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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), makes reference to the revised Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics curriculum, during his address at a press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, on August 12. The Minister presented the results of this year
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), makes reference to the revised Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics curriculum, during his address at a press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, on August 12. The Minister presented the results of this year's CSEC examination and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Students’ performance improved in 14 of the 35 subjects sat in this year’s CSEC exams. Ministry officials pictured (from left) are: National Mathematics Co-ordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin; Permanent Secretary, Elaine Foster-Allen; and Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.

Minister Thwaites Assures Teachers Will Be Paid On Time

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is assuring teachers that their retroactive salaries will be paid on time. This assurance comes in response to concerns raised by the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) that certain retroactive payments due in August...
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), emphasises a point during a press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, August 12. The Minister presented the results of this year
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), emphasises a point during a press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, August 12. The Minister presented the results of this year's Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Students’ performance improved in 14 of the 35 subjects taken in this year’s CSEC exams. The Minister is flanked by the Ministry's National Mathematics Co-ordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (left); and Permanent Secretary, Elaine Foster-Allen.

Improved Performance by CSEC Students
Custos of Hanover, Dr. the Hon. David Stair (right); Chairman of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Dr. Maureen Samms Vaughn (2nd right); Executive Director of the ECC, Dr. Joan Reid (left back row) and Western Regional Director of the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Hillary Foster (3rd left, back row), with the Early Childhood Honourees from Hanover, during an awards ceremony held at the Tryall Club in the parish on August 11. The 11 teachers were recognized for between 34 and 46 years of service to the Early Childhood Education sector.
Custos of Hanover, Dr. the Hon. David Stair (right); Chairman of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Dr. Maureen Samms Vaughn (2nd right); Executive Director of the ECC, Dr. Joan Reid (left back row) and Western Regional Director of the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Hillary Foster (3rd left, back row), with the Early Childhood Honourees from Hanover, during an awards ceremony held at the Tryall Club in the parish on August 11. The 11 teachers were recognized for between 34 and 46 years of service to the Early Childhood Education sector.

Hanover Teachers Honoured By ECC
Little Kamoya Donaldson, a student of the Sandy Bay Basic School in Hanover, presents a token of appreciation to the Ministry of Education’s Western Regional Director, Hillary Foster, who was the guest speaker at the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) 10th anniversary function held on Monday (August 11), at the Tryall Club in the parish.
Little Kamoya Donaldson, a student of the Sandy Bay Basic School in Hanover, presents a token of appreciation to the Ministry of Education’s Western Regional Director, Hillary Foster, who was the guest speaker at the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) 10th anniversary function held on Monday (August 11), at the Tryall Club in the parish.

Education Ministry Looking to Merge, Build 200 Basic Schools
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster-Allen (right), with Kevaughn Turnbull after presenting him with a scholarship cheque amounting to $50,000. Kevaughn is one of the recipients of the NCB Employees Co-operative Credit Union Limited’s 2014 Treasure Chest Solid Goal Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scholarship award. The presentation was made during a ceremony held at the Alhambra Inn and Restaurant in Kingston on August 7.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster-Allen (right), with Kevaughn Turnbull after presenting him with a scholarship cheque amounting to $50,000. Kevaughn is one of the recipients of the NCB Employees Co-operative Credit Union Limited’s 2014 Treasure Chest Solid Goal Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scholarship award. The presentation was made during a ceremony held at the Alhambra Inn and Restaurant in Kingston on August 7.

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Custos Commends Work of Early Childhood Commission

Custos of Hanover, Dr. the Hon. David Stair, has called on all Jamaicans to support the work of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) in building a solid educational foundation for the nation’s children. Speaking at an awards function hosted by the ECC at the Tryall Club in the parish on Monday, August 11, Dr. Stair said that children without a...
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Education Minister the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right) in discussion with Canadian Senator, Rev Dr. Don Meredith at the Ministry of Education offices, National Heroes Circle on August 7, 2014.
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Education Ministry Talks Special Education with Canadian Delegation

The Ministry of Education is seeking to establish an exchange programme involving Special Education teachers from Jamaica visiting Canada to observe best practices in that North American country. In addition, the Ministry is exploring the possibility of acquiring appropriate software from Canada to be used in the delivery of special education programmes to persons with disabilities. These proposals resulted from...
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UTech Ready to Assist in National Development

Acting President of the University of Technology (UTech), Ambassador Burchell Whiteman, says the University’s Engineering Department can assist in the development of Jamaica. He argued that the students of the Engineering Department, who worked on the University’s recently commissioned Solar Energy Project, have benefitted tremendously from the learning exercise, and are willing to partake in other such undertakings. “UTech is...
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Transport, Works, and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (2nd left); and the People’s Republic of China’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun (left); sign copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will facilitate the teaching of Mandarin, the official Chinese dialect, at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), beginning in September. The signing took place at the CMI’s Palisadoes Park campus, in Kingston, on Wednesday (July 30). Looking on is CMI Executive Director, Dr. Fritz Pinnock (2nd right); and Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education,. Dr. Grace McLean, who represented Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.
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Increased Cooperation in Education Between Jamaica and China

Bilateral cooperation in education between Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China has advanced significantly since the countries established diplomatic relations in 1972. China’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojung, said over 600 Jamaicans have either been awarded scholarships to study or participated in training programmes in the Asian country over the 42-year association. Another 11 students have been...
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15 Percent Increase in Stipend for Basic School Teachers

The Government is looking to increase the stipend paid to early childhood teachers by 15 per cent, next year. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, made the announcement on July 31, at the Ministry’s Region One back-to-school conference, held at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge at the University of the West Indies. He said the stipend, which the teachers are...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites (left), and former Minister of Education and board chairman of the South Trelawny Edu-Skills Centre, Neville Gallimore, engage in light conversation, at the centre’s graduation ceremony held recently, at the Albert Town High School, where Minister Thwaites was the guest speaker.
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Reject Divisive Politics In Education – Minister Thwaites

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is calling for Jamaicans to reject divisive politics in matters pertaining to education. He said that the education of the country’s youth is “too important for us to squander and ambush on that altar.” “Anybody who promotes unity and common purpose and common activity in education, follow them. Anybody who comes with  ‘isms’ and...
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Some of the graduates of the South Trelawny Edu-Skills Centre, at the graduation exercise held recently, at the Albert Town High School.
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South Trelawny Skills Centre to Offer Agriculture Training

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is giving full support to plans by the South Trelawny Edu-Skills Centre to expand its training curriculum to include agriculture. He has also called on the HEART Trust /NTA to provide the necessary certification and human resource in upgrading the institution “to support the development of that agriculture campus, which seems to be the...
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