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Grade 3 teacher at the Holly Hill Primary and Infant School in Darliston, Westmoreland, Shelly-Ann Gammon (right), presents a citation to retired Principal of the school, Audley Townsend, in recognition of his 31 years of service to the institution. Mr. Townsend, who spent 37 years in the teaching profession, retired at the end of the 2013/14 school year.

Retired Principal Grateful for Opportunity to Serve

Retired Principal of the Holly Hill Primary and Infant School in Darliston, Westmoreland, Audley Townsend, says if he had to do it all over again, he would not change the time spent in the classroom. Mr. Townsend, who taught for...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), having a light exchange with (from second left), Canadian High Commissioner, His Excellency Robert Ready and Chairman of the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), Quince Francis. Occasion was a ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, today (January 5), to launch several new educational programmes which have been initiated by the CCCJ.

New Associate Degree in Logistics Management Launched

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), congratulates scholarship awardees, and students on the Career Advancement Programme (CAP), Adrian Stephenson (centre), and Nyoka Taylor (right). They were presented with the scholarships valued over $3 million, by the United States based Union Institute and University, recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston.

Rebranded CAP Yielding Positive Results

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

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.

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Education Minister Calls for New Way of Teaching Mathematics

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is calling for a new way of teaching Mathematics in the classroom. “We have a serious problem in this country, because we discount mathematics. Mathematics is the prism through which we learn science and science is the (way) for development and employment in the 21st Century,” Rev. Thwaites emphasised. The Minister was speaking...

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.

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

Reigning Lasco Principal of the Year, Mrs. Heather Murray, is challenging parents and teachers to begin playing a more active role in the lives of children, especially in the current situation where they are easily distracted. Speaking at a ceremony to honour two recently retired Holly Hill Primary and Infant School Teachers at the Dillion Bigwoods Holiness Church in Westmoreland,...

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.

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Graduates of Youth Leadership Programme Urged to Become Change Agents

Residents of inner-city communities across the island, who have benefited from life skills training, are being urged to lead the process of change within their communities. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, issued the charge to graduates of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce’s (JCC) Civic Affairs/Inner-city Development Committee Youth Leadership Programme, at a ceremony held on...

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...