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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.

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...

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.

G.C. Foster Eyes University College Status

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.

Dunrobin Primary Gets Water Tank

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).

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

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd left), with Union Institute and University scholarship recipients, Adrian Stephenson (left), and Nyoka Taylor, from the St. Andrew based Haile Selassie High School. The scholarships valued at over $3 million, were presented today (December 13), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston, at a teaching strategy symposium organized by the Career Advancement Programme (CAP), in collaboration with the University. At second left is former Dean at the University, Professor Michael Tredinnick.

PM Says no Student Will be Left Behind

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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,...

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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...

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Senate Approves Learning Motion

The Senate today (December 12) approved a Motion to address the negative stereotypes that limit the learning capabilities of girls and boys. Opening the debate on the motion, Senator Imani Duncan Pryce noted that presently the education outcomes for both genders are very different. “Education output for girls and boys have been so different. I view the situation with our...

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Students Graduate from CAP Programme

More than 450 students graduated from the rebranded Career Advancement Programme (CAP), during a ceremony held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on December 11. The CAP was implemented in 2010 as a second chance for students aged 16 to 18 to fulfil their career goals. Since then, the programme has been restructured to enable greater levels of efficiencies in its...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), applauds as Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase (centre), cuts the ribbon to mark Wednesday’s (December 10) official opening of a newly constructed block, housing three classrooms, at Boundbrook Primary School in Portland. The classrooms were built at a cost of $11.5 million with funds provided under the Government of Japan’s Grassroots Human Security Project, through the Japanese Embassy in Jamaica. Among those sharing the occasion are: Custos Rotulorum for Portland, Hon. Captain Lincoln Thaxter (2nd right); and Mayor of Port Antonio and Portland Parish Council Chairman, Councillor Benny White (right).

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Three More Classrooms Built at Boundbrook Primary

Three additional classrooms have been built at Boundbrook Primary School in Port Antonio, Portland, at a cost of $11.5 million, increasing the number to 11. The expansion was carried out with grant funding provided under the Government of Japan’s Grassroots Human Security Project, through the Japanese Embassy in Jamaica. Construction of the classrooms came about after the school administration’s challenges...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is presented with a framed painting by Head Girl of Buff Bay High School in Portland, Danique Davis (left), during Wednesday’s (December 10) contract signing ceremony, at the institution, for a grant provision of $11 million under the Government of Japan’s Grassroots Human Security Project. The money will be spent to construct two additional classrooms and a storage area. In the background is Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase, who co-signed the agreement.

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Two More Classrooms for Buff Bay High School

Work is to commence soon for the construction of two additional classrooms at Buff Bay High School in Portland, at a cost of approximately $13 million. This will increase the number of classrooms to 20 for the 800 students enrolled at the school. The classrooms, along with a storage area, will be constructed with grant funding of $11 million provided...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), and State Minister for Tourism and Entertainment, and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Damion Crawford, share a moment with students of the St. Benedict’s Primary School in St. Andrew, after presenting them with tablet computers, during a distribution exercise on Tuesday (December 9), on the school grounds. The students (from left) are: Tatyana Montague, Rasheed Hanns, and Tatjana Montague.

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$1 Million for Schools, Students Excelling Under Tablets In Schools Project

The Government has set aside $1 million to reward five schools that are showing academic improvements from utilization of the tablet computers provided by the Government under the Tablets in Schools Pilot project. Students, who demonstrate excellent technology skills from use of the tablets, will also benefit from the allocation. Making the announcement today (December 9), Minister of Science, Technology,...