signed during a ceremony at the school's Passley Gardens location in Portland on Friday (Jan. 30).

Government Provides $12.2 Million in Grant Funding to CASE
Principal of the Salvation Army School for the Blind and the Visually Impaired, Iyeke Erharuyi (second right), walks with students of the school - Sherese Walker (right), and Kimani Nunez (2nd left). Looking on at left is Mobility Instructor, Annette Powell.
Principal of the Salvation Army School for the Blind and the Visually Impaired, Iyeke Erharuyi (second right), walks with students of the school - Sherese Walker (right), and Kimani Nunez (2nd left). Looking on at left is Mobility Instructor, Annette Powell.

School for the Blind on Drive to Increase Enrolment
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), in discussion with National Financial Literacy Coordinator, Sharryn Dawson (centre), and Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications, First Global Bank, Peter Lindo, at the official launch of the ‘Taking Charge of the Financial Future of Youth in Jamaica’ project, held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies, on January 28.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), in discussion with National Financial Literacy Coordinator, Sharryn Dawson (centre), and Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications, First Global Bank, Peter Lindo, at the official launch of the ‘Taking Charge of the Financial Future of Youth in Jamaica’ project, held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies, on January 28.

Students to be Taught Financial Literacy
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), is presented with a certificate of appreciation by member of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew, Minna Israel (centre), while club President, Robert Gibbs, looks on. The Minister was the guest speaker at the club’s luncheon meeting, held at the Hotel Four Seasons, in St. Andrew, on January 27. The event was held under the theme: ‘The Solutions by way of Education: Our Competitive Advantage’.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), is presented with a certificate of appreciation by member of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew, Minna Israel (centre), while club President, Robert Gibbs, looks on. The Minister was the guest speaker at the club’s luncheon meeting, held at the Hotel Four Seasons, in St. Andrew, on January 27. The event was held under the theme: ‘The Solutions by way of Education: Our Competitive Advantage’.

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