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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), presents Wolmer’s Girls’ School student, Jozelle Dixon, with her award for being adjudged the Most Outstanding Candidate in Humanities in the 2014 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE), during the presentation ceremony at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona, St. Andrew. Jozelle was also awarded the CXC/Pearson Humanities Award, for distinction and credit grades earned in eight CAPE units.

Top Performers Honoured by Caribbean Examinations Council

Four Jamaicans are among 17 secondary students from across the region who topped the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) external tests for the 2013/14 academic year. The four are: Ricardo Nugent, William Knibb Memorial High School, Trelawny; Jozelle Dixon, Wolmer’s Girls...

Executive Director of the National Youth Service (NYS), Melvin Smith, telling JIS News about a book drive to assist children’s homes.

NYS to Help Participants Complete Tertiary Education

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left), greets retired teacher, Port Morant Primary and Junior High School, Shirley Hall, who has been honoured for offering 37 years of service to the education sector. Occasion was the Port Morant Primary and Junior High School Christmas Banquet and appreciation function, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on December 22. Looking on (from left) are: Teacher, Port Morant Primary and Junior High School, Lorna Sibble and Acting Principal, Port Morant Primary and Junior High School, Mrs. Petrel Adams.

Education Minister Calls for New Way of Teaching Mathematics

Lasco all-island Principal of the Year, Heather Murray, addresses an appreciation function for two retired teachers, Audley Townsend and Yvonne Stewart, from the Holly Hill Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland on December 18. Mrs. Murray, who is the Principal for the all-girl Hampton School in St. Elizabeth, called for more support from parents and teachers for the youth.

Principal Urges Parents To Be More Active In The Lives Of Children

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (at podium), addresses the graduation ceremony for the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Civic Affairs/Inner-city Development Committee Youth Leadership Programme, held at the JCC’s headquarters in downtown Kingston on Thursday (December 18). Pictured at the head table (at left) is: Chairman of the Inner-City Development Committee, Sameer Younis.

Graduates of Youth Leadership Programme Urged to Become Change Agents

President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno (3rd right), is presented with an assortment of Jamaican seasonings by Board Chairman of the HEART Trust/NTA, Moses Peart (right), following a tour of the Jamaica German Automotive School (JAGAS) on Thursday (December 18). Also sharing in the moment are (from left): Senior Director, Workforce Development and Employment Division, HEART Trust/NTA, Denworth Finnikin; IDB Country Representative in Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones; Director of Social Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe; Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Devon Rowe; and Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley.

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President Moreno Tours IDB-Funded Steps to Work Programme

President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, on Thursday (December 18) toured the Jamaica German Automotive School (JAGAS) where he observed activities under the IDB-funded Steps to Work programme. The tour of the Maxfield Avenue institution was the first stop on Mr. Moreno’s itinerary of activities, following his arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport for a...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the graduation ceremony for the National Parenting Support Commission’s (NPSC) mentorship training programme on Wednesday (Dec. 17), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Listening at head table (from left) are: Chairman of the NPSC, the Most Hon. Lady Rheima Hall; and Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison.

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Support for At-Risk Parents

Executive Director of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Dr. Patrece Charles, has charged graduates of the body’s mentorship training programme to provide the best possible guidance and support for at-risk parents. “You’re going to be the spokesperson for the NPSC in the communities that you’re going to be assigned...we expect you to go out there and find those parents that...

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Trained Workforce Key to Sustained Economic Development

Executive Director of HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley, says Jamaica’s attainment of viable and sustainable economic development is dependent, to a significant extent, on the country having an adequately trained workforce. He argues that over the last decade, there has been “increased realization” that for growth and development to occur, there needs to be “strong focus” on advanced skills training,...

Principal of G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Dr. Joyce Graham-Royal, says her aim is to take the institution to university college status.

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G.C. Foster Eyes University College Status

Recently installed principal of G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport in St. Catherine, Dr. Joyce Graham-Royal, says she is aiming to transform the institution into a university college. As part of the process, she said, a number of programmes will be improved and new ones introduced. “My first order of business is to start the process of transferring...

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Education Ministry Welcomes Positive Response to New CXC Subjects

Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean, says the Ministry of Education is “heartened” by the positive feedback to the new suite of subjects incorporated into the national secondary schools’ curriculum, which students are currently taking in external examinations. These include Tourism, Digital Animation, and Entrepreneurship, which, she said, are among a set of “new generation” subjects introduced by the Caribbean...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) and Principal of Dunrobin Primary School, Noel Watt, interact with students after the handing over of a 5000 gallon tank to the institution on December 12. In the background is the tank.

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Dunrobin Primary Gets Water Tank

Students and teachers of Dunrobin Primary School, in Kingston, are beneficiaries of a new 5,000-gallon water tank valued at $1.8 million. The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) donated $1.1 million, while the school raised $700,000 towards the purchasing of the tank. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, said that having a good...

Grade 4 students of Chetolah Park Primary School (from left), Jamelia-Lyn Gregory, Eve Philburn and Patrice Forrester are intrigued as they read ‘Jamaican Folk Customs & Beliefs’, a publication recently presented to them, along with seven other books and heritage posters, by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS).

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JIS Donates Books to Inner-City Primary Schools and State-Run Homes

Students of two inner-city primary schools and children of eight State-run homes are benefiting from a large collection of heritage publications donated to their libraries by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). Additionally, 67 students at the Grade 4 level attending the two schools have received individual reading materials. The books, a gift from the Research and Publications Department of the...