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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), in conversation with Principal of the Montego Bay High School, in St. James, Mrs. Donna Marie Redway (centre) and Board Chairman, Myrtle Dwyer, during the school
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), in conversation with Principal of the Montego Bay High School, in St. James, Mrs. Donna Marie Redway (centre) and Board Chairman, Myrtle Dwyer, during the school's Annual Prize Giving Ceremony, held on November 27.

Family Structure Must Be Rebuilt – Education Minister

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the family structure must be rebuilt as a matter of urgency, if the country is to prosper as a great nation and if citizens are going to be happy and prosperous as...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left) shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase (second right). Looking on is Principal of the Care Bear Early Childhood Development Centre, in Whitfield Town, South West St. Andrew, Cynthia Roach-Porter. Ambassador Takase presented a cheque for $11 million to Mrs. Roach-Porter, following the signing of a contract for expansion works at the school, on November 26.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left) shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase (second right). Looking on is Principal of the Care Bear Early Childhood Development Centre, in Whitfield Town, South West St. Andrew, Cynthia Roach-Porter. Ambassador Takase presented a cheque for $11 million to Mrs. Roach-Porter, following the signing of a contract for expansion works at the school, on November 26.

Early Childhood Centre in Whitfield Town to be Expanded
Associate Pastor at the Mandeville New Testament Church of God in Manchester, Bishop Garfield Wilson (second left), converses with students of the Bustamante High School in Clarendon, at the HEART Trust/NTA’s career fair held recently, at the St. James Methodist Church in May Pen.
Associate Pastor at the Mandeville New Testament Church of God in Manchester, Bishop Garfield Wilson (second left), converses with students of the Bustamante High School in Clarendon, at the HEART Trust/NTA’s career fair held recently, at the St. James Methodist Church in May Pen.

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High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba, delivering the recent Merl Grove High School 90th Anniversary Karram-Speid Lecture, held at the Rehoboth Gospel Assembly, in St. Andrew.
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba, delivering the recent Merl Grove High School 90th Anniversary Karram-Speid Lecture, held at the Rehoboth Gospel Assembly, in St. Andrew.

Students Must Be Proficient in Math, Science and Technology – High Commissioner
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is in discussion with Principal of the Clarendon-based Thompson Town High School, Richard Morgan (left), at the official opening of the Calvin T. Walters Resource Centre at the school on Friday (Nov. 21). In the background (right) is Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon, Hon. Richard Azan.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is in discussion with Principal of the Clarendon-based Thompson Town High School, Richard Morgan (left), at the official opening of the Calvin T. Walters Resource Centre at the school on Friday (Nov. 21). In the background (right) is Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon, Hon. Richard Azan.

Resource Centre Opens at Thompson Town High School

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Central St. James MP Focused on Education

Member of Parliament for Central St. James and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lloyd B. Smith, said he will be placing major emphasis on education in the constituency. He said that while there are no major businesses in Central St. James, there are a number of schools which, he said, are the area’s greatest assets. “In my constituency,...
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Clarendon Schools to Receive $2.5 Million for Skills Training

Five secondary schools and one HEART Trust/NTA institution in North West Clarendon are to benefit from sums totalling $2.5 million to enhance their skills training programmes. The institutions are Thompson Town High, Alston High, Claude McKay High, Edwin Allen High, Spalding High, and the C Palmer Project of Hope Training Centre. They each received $500,000 last year, through the Constituency...
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JLS Project Receives US$2 Million

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated US$2 million to implement the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) project entitled: ‘Using Technology to Empower Individuals and Communities for Development’. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, in a Statement to the House of Representatives on November 25. Under the project, the US$2 million will be augmented by...
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Spanish Ambassador and Spanish-Jamaican Foundation (SJF) President, His Excellency Anibal Abascal Jimenez (centre); presents a scholarship cheque for $1 million to Chairman of the Modern Languages Board of Studies, Teachers Colleges of Jamaica, Aracelis Anedu (2nd right), during a ceremony on Thursday (November 20), at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College in Granville, St. James. Twenty student teachers pursuing Spanish courses at Sam Sharpe, Church and Shortwood teachers colleges, will benefit from the award. Others (from left) are: Principal of Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College, Dr. Ashburn Pinnock; Language Lecturer at the college, Malbis Aranda; and SJF Project Manager, Vanessa Meggoe.
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Student Teachers Receive Spanish Scholarships

Twenty students from three teachers colleges, who are pursuing diploma and degree courses in Spanish, have been awarded scholarships totaling $1 million by the Spanish-Jamaica Foundation (SJF). The sophomore and junior students, who were selected from the Sam Sharpe, Church and Shortwood teachers’ colleges, received their bursaries at a presentation ceremony held on November 20, at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College...
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Minister of Justice and Government Senator, Hon. Mark Golding.
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Human Trafficking to be Taught in Secondary Schools

The National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) has officially handed over the Trafficking in Person (TIP) curriculum to the Ministry of Education (MoE). The curriculum module, which is designed for secondary school students, grades seven to nine, seeks to promote greater awareness among students and teachers of TIP as a global crime. It is also intended to help...
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Language Lab Opens at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College

The more than 2,000 students at the Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College, as well as residents of Granville and adjoining communities in St. James, are now enjoying the benefits of a fully equipped language laboratory at the institution. The facility, which was officially opened on Thursday (November 20), was established through a partnership with the Spanish-Jamaica Foundation (SJF), the Embassy of...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), is flanked by students from the St. Hugh’s High School for Girls, just before the start of the institution’s National Conference on Girls’ Education on November 20, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. (FILE)
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Girls Urged to Make Use of Educational Opportunities

Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is urging the country’s girls to make the best of their educational opportunities not only for their own advancement, but for the continued development of the nation. He said that a sound education coupled with proper values, attitudes, spirituality, personality and a strong support system will assist them in becoming future leaders...
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