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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is assisted by Rev. Lorrel Garwood to unveil the sign for the Torrington Early Childhood Centre in Westmoreland, which was opened on February 27. (FILE)
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is assisted by Rev. Lorrel Garwood to unveil the sign for the Torrington Early Childhood Centre in Westmoreland, which was opened on February 27. (FILE)

$60 Million Budgeted to Build More Classrooms

Additional classrooms are to be constructed at four primary schools across the island this fiscal year, at a cost of $60 million. The money has been allotted in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, under the Primary Education Support Project, which...
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), leafs through the opening chapter of a Nancy Drew novel chosen by Allman Town Primary students Abbey-Joy Smith (centre), and Vashika Nelson, during the school’s Reading Day on April 8. The event is part of Western Union Reading Week, being celebrated April 7-11 under the theme: ‘A Great Reader Makes a Great Leader’.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), leafs through the opening chapter of a Nancy Drew novel chosen by Allman Town Primary students Abbey-Joy Smith (centre), and Vashika Nelson, during the school’s Reading Day on April 8. The event is part of Western Union Reading Week, being celebrated April 7-11 under the theme: ‘A Great Reader Makes a Great Leader’.

Students Urged to Make Use of Libraries
Windward Road Primary and Junior High School student, Princess Rainford (seated), demonstrates her proficiency of the computer to Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (2nd right). The Minister was touring sections of the school, during a visit to the institution’s East Kingston location on October 24. Looking on at right, is principal, Norman Malcolm. (FILE)
Windward Road Primary and Junior High School student, Princess Rainford (seated), demonstrates her proficiency of the computer to Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (2nd right). The Minister was touring sections of the school, during a visit to the institution’s East Kingston location on October 24. Looking on at right, is principal, Norman Malcolm. (FILE)

$1.2 Billion to be Spent on E-Learning Project
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), is greeted by students at the Red Hills Primary School in St. Andrew, at the official opening of the institution on February 26. Looking on in background is Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Paul Buchanan. (FILE)
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), is greeted by students at the Red Hills Primary School in St. Andrew, at the official opening of the institution on February 26. Looking on in background is Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Paul Buchanan. (FILE)

$615 Million for Infrastructural Works at Schools
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), observes while students from the Westmoreland-based Culloden Early Childhood Institution use learning tools, at the launch of Project Sprout, an early childhood improvement initiative being spearheaded by the Sandals Foundation, at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, in Kingston, on March 18.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), observes while students from the Westmoreland-based Culloden Early Childhood Institution use learning tools, at the launch of Project Sprout, an early childhood improvement initiative being spearheaded by the Sandals Foundation, at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, in Kingston, on March 18.

$231 Million to Expand Classroom Blocks

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$940 Million for 150 School Inspections This Year

Another 150 school inspections are to be carried out this fiscal year, funded by a budget of $940 million, under the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP). This follows the 801 inspections undertaken across the island by the National Education Inspectorate (NEI) last year. The NEI inspects, assesses and reviews the quality of education services and standards in public schools. The ESTP...
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Universities Urged to Consider Non-Academic Achievements

Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC), Maxine Henry-Wilson, is insisting that reform of the tertiary education system must include institutions taking into account the non-academic experience of applicants. Mrs. Henry-Wilson, who was the keynote speaker at the International University of the Caribbean (IUC) Research Day Conference 2014, held on Thursday, April 3, said currently,...
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Budget 2014/2015Education

$177 Million to Complete UTECH Hospitality School

An allocation of $177 million has been made in this year’s budget to complete the University of Technology’s (UTech) School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (SHTM). Now 85 per cent complete, work on the facility is among the various infrastructural improvements taking place at the university as part of the UTech Enhancement Project. Being funded by the Caribbean Development Bank...
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Education

Renewed Focus by HEART/NTA on Regional Vocational Training

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says there is renewed focus by HEART Trust/NTA to provide vocational training for persons in other Caribbean countries and beyond, as it does for Jamaicans. He underscored this point while addressing a reception hosted by the Education Ministry at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on April 3, for representatives attending...
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Education Ministry Improving Numeracy Among Boys

The Ministry of Education is implementing strategies aimed at improving the performance of boys in numeracy, and enabling them to be more focused on Mathematics. Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean, told JIS News on Thursday, April 3, during the John Rollin’s Success Primary Schools Math Olympics 2014 in Rose Hall, St. James, that a...
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Education

Renewed Focus by HEART/NTA on Regional Vocational Training

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says there is renewed focus by HEART Trust/NTA to provide vocational training for persons in other Caribbean countries and beyond, as it does for Jamaicans. He underscored this point while addressing a reception hosted by the Education Ministry at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on April 3, for representatives attending...
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School Chairpersons and Board Members Honoured

The Ministry of Education’s Region Six office recently honoured 25 Chairpersons and Members of Boards of government high schools in St. Catherine and Clarendon, for dedicated, exemplary and outstanding service to those institutions. At a special appreciation ceremony at the Bridge Palm Hotel, Toll Gate, in Clarendon, they were recognized for between three and 43 years of service to 21...
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