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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is speaking at the launch of the 2015/16 school year at the Fidel Castro Campus of the Anchovy High School in St. James on Friday, September 11.

Tablets in Schools Programme Will Not Be Halted – Rev. Thwaites

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Tablets in Schools programme will not be halted or curtailed, even as he welcomes the call for an audit of the pilot phase of the initiative. “Yes, we agree in the Ministry...

Chairman of the Joint Board of Teacher Education, Dr. Rose Davies speaking at the launch of the United Way of Jamaica’s 30th Anniversary Early Childhood Education Legacy Programme. The event was held recently at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston.

Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education Now Underway

Principal Director of the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), Dr. Maurice Smith, makes a motivational presentation to a group of Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) awardees, at a ceremony hosted by Manpower & Maintenance Services Ltd on Aug. 28 at the company’s head office in Kingston.

NCEL Reports Improved Performance by Students

Peace Management Initiative (PMI) Administrator for St. James, Garfield McGhie (right), presents a backpack with school supplies to Davian Malcolm (3rd right). Occasion was the PMI’s annual back-to-school event for students of inner-city communities in Montego Bay, held on September 7, at the PMI Church Street offices. Looking on are PMI Administrative Assistant, Ganneth Mullings (left); Community Action Officers, Lavern Johnson (3rd left) and Beverly Gentles (background right), and other students.

PMI Donates Back-To-School Supplies to Montego Bay Students

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

Message For International Literacy Day 2015 From Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites

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Early Childhood Sector to Mark Dudley Grant’s 100th Birthday

Students, teachers, and other stakeholders in the early childhood sector will participate in a week of activities from September 13 to 18, to mark the centennial of the birth of pioneer of early childhood development in Jamaica, Dudley Grant. Chair of the Board of Trustees, Dudley Grant Memorial Trust (DGMT), Professor the Hon. Elsa Leo-Rhynie, said the celebration is in...

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Deans of Discipline to Return to Half-Way Tree Transport Centre

Deans of discipline will continue to carry out inspections at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in the new school year. The officers, under an arrangement with the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), carried out regular checks at the centre during the last school year, in order to reduce the number of students converging at the bus centre, which often results...

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Literacy In The Spotlight September 8

Jamaica will join the rest of the world on Tuesday, September 8, to celebrate International Literacy Day, under the theme: ‘Literacy and Sustainable Societies’. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), promotes the day to underline the significance of literacy for international development and advancement. At the local level, in keeping with its mantra, ‘Every Child Can Learn,...

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20 Schools Removed From Shift System

Twenty schools have been removed from the shift system in time for the start of this academic year, and an additional 12 are targeted to be removed later in the year. This was noted by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, during a recent press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister. The Minister said this was done...

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Smooth Start to School Year in Western Parishes

Regions 3, 4 and 5 of the Education Ministry, which cover seven western parishes, have reported a smooth start to the 2015/16 academic year. The parishes are St. Elizabeth and Manchester (Region 5); Westmoreland, St. James and Hanover (Region 4), and Trelawny and St. Ann (Region 3). Regional Director for Region 5, Dr. Nadine Leachman, told JIS News that activities...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), dances with a student at the Balmagie Primary School, Bobbian Pinnock, during a behaviour management breakfast meeting, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston, today (September 3). At right is Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean.

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Parents Urged to Instil Positive Values Early

Parents are again being urged to instil positive values and attitudes in their children from the earliest age, so that they will be less disruptive in schools and become productive citizens. The call has come from Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who said this is very important, as weak social values may oftentimes be the root cause of...

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Every Child Must Be In School – Rev. Thwaites

With the new academic year set to get underway on September 7, Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is reminding parents that every child under 18 years must attend school. He said that no child must be kept at home without good cause, and no school should exclude a student, except for cause provided in the Education Code. “Education is the...