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Chair of the Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education (PACE) Canada, Diana Burke (right), hands over cheques to Director, Sector Support Services, Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell (left), at the office of the ECC in downtown Kingston, on February 12.

ECC Gets $4 Million to Assist Early Childhood Institutions

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) of the Ministry of Education has received $4 million to be used for infrastructure development and maintenance of selected early childhood institutions. Among the schools are: Calaloo Meadows Basic, St. Andrew; Boscobel Basic, St. Mary;...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses members of the Diplomatic Corps at the Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew today (February 11). Also pictured (from right), is State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown; and Inter-Secretary, Bilateral and Regional Affairs, Foreign Affairs Ministry, Ambassador Joy Wheeler. The session was held as part of activities to mark the 17th annual staging of Diplomatic Week.

Rev. Thwaites Hails International Community for Supporting Education

First year Engineering Student at the University of Technology (UTech), Paul Walker (right), accepts a cheque for US$2,000 from Manager of Syntergy Company, Everett Pastureau (left), on behalf of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay East. The money is the first payment in a three-year scholarship programme for similar amounts, which has been awarded to Mr. Walker by the Rotary Club of Montego Bay East. The money was raised through the club’s annual bike-a-thon.

Education The Focus of Rotary Club of Montego Bay East

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (foreground), conversing with students from the Kingston based Central Branch All Age School, at the launch of Jamaica Day 2015, held at the Portmore HEART Academy, in St. Catherine, on February 5.

Jamaica Day to be Celebrated on February 27

Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (right) and Senior Advisor to the Minister, Radley Reid observe as Immaculate Conception High School student, Samara Dewers, performs a physics experiment. Occasion was an open day at the institution’s premises in St. Andrew today (Feb. 4).

SLB Does Not Discriminate – Minister Thwaites

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Education Ministry to Support Mock Exam for Literacy and Numeracy

The Ministry of Education says a decision has been taken to provide support for the administration of a mock examination for the 2015 Literacy and Numeracy Grade Four tests. Mock examination papers are currently being prepared and will be distributed to schools to facilitate the administration of the examinations on February 23 and 24. The sitting of the 2015 Grade...

11 years ago Education

Residents Equipped to Make Positive Change

Nine residents from inner-city Montego Bay have been equipped to make positive changes in their respective communities through training received in film and video production. The residents are the first cohort of graduates from western Jamaica in the University of the West Indies (UWI) Community Film Project. The graduation ceremony was held at the UWI Western Jamaica Campus on Thursday,...

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).

11 years ago Education

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 300 students were handed over by Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. Construction was undertaken as part of the...

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CASE to Commemorate 105th Anniversary

The College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) Alumni Association will commemorate the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Government Farm School in 1910, on January 30 and 31. In an interview with JIS News, President of the CASE Alumni Association,Webster McPherson, said Founders’ Day is used to sensitize the students about the journey the school has made and...

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

11 years ago AgricultureEducation

Government Provides $12.2 Million in Grant Funding to CASE

The Government has provided $12.2 million in grant funding to the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) to renovate its Dairy Unit. Making the announcement, Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, said this intervention is in keeping with the administration's thrust to bolster the Ministry's dairy development programme. "Our dairy farmers are ageing and it...

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.

11 years ago Education

School for the Blind on Drive to Increase Enrolment

The Salvation Army School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is on a drive to increase enrolment at the institution. Principal, Iyeke Erharuyi, is encouraging parents with children who are visually impaired to make the effort and give them the quality education they need. “The Salvation Army School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is the right place they can...

11 years ago Education

Strategies to Improve Delivery of Special Education

The Ministry of Education is putting strategies in place to achieve significant improvements in the planning and delivery of special education programmes and services. These involve programme planning and development, quality assurance in the delivery of programmes, monitoring and training of persons to secure appropriate opportunities for students with special needs in the mainstream school system as well as in...