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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is engaged in conversation with Chief Financial Officer of the state oil refinery, Petrojam Limited, Delroy Brown, during the entity’s 2015 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) awards luncheon, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Friday, July 31. Rev. Thwaites was the keynote speaker.

Education Ministry Moving To Strengthen Student Homework Programme

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Ministry will seek to assist schools to either implement or strengthen homework programmes for students, where necessary, when the 2015/16 academic commences in September. He also encourages schools whose students are deemed...

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

Minister of Education Undergoing Tests in Hospital

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean (right) is in discussion with Dean of Psychology at the International University of the Caribbean, Dr. Margaret Barnett, and Motivational Speaker, Alvin Day, ahead of the fourth public lecture of the Institute for Educational Administration and Leadership-Jamaica, held at the International University of the Caribbean on Old Hope Road, St Andrew on July 28.

$150 Million Invested in TVET Education

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

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

Sydney Pagon STEM Academy Making an Impact

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Education Ministry Designing Specific Strategies to Assist Boys

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Ministry is designing gender-specific instruction, aimed at improving the performance of boys who are lagging behind their female counterparts in academic achievement. “It is evident that boys’ underachievement in the education system is weighing heavily on national socio-economic development. Our boys are running 20 per cent behind girls – from grade...

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.

11 years ago Education

Govt Looking To Strengthen Powers of Deans of Discipline

The Government is looking at giving deans of discipline powers of special district constables in order for them to better handle some of the behavioural problems of students. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, said that having recognised that the role of dean of discipline “is an arduous task,” he has had discussion with National Security Minister, Hon. Peter...

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.

11 years ago Education

United Church Offers Training to Protect Children

The United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, in response to current issues relating to children, will be implementing a specialized training programme to address child care protection issues. Pastor at Hope United Church, Rev. Dr. Margret Fowler, made the announcement on July 26, at the Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Week Church Service, to mark the beginning of a...

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

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Education Minister Announces Increase in Primary School Maintenance Grant

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the maintenance grant to primary schools will be increased at the start of the new school year in September. He said the move is in recognition of the “tremendous need for financial assistance” by schools across the island. He said the percentage increase will be worked out and announced to the schools...

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,...

11 years ago Education

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...