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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the Schoolfield Primary School graduation ceremony in St. Elizabeth on June 25. The Minister underscored the importance of parents’ involvement in their children’s education.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the Schoolfield Primary School graduation ceremony in St. Elizabeth on June 25. The Minister underscored the importance of parents’ involvement in their children’s education.

Parents Urged to Prioritise their Children’s Education

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has called on parents to prioritise their children’s education over ‘bashment’ living, which he describes as “choosing substance over poppy show.” Speaking at the Schoolfield Primary and Infant School’s graduation ceremony in St....
Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold, assists six year-old student of St. John’s Primary School, Zakiya Wilson to read one of the publications that were being distributed during Kitson Town All Age School’s Career Day on Friday, June 13. The event was held under the theme, “Preparing our Students for the 21st Century.”
Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold, assists six year-old student of St. John’s Primary School, Zakiya Wilson to read one of the publications that were being distributed during Kitson Town All Age School’s Career Day on Friday, June 13. The event was held under the theme, “Preparing our Students for the 21st Century.”

Kitson Town All Age Forging Partnerships for Development
Education Minister Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites makes a point during an interview with JIS News in St. James recently. The Minister said Private secondary schools still have a role to play in Jamaica’s education system.
Education Minister Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites makes a point during an interview with JIS News in St. James recently. The Minister said Private secondary schools still have a role to play in Jamaica’s education system.

Private Schools a Vibrant Part of Education System – Minister Thwaites
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, emphasizes a point as he addresses the issue of parents forging partnerships with schools. The Minister was speaking at the launch of Anchovy High School Campus 2, in Montpelier, St. James, recently.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, emphasizes a point as he addresses the issue of parents forging partnerships with schools. The Minister was speaking at the launch of Anchovy High School Campus 2, in Montpelier, St. James, recently.

Education Minister Says Parents Must Begin Playing Greater Roles
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (2nd left), is shown a model plan of the Sydney Pagon Agricultural High School’s campus in Elim, St. Elizabeth, by Grade Nine student Reyanardo Joseph (right), during a visit for the institution’s recent Open Day exhibition. Accompanying the Governor-General are: Custos Rotulorum for St Elizabeth, Hon. Beryl Rochester (left); Principal, Blansford Henry (centre); and Head of the St Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Lansford Salmon.
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (2nd left), is shown a model plan of the Sydney Pagon Agricultural High School’s campus in Elim, St. Elizabeth, by Grade Nine student Reyanardo Joseph (right), during a visit for the institution’s recent Open Day exhibition. Accompanying the Governor-General are: Custos Rotulorum for St Elizabeth, Hon. Beryl Rochester (left); Principal, Blansford Henry (centre); and Head of the St Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Lansford Salmon.

Revised Curriculum for Sydney Pagon High School

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Government Pressing Ahead With Additional Classrooms

Education Minister, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites says the Government will continue to invest in education through the addition of classrooms, and the construction of new schools, where necessary. To this end, plans are in place for the addition of classroom spaces to 42 schools across the island in time for the start of the new academic year in September. Speaking...
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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (3rd left), interfaces with Grade 10 students of Anchovy High School in St. James, from left: Anesia Eldermire, Kijori Harris, Keneisha Harvey, Dacia Vincent and Crystal Smith, following Friday’s (June 20) groundbreaking ceremony at Montpelier, St. James, where the institution’s second campus will be established. Rev. Thwaites delivered the keynote address.
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$120 Million Second Campus for Anchovy High

The Government will be spending $120 million to transform the facility in Montpelier, St. James, where Haitian refugees were housed, into a second campus for Anchovy High School. Education Minister, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites in addressing a ceremony at the Montpelier site where the announcement was made on Friday, June 20, said the upgrading work is to be completed in...
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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (3rd left), interfaces with Grade 10 students of Anchovy High School in St. James, from left: Anesia Eldermire, Kijori Harris, Keneisha Harvey, Dacia Vincent and Crystal Smith, following Friday’s (June 20) groundbreaking ceremony at Montpelier, St. James, where the institution’s second campus will be established. Rev. Thwaites delivered the keynote address.
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Education Minister Wants Mandatory Inclusion of Schools in Housing Developments

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, wants a policy instituted that will make the provision of schools, and health and security facilities, requirements for all housing developments undertaken. To this end, the Minister says he will be lobbying Parliament’s and relevant state agencies’ support to develop such a policy. “Housing developments are always welcomed. However I am asking for the...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left), looks on as Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (right), and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (fourth left), unveil a plaque at the official opening of the Parade Gardens Community Centre, in Down Town Kingston, on June 18. Others (from left) are: Director of Crime Prevention and Community Safety, in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Brown; and President of the Parade Gardens Community Development Council, Sandra Buchanan.
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New Community Centre for Parade Gardens and Environs

Parade Gardens and the surrounding areas in downtown Kingston, now have a community centre, constructed at a cost of $39 million by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), with inputs from the community, and the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP). Speaking at the official handing over ceremony on Wednesday, June 18, Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who...
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Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean. (FILE)
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Education Ministry Urges Schools to Cut Cost of Graduation

The Ministry of Education is reminding schools that graduation exercises should be made as conservative as possible, to avoid unnecessary expense to parents. Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean, said while graduation is important as a feel good exercise, it is not a component of the curriculum or a compulsory requirement. She is recommending that...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, makes a point during a press briefing held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices on June 17 to release the results of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT).
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More Than 70% of GSAT Students Placed in Schools of Choice

More than 70 per cent of students, who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in March 2014, have been placed in the schools of their choice. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has pointed out that 28,883 of the 39,438 students have been placed in their preferred schools. The Minister was speaking at a press briefing, held at...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), presents educator, Jennifer Hewitt, with her award for 40 years of devoted service to education. Miss Hewitt was among 40 outstanding educators who were honoured during a ceremony for the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to education, held on the lawns of Jamaica House, on June 12.
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Outstanding Teachers Honoured at Jamaica House

They act as caregivers, assume the roles of parents and counsellors, and provide other support as they mold many brilliant young minds, often employing unorthodox teaching methods. As unsung heroes of the classroom, they also sacrifice their time, funds and effort to ensure Jamaica’s children receive the best education. It is in recognition of their immense value and contributions that...
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