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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addressing students and teachers of Porus High School in Manchester, on May 2. Rev. Thwaites, along with other Ministry officials, visited the institution to offer comfort and support to members of the bereaved school community, who are mourning the untimely death of 16-year old, Grade 10 student, Jevaughn Thomas.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addressing students and teachers of Porus High School in Manchester, on May 2. Rev. Thwaites, along with other Ministry officials, visited the institution to offer comfort and support to members of the bereaved school community, who are mourning the untimely death of 16-year old, Grade 10 student, Jevaughn Thomas.

Greater Safeguard of Children’s Welfare Urged

The society is being urged to facilitate the development of stronger and more stable family structures in the home, in order to safeguard the welfare of the nation’s children This call comes from Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who...

SLB Launches Outreach Programme for Western Jamaica
The top 10 early childhood educators from Westmoreland who were among those honoured by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) at an awards luncheon, held at Sandals Whitehouse Resort in Culloden, Westmoreland, on April 25. Seated (from left) are: Mrs. Paulette Jagdath, Mrs. Pearline Robinson, Mrs. Gloria Jordan, Mrs. Carmen Hibbert and Mrs. Lydia Savariau. In the back row are (from left): Mrs. Valeria Lawrence, Mrs. Jemeletha Allen, Mr. Cecil McLeod, Mrs. Candy May Goodin and Mrs. Lorna Tomlinson-Bernard.
The top 10 early childhood educators from Westmoreland who were among those honoured by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) at an awards luncheon, held at Sandals Whitehouse Resort in Culloden, Westmoreland, on April 25. Seated (from left) are: Mrs. Paulette Jagdath, Mrs. Pearline Robinson, Mrs. Gloria Jordan, Mrs. Carmen Hibbert and Mrs. Lydia Savariau. In the back row are (from left): Mrs. Valeria Lawrence, Mrs. Jemeletha Allen, Mr. Cecil McLeod, Mrs. Candy May Goodin and Mrs. Lorna Tomlinson-Bernard.

Early Childhood Educators Honoured
Principal of Cambridge High School, in St. James, Ms. Mavis Hamilton, who tells JIS News about the re-branding exercise taking place at the school.
Principal of Cambridge High School, in St. James, Ms. Mavis Hamilton, who tells JIS News about the re-branding exercise taking place at the school.

Cambridge High Reaping Success of Transformational Leadership
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), and Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), applaud students of the Marlie Hill Infant school after they joined Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, in singing a song. Occasion was the opening of the school by the Prime Minister on April 15.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), and Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), applaud students of the Marlie Hill Infant school after they joined Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, in singing a song. Occasion was the opening of the school by the Prime Minister on April 15.

New Infant School Opens in Marlie Hill

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All Schools to Have Dedicated Sports Coaches by 2017

As it seeks to further harness the athletic prowess of students across the island, the Ministry of Education is putting plans in place to have at least one qualified coach available for or sited in every school by 2017. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites while making a presentation at the Business of Sport International Conference...
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Gov’t Developing Policy to Regulate Vending at Schools

The Ministry of Education is developing a regulatory policy that deals with illegal vending on, or around school compounds. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Sergeant Coleridge Minto, informed that currently vendors are operating illegally without the required permits. “We have illegal vending taking place…. vendors who are selling without a food handlers permit, and...
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Education

Development Workshops for Math Teachers

More than 200 teachers of Mathematics in primary schools are to benefit from a series of development workshops, geared at enhancing competence in the subject. The sessions are being organised by the Seprod Group of Companies, in conjunction with the Ministry of Education. The workshop for Region 1 was held on April 10, while sessions for Regions 2, 5 and...
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Chairman of the CARICOM Reparation Commission, Professor Hilary Beckles (centre), along with Principal, Kingston College, Dave Myrie (left) and Kingston College Head Boy, Chevon Lewis, peruse a copy of his book, ‘Britain’s Black Debt’, following a lecture on reparation justice at the school on April 15.
Education

Young People Urged to Take Up Reparation Struggle

Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, Professor Hilary Beckles, has charged young people across the Caribbean to take up the reparation struggle and carry on the conversation until the region has received justice. “This subject is going to go forward and we are going to have justice only when young people step up and play their role,” Professor Beckles said....
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second right), sharing a light moment with student at Dupoint Primary School, Keyshawn Johnson (right), while Marketing/Sales Manager, Seprod Group Ltd, Marcia Kitson-Walters (third left) and President, Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Dr. Mark Nicely (left), interact with students at Mona Heights Primary, Monique Joseph (third right) and Shadika Hamilton, during the launch of the Butterkist National Primary Schools Mathematics Competition, at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday, April 15.
Education

Education Ministry Recruiting Math Specialists

The Ministry of Education is recruiting Math specialists for the upcoming 2014/15 academic year, to be placed in several schools across the island. “We have had to find over $150 million extra this year to get the programme underway, which will eventually cost more than $1.2 billion over three years,” Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has said. The...
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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), receives a copy of the evaluation report for the Mutual Building Societies Foundation (MBSF) Creating Centres of Excellence project, from General Manager, Jamaica National Building Society, Earl Jarrett (left);. At centre is Chairman, Victoria Mutual Building Society, Michael McMorris. Occasion was the presentation of findings from the evaluation report to the public at the Mona Visitors
Education

Performance and Behaviour Improved in Six High Schools

A five-year, $100 million investment in six non-traditional high schools, by the Mutual Building Societies Foundation (MBSF), is now reaping rich rewards in the institutions. The MBSF, which was established by Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS) and Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) in 2008 to carry out the Centres of Excellence initiative, targeted McGrath High in St. Catherine; Porus and...
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Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Thwaites (left) enjoys a conversation with (from right): Teacher at Mona Heights Primary, Dionne McKreth; Marketing Manager at Western Union Jamaica, Vinette Rowe; and teacher at Norman Gardens Primary and Junior High School, Shelly Ann Webber Hibbert. They were attending the Western Union Teachers’ Workshop, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel on April 11, 2014.
Education

85 Per Cent Mastery in Literacy By 2015 – Education Minister

Jamaica is expected to achieve the target of 85 per cent mastery in literacy among Grade Four students by 2015. This was disclosed by Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites at the Western Union Teachers’ Workshop, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel on Friday, April 11. Mr. Thwaites explained that this forecast is based on the trends from the...
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