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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), is greeted by students at the Red Hills Primary School in St. Andrew, at the official opening of the institution on February 26. Looking on in background is Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Paul Buchanan. (FILE)
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), is greeted by students at the Red Hills Primary School in St. Andrew, at the official opening of the institution on February 26. Looking on in background is Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Paul Buchanan. (FILE)

New Starting Time For GSAT Exam

The Ministry of Education has advised that the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scheduled for Thursday March 26 and Friday March 27, 2015 is to commence at 9:30 a.m. on each day at all examination centres. The decision to shift...
Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at the Mico University College, Professor Bermadee Briscoe, addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently.
Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at the Mico University College, Professor Bermadee Briscoe, addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently.

Mico University Stages Research Day March 25
Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean.
Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean.

Arrangements in Place for GSAT Sitting Next Week
Director of Alumni and Development at the Mico University College, Sharon Wolfe (centre), provides details of activities for the institution’s Research Day 2015, slated for March 24 to 25, while addressing a JIS Think Tank on March 17. Listening are Acting Dean of the Faculty of Education, Mico University College, Rudolph Sewell (left); and Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Professor Bermadee Briscoe.
Director of Alumni and Development at the Mico University College, Sharon Wolfe (centre), provides details of activities for the institution’s Research Day 2015, slated for March 24 to 25, while addressing a JIS Think Tank on March 17. Listening are Acting Dean of the Faculty of Education, Mico University College, Rudolph Sewell (left); and Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Professor Bermadee Briscoe.

Mico University to Share New Trends in Mathematics Education
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second right), along with Speaker of the House and Member of Parliament for South Manchester, Hon. Michael Peart (left), and Managing Director, National Education Trust, Yvonne Clarke (right), look on, as Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase ( third right), presents a cheque for approximately $12 million to Board Chairman of the Campbell’s Castle All Age School in South Manchester, Carmen Ward, following the signing of a contract for renovation works at the school, during a ceremony at the Japanese Embassy on Oxford Road, in Kingston, on March 17.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second right), along with Speaker of the House and Member of Parliament for South Manchester, Hon. Michael Peart (left), and Managing Director, National Education Trust, Yvonne Clarke (right), look on, as Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase ( third right), presents a cheque for approximately $12 million to Board Chairman of the Campbell’s Castle All Age School in South Manchester, Carmen Ward, following the signing of a contract for renovation works at the school, during a ceremony at the Japanese Embassy on Oxford Road, in Kingston, on March 17.

All Age School in South Manchester to Benefit from $12 Million Grant

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NPSC Urges Parents to Continue Support for GSAT Students

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is appealing to parents to continue to support and encourage their children in light of the postponement of the sitting of Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). The NPSC noted that GSAT is a very stressful time for children and parents, which may result in the children becoming very nervous and this usually comes out...
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Students of the Lethe Primary and Infant School in Southern St. James at a ceremony recently, when computer tablets were presented to the students by past students of the school.
Education

Lethe Primary Gets Computer Tablets from Past Students

Two hundred students and teachers of the Lethe Primary and Infant School, in Southern St. James, are to receive new computer tablets, courtesy of past students, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Webbe, through their company, Caribbean e-Book Limited. The first set of 50 tablets were presented to the school by the Webbes during the official launch of the progamme at the...
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Ascot Students Sent Home

Ascot Infant, Primary and High schools in Portmore, St. Catherine, were closed this morning, due to an increase in smog in the area. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has reported that the smoke coming from the Riverton City disposal site has spread to sections of the Gregory Park, Waterford and Greater Portmore communities and to sections...
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Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean, makes a point during a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Education

Education Ministry to Address Male Learning Trend

Local and international partnerships are being utilized by the Ministry of Education to address the continuing trend of females outperforming males in the classroom. Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean, in an interview with JIS News, said the Ministry has partnered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Commonwealth Secretariat to...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), gives an update on the postponement of the Grade Six Achievement Test during a press briefing, held at Jamaica House on Monday, March 16. Listening (from left) are: Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis; Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.
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GSAT Exam Rescheduled for March 26 and 27

Cabinet has approved the rescheduling of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) from March 19 and 20 to the new dates of March 26 and 27, 2015. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, made the announcement during a Jamaica House press briefing, held today (March16), at Jamaica House. He noted that the decision was occasioned by the disturbance caused...
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