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Green Island High School’s all-boys acapella ensemble gives a spirited performance at the Ministry of Education’s Region 4 Back-To-School Stakeholders’ Conference at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort in Montego Bay on July 10.
Green Island High School’s all-boys acapella ensemble gives a spirited performance at the Ministry of Education’s Region 4 Back-To-School Stakeholders’ Conference at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort in Montego Bay on July 10.

Education Minister Warns Non-Functioning School Boards

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites, has warned that the Ministry will dissolve school boards that are not functioning as they should. “The same way we appoint them, we will have to ‘disappoint’ them. We (will not) do it...
(From left): Principal, Austin Primary School, Joney Smith; School Board member, Ervin Belinfante; Education Officer, Leeladee Gayle; General Manager, Finance, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Orville Hill; and Chairman of the School Board, Basil Bennett; participate in the signing ceremony for improvement works at the school located in St. Elizabeth. Procurement Officer, JSIF, Stephan Sinclair, observes.
(From left): Principal, Austin Primary School, Joney Smith; School Board member, Ervin Belinfante; Education Officer, Leeladee Gayle; General Manager, Finance, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Orville Hill; and Chairman of the School Board, Basil Bennett; participate in the signing ceremony for improvement works at the school located in St. Elizabeth. Procurement Officer, JSIF, Stephan Sinclair, observes.

Two St. Elizabeth Schools to be Upgraded at Cost of $29 Million
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), makes a point as he views items in an exhibition at the Hopewell High School in Hanover on Thursday, July 10. The Minister, who was on a fact finding tour of the school, said while academic areas will not be short changed, greater focus will be placed on technical and vocational areas starting in September.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), makes a point as he views items in an exhibition at the Hopewell High School in Hanover on Thursday, July 10. The Minister, who was on a fact finding tour of the school, said while academic areas will not be short changed, greater focus will be placed on technical and vocational areas starting in September.

Education Minister Expresses Confidence in Hopewell High’s Principal
Two students from the Hopewell High School in Hanover have the full attention of Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, when he toured the institution on Thursday, July 10. The Minister used the occasion to announce changes which will take place at the school ahead of the new academic year in September.
Two students from the Hopewell High School in Hanover have the full attention of Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, when he toured the institution on Thursday, July 10. The Minister used the occasion to announce changes which will take place at the school ahead of the new academic year in September.

Help for Hopewell High School
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), looking up at a section of the newly painted St. Martin de Porres Primary School in Gordon Town, St. Andrew while conversing with Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Kimo Lim (right), and Chairman of the school Board, Howard Findlator. The painting project was a community outreach effort of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), looking up at a section of the newly painted St. Martin de Porres Primary School in Gordon Town, St. Andrew while conversing with Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Kimo Lim (right), and Chairman of the school Board, Howard Findlator. The painting project was a community outreach effort of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica.

Gordon Town Residents and Korean Community Paint Primary School

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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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Cabinet Approves Appointment of Burchell Whiteman to Utech Council

Cabinet has approved the appointment of Ambassador Burchell Whiteman to the Council of the University of Technology (UTech). The Council is the supreme university body and has legal responsibility for all appointments and promotions, and for the maintenance of standards. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, told Wednesday’s (July 9) Jamaica House press briefing that the...
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High School Dropouts Benefit From Skills Training

Thirty-eight high school dropouts are now equipped to enter the workforce having received skills training and certification from the HEART Trust/NTA. The beneficiaries are from six Citizens Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) communities in St. Catherine. They participated in a six-month programme at the Innswood Pre-College Skills Training Institution, where they received certification in General Construction (Levels 1 and 2)...
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Chief Executive Officer, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Dennis Chung, addresses a National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Programme orientation session held on Wednesday (July 2), at the Merl Grove High School in Kingston.
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4,900 Youth To Benefit From NYS Summer Programme

A total of 4,900 young people will benefit from valuable work experience during the months of July and August, under the National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Programme. The youngsters, ages 17 to 24 years, will be placed in various entities for a period of three weeks, where they will gain some of the necessary skills for the world of work....
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Director of Safety and Security at the Ministry of Education, Sergeant Coolridge Minto, giving details of the Ministry’s new security and safety measures, which will be implemented at the start of the new academic year in September, at a recent function in Montego Bay.
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Security to Be Improved In Schools

Director of Security and Safety at the Ministry of Education, Sergeant Coolridge Minto, says several security and safety measures are being finalized for the education sector, which will be rolled out at the start of the 2014/15 academic year. Speaking in Montego Bay recently, Sergeant Minto said the measures are geared toward the safety and security of not just students...
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Mrs. Etheline Aiken is being escorted to her seat by a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force after receiving the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education during a ceremony on the Lawns of Jamaica House on June 12.
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Retired Educator Says Passion Key

At 83 years old, retired educator Etheline May serves as a model of excellence for today’s generation of teachers. This outstanding Jamaican, who has given 48 years of noble service to teaching, contributing to the development of thousands of Jamaicans, believes that passion and love for the profession are key attributes for any successful teacher. She was recently awarded the...
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Director of Social Security in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe, speaking at a Social Protection and Child Labour Strategy Meeting, held in recognition of World Day Against Child Labour on June 12. Mr. Thorpe says the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) plays an essential role in reducing child labour across the island.
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PATH Helping to Reduce Child Labor

Director of Social Security in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe, says the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) plays an essential role in reducing child labour across the island. “We find that children, especially those who are poor and who live in the rural areas, are being pulled from schools to participate in economic...
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