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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses a Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scholarship awards function, hosted on July 24 by Nationwide 90 FM, at the Oasis on the Oxford, in Kingston. Three Grade 7 students from Windward Road Primary and Junior High school were awarded five-year scholarships by the radio station.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses a Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scholarship awards function, hosted on July 24 by Nationwide 90 FM, at the Oasis on the Oxford, in Kingston. Three Grade 7 students from Windward Road Primary and Junior High school were awarded five-year scholarships by the radio station.

JTA Credit Union Awards Bursaries to Outstanding GSAT Students

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is urging parents to start saving early for their children’s tertiary education. “More and more of our children are matriculating for tertiary education, and by 2020, more than 40 per cent of all...
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, delivers the keynote address at Thursday’s (July 24) launch of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning’s (JFLL) High School Diploma Equivalency (HSDE) Programme, at the agency’s head office, South Camp Road, in Kingston.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, delivers the keynote address at Thursday’s (July 24) launch of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning’s (JFLL) High School Diploma Equivalency (HSDE) Programme, at the agency’s head office, South Camp Road, in Kingston.

Minister Emphasises Importance of Education
Students from Alpha Infant School. (FILE)
Students from Alpha Infant School. (FILE)

CAC Reminds Parents of Safety Measures for School Children
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the AAMM Co-operative Credit Union scholarship awards ceremony held on July 22 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew. At left is Garth Williams, who chaired the function.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the AAMM Co-operative Credit Union scholarship awards ceremony held on July 22 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew. At left is Garth Williams, who chaired the function.

Parents Reminded to Start Investing Early for Children’s Tertiary Studies
Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean. (FILE)
Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean. (FILE)

Education Ministry Provides Most of the Primary Text Books

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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) is presented with a copy of the book, ‘The History of Calabar High School: 1912-2012’, by author and past student, Arnold Bertram (right), at the official launch of the publication at the Sagicor auditorium in New Kingston on July 17. In the background is Dr. Vin Lawrence, also a Calabar past student.
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Every Child Has A Space In School – Minister Thwaites

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says Jamaica is extremely fortunate to have every child assured of a space in school from the early childhood to secondary level. “There are many countries of much greater wealth, who cannot boast that,” he stated. “In Jamaica, the heritage, which we celebrate …is that of access and the objective is to add equity...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. (FILE)
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STEM Academies Will Foster Human Capital Development – Minister Thwaites

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites says the plan to introduce academies that focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), is aligned with the Government’s strategic objective of fostering sustained human capital development. The Education Minister, who was speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, said the decision is also in keeping with international trends in education,...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites addresses stakeholders on Tuesday, July 15, at the Young Entrepreneurs Association’s (YEA) quarterly forum, held under the theme ‘creating an entrepreneurial culture: expanding the education curriculum’, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica auditorium in Kingston.
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YEA Pushes for Introduction of Entrepreneurship in Schools

Curriculum specialists are to meet with representatives of the Young Entrepreneurs Association (YEA), to discuss the inclusion of entrepreneurship, or elements of it, in the curriculum of secondary and primary schools. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites gave the undertaking for an “early meeting” on the matter, as he addressed the YEA’s quarterly forum held on Tuesday, July 15,...
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Grade Four student Janelle Dolphy of Allman Town Primary witnesses the purchase of her textbooks by mother Hortense Dolphy from Carlton Allen of Book Express. He recently delivered books ordered by the school to Principal Candi-Lee Crooks-Smith. The cost of the set of Grade Four books was a little over $6000.
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Booklists Reduced For New School Year

The Ministry of Education says booklists distributed by schools for the next academic year have been significantly reduced compared to previous years. The reduction is a result of the Ministry’s recent decision to restrict supplementary textbooks to only those it approved and to limit the quantity required per student in each grade. Following this exercise, students in grades one to...
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Former Editor-in-Chief of the Gleaner Company and member of Westwood High School’s class of 1971, Wyvolyn Gager (left), receives the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from Devon Bramwell of the South Florida Chapter of the Westwood Old Girls’ Association (SFCWOGA). The presentation was made at the 2nd annual dinner and dance of the SFCWOGA held recently, at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Sunrise, Fort Lauderdale. (Photographer Derrick Scott)
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Westwood High Resumes Sixth Form in September

After 38 years of inactivity, the Westwood High School for Girls in Stewart Town, Trelawny will reopen its sixth form to students at the beginning of the new academic year in September. This was disclosed by the President of the South Florida Chapter Westwood Old Girls’ Association (SFCWOGA), Donna Nicholson, as she addressed the association’s second annual dinner and dance...
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Schools Reminded Not To Employ Substitute Teachers

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites, is reminding school administrators that there should be no employment of substitute teachers in keeping with the Ministry’s rationalisation of paid study and vacation leave granted to teachers this year. School boards and principals, he said, must schedule leave in ways that do not require the replacement of teachers. He said that simply...
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Perimeter Fence at Hopewell High to be Repaired

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, said repair work on the damaged perimeter fence at the Hopewell High School, in Hanover, will be done ahead of the new academic year in September. In an interview with JIS News, during a recent tour of the institution, the Minister said the fence has been a source of concern for the Ministry and...
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