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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.

Choose the HEART Trust/NTA

A graduate of the HEART Trust/NTA is encouraging young people to consider the diverse vocational training opportunities offered by the institution as an option for development and a step towards upward mobility. Bishop Garfield Wilson is advising both attached and...

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.

Resource Centre Opens at Thompson Town High School

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.

Student Teachers Receive Spanish Scholarships

Minister of Justice and Government Senator, Hon. Mark Golding.

Human Trafficking to be Taught in Secondary Schools

11 years ago Education

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...

11 years ago Education

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...

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)

11 years ago Education

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...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second right), conversing with Deputy Executive Director, Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), Dr. Grace Munroe, on his arrival for a scholarship award ceremony, held at the Caymanas Golf Club in St. Catherine, on November 20. The Jamaica Biscuit Company Limited has partnered with the JFLL to provide scholarships to 100 youth and adult learners. The initiative is valued at $500,000. Others (from left) are: Marketing Manager, Jamaica Biscuit Company Limited, Peta-Gaye Levene Thomas and Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott, who delivered Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller’s message.

11 years ago Education

PM Reiterates Commitment to Literacy

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to enabling all Jamaicans, regardless of their social backgrounds, with the necessary education to become literate. “There is no better way to assist in the moulding of a person than by providing that person with access to education,” she emphasised. The Prime Minister’s commitment came in a...

Director General at Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Karen Barton, says the service’s technology project will transform communities and libraries.

11 years ago CommunityEducation

JLS ICT Project To Transform Communities And Libraries

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) is on a mission to transform public libraries and communities across the island by providing increased access to information and communication technology (ICT). This will be done through a project dubbed: ‘Using Technology to Empower Individuals and Communities for Development,’ which is being funding through a US$2 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), is greeted by Senior Prefect at the Merl Grove High School, Jhevelle Gray (right), while Principal of the institution, Carol Alexander (centre), shares the moment. Occasion was the 90th Anniversary Karram Speid Lecture, which was held at the school yesterday (November 18).

11 years ago Education

Education System Must Meet Needs Of Labour Market – Rev. Thwaites

Education Minister, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says that the education system must produce graduates, who can meet the requirements of the labour market. “We have to look at the marketplace, the society, to ask questions about what is needed from the system; what skills are required, what competencies are required, what attitudes and values are required, and … and...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), offers career advice to students of Yallah High School during the Junior Achievement Company of Entrepreneurs’ (JACE) Annual General Meeting (AGM) today (Nov.18), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

11 years ago Education

Students Urged to choose Careers Wisely

Minister of Education, the Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, is reiterating his advice for students to choose their career paths wisely and select subjects that will advance their vocational goals. “Ask your teachers, ask your mentors in your schools to help you to choose very carefully what subjects you take. Taking 10 and 12 CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate) subjects and...