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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is engaged in discussion with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative to Jamaica, Belize, and the Bahamas, Dr. Jerome Thomas, during Tuesday’s (Sept.9) launch of Jamaica’s Inter-Ministerial School Feeding Programme – ‘Strengthening of School Feeding Programmes of Latin America and the Caribbean without Hunger 2025 Initiative’, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), St. Andrew.

300,000 Students to Benefit from School Feeding Project

Over 300,000 students are expected to benefit from an integrated school feeding project, to be implemented by the Government. Titled: ‘Strengthening of School Feeding Programmes in the Framework of Latin America and the Caribbean without Hunger 2025 Initiative’, the project...

Helen McGann (2nd right), widow of the late Cornwall College Old Boy, Dr. Albert McGann and her son, Dominic (right), with Cornwall College Principal, Denham McIntyre (centre); Kitanya Petgrave (left), of the Ministry of Education; and the Western Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Hillary Foster (left), after they presented Mr. McIntyre with the bible owned by the late Dr. McGann. The presentation took place during the official dedication ceremony for the newly constructed chapel on the grounds of Cornwall College on Sunday, September 7.

Cornwall College Builds Own Chapel

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster-Allen (right), is greeted by Interim President, Mico University College, Professor Carol Clarke, at the International Literacy Day symposium and expo on September 8, at Mico’s Marescaux Road campus in Kingston.

Education Ministry Optimistic of Achieving Primary Literacy Target

Ground Broken for Auditorium at Wolmer’s Boys’ School

Students of the Marlie Mount Primary and Infant school in St. Catherine participate in a reading exercise, recently.

National Literacy Coordinator Confident of Achieving Target

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), and Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (left), converse with auto-mechanics (from left): Sykana Stennett; Jason Bernard; and Angadeika Tooke. Occasion was the launch of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC)/HEART Trust/NTA Heavy Duty Vehicle Repair Training Programme on September 4, at the bus company’s Lyndhurst Road depot in Kingston.

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Jamaica to Establish First Class Heavy Duty Vehicle Repair and Training Facility

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) and the HEART Trust/NTA will spend a combined total of $284 million to establish a world-class heavy duty vehicle repair and training facility at the bus company’s Lyndhurst Road depot. Under the partnership, auto-mechanics will be trained by the HEART Trust/NTA’s Jamaican-German Automotive School (JAGAS), to rehabilitate defunct buses owned by the JUTC. Chairman...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes (seated left), looks on as Executive Director, HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (seated centre) and 2nd Vice President, Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), Raymond Eytle (seated right), sign a Memorandum of Understanding at the JEF’s headquarters in Kingston, on September 5. Others (standing from left) are: Senior Director, Workforce Development and Employment at HEART Trust/NTA, Denworth Finnikin; Chief Executive Officer, JEF, Brenda Cuthbert; and Senior Manager, Learning, HRD and Workplace Solutions, Yvonne Davis. The signing signals the renewal of a partnership between the HEART Trust/NTA and the JEF, which will, among other things, develop programmes to benefit the Jamaican workforce.

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HEART TRUST/NTA Partners with JEF

The Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF) and the HEART Trust/NTA have renewed their partnership agreement to develop training programmes to benefit the Jamaican workforce and companies. Speaking with JIS News, following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and the official launch of National Employers’ Month celebrations, at the JEF’s headquarters, in Kingston, on September 5, Chief Executive Officer of...

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Literacy in the Spotlight on September 8

The United Nations (UN) International Literacy Day will be observed on Monday, September 8, under the theme: ‘Literacy and Sustainable Development’. According to a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report, “literacy is one of the key elements needed to promote sustainable development, as it empowers people, so that they can make the right decisions in the areas...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (at podium), delivers the keynote address at the Kiwanis Club of Kingston’s Club’s 50th anniversary meeting, held on Tuesday, September 2, at the New Kingston Conference Centre. Seated at the head table is President of the Kiwanis Club of Kingston, Charles Simms. Second year Business Administration student at the University of Technology, Joelle Blake, was presented with the first Carlton Levy Memorial Scholarship, at the special meeting.

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Need For Greater Balance Between Skills And Academics – Education Minister

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says there is need for greater balance between skills and academic qualifications, in order to effectively satisfy and compete in the labour market. Delivering the keynote address at the Kiwanis Club of Kingston’s 50th anniversary scholarship presentation meeting, held at the New Kingston Conference Centre, on September 2, Rev. Thwaites said he is...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), greets students of Kingston Technical High School during his visit to the institution on Monday (September 1) to observe activities on the first day of the 2014/15 academic year.

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Education Minister Satisfied With Start of New School Year

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is expressing satisfaction with the level of preparedness of schools for Monday’s (September 1) start of the 2014/15 academic year. Reports from the Ministry indicate that there was a relatively smooth start to the new school year without any major challenges. Speaking with JIS News after visiting nine infant, primary, junior high, and secondary...

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97 per cent of Grade Seven Cohort placed in High School

Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, has informed that 97 per cent of the island’s grade seven cohort have been placed in high schools this year. Minister Thwaites, who was addressing the official opening of Jamaica College’s (JC) state-of-the-art museum on Thursday (August 28), said that there is a place in school for every child from early childhood to...

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Scholarship Awardees Grateful

Courts Jamaica’s scholarship award recipients are expressing gratitude for the assistance, noting that it will ease the financial burden on their parents. Fifty-five students, who will be attending secondary and tertiary institutions in September, have been awarded scholarships by the furniture store chain valued at more than $6 million. They were chosen after a competitive selection process, which involved some...