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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), offers career advice to students of Yallah High School during the Junior Achievement Company of Entrepreneurs’ (JACE) Annual General Meeting (AGM) today (Nov.18), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), offers career advice to students of Yallah High School during the Junior Achievement Company of Entrepreneurs’ (JACE) Annual General Meeting (AGM) today (Nov.18), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

Students Urged to choose Careers Wisely

Minister of Education, the Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, is reiterating his advice for students to choose their career paths wisely and select subjects that will advance their vocational goals. “Ask your teachers, ask your mentors in your schools to help...
Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.
Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

Education Minister Commends Ferncourt High
Students at the Kitson Town All Age School, in St. Catherine, perform a cultural item at the institution’s 2013 Heritage celebration, which was also used to install its new student leaders.
Students at the Kitson Town All Age School, in St. Catherine, perform a cultural item at the institution’s 2013 Heritage celebration, which was also used to install its new student leaders.

Kitson Town All Age Receives Much-Needed Intervention
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, and Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Hon. Julian Robinson in discussion with representatives of DFL Distributors, Kareem Downer (left) and Megan Meikle during a handing over ceremony at the Excelsior High School premises in Kingston on Friday (Nov. 14). DFL Distributors donated five cases of bleach to the institution.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, and Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Hon. Julian Robinson in discussion with representatives of DFL Distributors, Kareem Downer (left) and Megan Meikle during a handing over ceremony at the Excelsior High School premises in Kingston on Friday (Nov. 14). DFL Distributors donated five cases of bleach to the institution.

Students Urged to Keep Their Schools Clean to Protect Against Diseases
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (left), presents Carlene McKinson with her degree in logistics and supply chain management, at the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s 33rd annual graduation ceremony, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, on November 13.
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (left), presents Carlene McKinson with her degree in logistics and supply chain management, at the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s 33rd annual graduation ceremony, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, on November 13.

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St. Hugh’s High Stages National Conference on Girls

The Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston will come alive on Thursday, November 20, with the staging of a National Conference on Girls’ Education. The event, the first of its kind to be held in Jamaica, is being staged under the theme: ‘Girls’ Education: Pivotal to Nation Building.’ It will be declared open by the Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev....
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UTECH and American Lab Partner on Medical Marijuana Research

The University of Technology (UTech) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a California-based medical cannabis laboratory to explore mutual opportunities for research and development of medical marijuana. The agreement was inked by Acting President, UTech, Ambassador Burchell Whiteman and Chief Scientist, Steep Hill Labs Incorporated, Dr. Donald Land, at a special ceremony held this morning (Nov.14), at the...
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HEART North East Region Boasts 100 Percent Job Placement for 2013/14

The HEART Trust/NTA North East Region is boasting a record 100 percent success rate in its trainee placement programme for the 2013/14 academic year. Regional Director for Employment and Career Services, Althea Smikle-Martin, said that the 800 trainees for the period were all successfully placed in permanent employment solutions shortly after graduation. Ms Smikle-Martin was delivering her report at the...
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Ministry Seeks to Redeploy Qualified Teachers into Early Childhood Sector

As the Government works to improve the educational outcomes of students at the early childhood level, the Ministry of Education is seeking to redeploy appropriately qualified teachers into the sector. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who noted that approximately 30 per cent of all early childhood teachers have formal training. “We find that many...
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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for a multi-million dollar auditorium at the Brown’s Town High School, in St. Ann, on November 13. The Minister encouraged the students at the institution to make the best use of their school life because there might not be a second chance.
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Students Urged to Make Use of School Life

Students at the Brown’s Town High School, in St. Ann, are being encouraged to make the best use of their high school life, as there might not be a second chance. Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, told the students they must be aware of the sacrifices that have been made by generations of Jamaicans in order to allow them...
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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) and Principal of the Brown’s Town High School, in St. Ann, Johnallson Feraria (centre), break ground for the construction of a multi-million dollar auditorium at the school on November 13. Construction is expected to start shortly and should be ready for use at the school’s 2014/15 school leaving ceremony in June. At right is the school Board’s Vice Chairman and former Chief Education Officer, Jasper Lawrence.
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Ground Broken for Auditorium at Brown’s Town High School

Ground was broken on November 13, for the construction of a $22.9 million auditorium at the Brown’s Town High School, in St. Ann. Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who spoke at the ceremony, told the staff and students that the event was a special occasion. “It’s all for you…We want to see you have the best possible facilities for...
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, Education (CHASE) Fund, William Heaven (right), and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission, Maxine Henry-Wilson (2nd left), are in discussion with (from left): Chairman of the Fund’s Education Committee, Dr. Rose Davies; graduate of the Shortwood Teachers’ College, Marjanice Atkinson; and Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission Dr. Joan Reid. Occasion was Tuesday’s (Nov.11) signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with six teachers’ colleges, for the provision of scholarships in early childhood education, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.
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CHASE Signs MOU for Training of Early Childhood Teachers

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, Education (CHASE) Fund has formalised its funding arrangement with six teacher-training institutions for the provision of scholarships in early childhood education, at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Under the initiative, CHASE has to date awarded 3,383 scholarships valued at over $284 million at the undergraduate level, and in 2014/15, has committed $60 million for teacher...
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