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Minister of Health, Hon Dr. Fenton Ferguson, updates the media after a tour of Yallahs Primary School in St. Thomas on September 17. At right is Member of Parliament for West St. Thomas, James Robertson. Dr. Ferguson visited Nutts River in Eastern St. Thomas as well as the Yallahs Primary School where it is reported that several students and teachers were displaying flu like symptoms.
Minister of Health, Hon Dr. Fenton Ferguson, updates the media after a tour of Yallahs Primary School in St. Thomas on September 17. At right is Member of Parliament for West St. Thomas, James Robertson. Dr. Ferguson visited Nutts River in Eastern St. Thomas as well as the Yallahs Primary School where it is reported that several students and teachers were displaying flu like symptoms.

St. Thomas Schools Remained Open Despite Absence Due to Illness

The Ministry of Health has responded to reports that a high level of staff absenteeism at the Yallahs Primary School in St. Thomas is related to the mosquito-borne Chikungunya Virus. Although no breeding sites were identified during Tuesday’s inspection of...
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left); and General Manager of Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), Earl Jarrett (right), look on as Chairman of the iLead Advisory Board and Opposition Leader, Andrew Holness, affixes his signature to the Memorandum of Understanding for the iLead programme, which targets 15 primary and secondary schools in Portland, St. Mary, and St. James. Also observing are: Director of Education Programmes at JN Foundation and Head of iLead, Dr. Renee Rattray (2nd left); and General Manager, JN Foundation, Saffrey Brown.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left); and General Manager of Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), Earl Jarrett (right), look on as Chairman of the iLead Advisory Board and Opposition Leader, Andrew Holness, affixes his signature to the Memorandum of Understanding for the iLead programme, which targets 15 primary and secondary schools in Portland, St. Mary, and St. James. Also observing are: Director of Education Programmes at JN Foundation and Head of iLead, Dr. Renee Rattray (2nd left); and General Manager, JN Foundation, Saffrey Brown.

Education Ministry and JN Partner to Transform School Leadership
Principal and operator of the Bright Horizon Basic School in Montego Bay, St. James, Valerie Wade (right), proudly accepts a plaque in recognition of her 42 years of service to early childhood education from Nicklaus Bromfield (left) of Carlong Publishers. Occasion was the ECC’s 10th anniversary award function held recently in Montego Bay.
Principal and operator of the Bright Horizon Basic School in Montego Bay, St. James, Valerie Wade (right), proudly accepts a plaque in recognition of her 42 years of service to early childhood education from Nicklaus Bromfield (left) of Carlong Publishers. Occasion was the ECC’s 10th anniversary award function held recently in Montego Bay.

Valerie Wade is in Love with Teaching
Some of the students who attended the performances of Spanish humanitarian organization, ‘Clowns without Borders’ (‘Payasos sin Fronteras’), at Sam Sharpe Teachers College in Granville, St James, on Friday September 12, are captivated by group member, Jordi Sabán. Nearly 500 students from early childhood institutions and primary schools in St James attended the performances which targeted children from inner city schools and communities which are affected by violence.
Some of the students who attended the performances of Spanish humanitarian organization, ‘Clowns without Borders’ (‘Payasos sin Fronteras’), at Sam Sharpe Teachers College in Granville, St James, on Friday September 12, are captivated by group member, Jordi Sabán. Nearly 500 students from early childhood institutions and primary schools in St James attended the performances which targeted children from inner city schools and communities which are affected by violence.

‘Clowns Without Borders’ Thrill Children in St. James
Eight of the 10 early childhood education teachers from St. James, who have been recognised by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) proudly display their appreciation plaques, which were presented during a ceremony held on September 11, at the Riu Hotel in Montego Bay.
Eight of the 10 early childhood education teachers from St. James, who have been recognised by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) proudly display their appreciation plaques, which were presented during a ceremony held on September 11, at the Riu Hotel in Montego Bay.

St. James Teachers Honoured for 415 Years of Service

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ECC Says Corporal Punishment Must End

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Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, addressing the 10th Anniversary Awards luncheon of the Early Childhood Commission in St. James, on September 11. Mayor Harris said the time has come for Jamaicans to get back to the days of owning and protecting educational institutions.
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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is engaged in discussion with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative to Jamaica, Belize, and the Bahamas, Dr. Jerome Thomas, during Tuesday’s (Sept.9) launch of Jamaica’s Inter-Ministerial School Feeding Programme – ‘Strengthening of School Feeding Programmes of Latin America and the Caribbean without Hunger 2025 Initiative’, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), St. Andrew.
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300,000 Students to Benefit from School Feeding Project

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Helen McGann (2nd right), widow of the late Cornwall College Old Boy, Dr. Albert McGann and her son, Dominic (right), with Cornwall College Principal, Denham McIntyre (centre); Kitanya Petgrave (left), of the Ministry of Education; and the Western Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Hillary Foster (left), after they presented Mr. McIntyre with the bible owned by the late Dr. McGann. The presentation took place during the official dedication ceremony for the newly constructed chapel on the grounds of Cornwall College on Sunday, September 7.
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Cornwall College Builds Own Chapel

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