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

Ministry To Increase Transfer of GSAT Students Due to Distance

The Ministry of Education is cognisant of the many challenges facing parents whose children have to attend schools that are far from where they live. Among the concerns are the availability and cost of transportation as well as the cost...

Education Minister, Hon. rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), speaks with Head Girl, St. Andrew High School, Arielle Ashley (2nd right), following Friday’s ceremony at the institution’s Cecelio Avenue campus, during which the school’s flag was raised for the first time. Rev. Thwaites was guest speaker at the ceremony, which formed part of activities making the school’s 90th anniversary, this year. Listening keenly are: Principal, Sharon Reid (2nd left); and Deputy Head Girl, Davia Blake.

St. Andrew High Embodies Excellence – Rev. Thwaites

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), exchanges a warm handshake with Cedar Grove Academy student, Toni Dennis, on his arrival at the St. Catherine-based institution on June 4, for the region six stakeholders meeting. Sharing the moment is fellow student Britnie Edwards.

GSAT Students to be Placed Closer Home

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), listens keenly to Custos of St. James, Hon. Ewan Corrodus, during the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Economic Linkages Luncheon at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall on Thursday (June 4).

St. James Business Community Urged to Increase Investment in Education

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), in discussion with Principal of the Cedar Grove Academy, in St. Catherine, Otis Brown, prior to the start of an education stakeholders’ consultation, held at the institution, today (June 4).

Education Ministry Identifies $1 Billion to Improve Benefits to Teachers

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Support for Education Ministry to Place Students Near Home

Several stakeholders in the education sector have come out in support of plans by the Ministry of Education to place students doing the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), in schools close to where they live. Responding to the idea, President of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools, Heather Murray, told JIS News that it is a “move in...

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Ministry Commends Schools on Preparation for Grade Four Tests

The Ministry of Education has commended primary school principals and teachers for their efforts in preparing the nation’s children for the Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy Tests to be held on June 30 and July 1, 2015 respectively. A total of 116,250 candidates will sit the examination. In a recent bulletin to schools Chief Education Officer Dr Grace McLean advised...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left); Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), and Chairman of LASCO Jamaica Limited Affiliated Companies, Hon. Lascelles Chin (centre), having a few words with Grade 5 students of Allman Town Primary School, Daniel Campbell (2nd right) and Jo-nathan Smith (2nd left), at the Third Annual LASCO Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) Awards Ceremony and Luncheon, held on June 3 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

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Education Minister Commends Teachers

Education Minister, Hon. the Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has commended teachers for their understanding and the professionalism that they have displayed as wage talks continue between the Government and public sector workers. “The teachers have not disrupted class and they have been mature in expressing their desire for a quick settlement,” he said. The Minister was speaking in an interview with...

Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, addresses Junior Achievement Jamaica’s (JAJ) third annual Champions for Youth awards banquet, held on May 27, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

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Education Minister Hails Junior Achievement Jamaica

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has hailed the work of Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ) in preparing the country’s youth for the global job market. He said the programme continues to implement age-appropriate, practical programmes to strengthen the capacity of young people to become globally competitive citizens. He said the lesson learnt are crucial in producing a workforce, which...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, uses a computer in the mobile computer lab, which will benefit eight primary and infant schools. The unit dubbed: ‘Tech De Bus II’ was officially launched on May 21, at the Ministry in Kingston.

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Eight Primary and Infant Schools to Benefit from Mobile Computer Lab

Eight primary and infant schools in the Corporate Area are to benefit from the services of a mobile computer lab. Dubbed ‘Tech De Bus II’, the unit was donated to the Ministry of Education by the Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education (PACE) Canada. The eight schools, which will have access to the lab in the first phase of...

Principal, St. Anne’s Career Advancement Programme, Nahema Daniels, shows off items created by woodwork students to Director of Security and Safety, Ministry of Education, Sergeant Coleridge Minto, during the 2nd staging of the institution’s Career Day on Thursday (May 21), at the school’s premises at 12 Percy Street, West Kingston.

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St. Anne’s CAP Students Show Off Skills at Career Day

Students of the St. Anne’s Career Advancement Programme (CAP) showed off their outstanding work in various skill areas at the institution’s career day held on May 21. The institution, situated at 12 Percy Street, West Kingston, was abuzz with activity as parents, community members, students from nearby schools and other stakeholders, viewed the creative efforts of the students in the...

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Education Ministry Instructs Principals Not to Lock Out Students

The Ministry of Education is instructing Chairmen of School Boards, principals and other school administrators to desist from locking students outside of schools as punishment for lateness and breaches to school uniform. In a bulletin issued today (May 21), the Ministry says it has received a number of complaints from parents and other stakeholders that school administrators are consistently locking...