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The original building constructed by the Government of Jamaica in 1914, to house the Burnt Savannah Primary School, in St. Elizabeth. The building is still being used today to house four classrooms.

Burnt Savannah Primary – 100 Years of Commitment to Education

The Burnt Savannah Primary School, formerly the Burnt Savannah All Age School, in St. Elizabeth, has accomplished the enviable achievement of shaping young minds, for 100 years. The school has been in operation since 1914, when the Government of Jamaica...

Deputy Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden (seated right), along with Principal at Cumberland High School, Dahlia Black (left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to implement a Citizenship Incentive Awards Programme, for students at the institution. The signing was held on Monday, June 9, at the St. Catherine institution. Also participating are (from left): Administrator for the Vision 2030 Secretariat at the PIOJ, Nadine Thompson; Communications Specialist, Carmen Miller; and Vice Principal at the school, Maureen Nelson.

PIOJ Signs MOU with Cumberland High for Citizenship Incentive Awards Programme

The nation’s leaders, headed by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated centre) and Lady Allen (second right); Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left); Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left); and Jamaica Teachers’ Association President (JTA), Clayton Hall (right), pose with the 40 educators who received the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education on June 9, at Jamaica House.

40 Educators to Receive Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean gives an update on the Ministry’s Textbook Programme at a JIS Think Tank session held today ( June 6) at the agency’s Half Way Tree Road offices.

Education Ministry Cuts Textbook Budget By 30 Per Cent

Executives of the University of Technology (UTech) with a representational cheque for $500,000, which was presented by First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union to implement a pilot business education and entrepreneurship project in five high schools in the Corporate Area. The cheque was presented at the official launch of the project on Tuesday, June 4, at UTech’s Papine campus in St. Andrew. At second right is: Senior Marketing Officer, First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union, Diana Allen. Members of UTech’s management team from left are: Senior Director, Planning and Projects, Denise Stephenson-Hammil; from the Faculty of Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies: Dean, Dr. Rohan Lewis; Head, School of Technical and Vocational Education, Dr. Leonie Clarke; Programme Director, Business and Computer Studies Programme, Vivia Clarke; and Co-ordinator, Graduate Studies Programme, Dr. Sybil Hamil.

UTECH Launches Business Education/Entrepreneurship Pilot Project

12 years ago EducationParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015

Schools to be Used as Performing Arts Centres

The Ministries of Tourism and Entertainment, and Education, have partnered in an engagement that will see several high schools being utilised as performing arts centres. Arising from this, an initial four institutions - Jamaica College and St. Andrew High School in St. Andrew; Guys Hill High School, St. Catherine; and Manchester High School, Manchester - have been selected for improvement...

12 years ago Education

Grade 4 Literacy Test Tomorrow

The Ministry of Education will administer the annual Grade 4 Literacy Test (G4LT) and the General Achievement in Numeracy (GAIN), on Thursday and Friday, June 5 and 6. According to the Ministry, 52,804 students will sit the literacy test which consists of three components: word recognition, reading comprehension and writing task; while 43,717 will sit the numeracy test comprising five...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (File)

12 years ago Education

Men Urged to Play a Greater Role in the Lives of Their Children

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is calling on Jamaican men to play a greater role in the lives of their children. “Absentee fatherhood is pulling down Jamaica and it does not matter how much money we get, we will not be able to restore Jamaica, unless we restore family life to its proper order,” the Minister said. Rev. Thwaites,...

Fifth grader at John Rollins Success Primary School in St. James, William Grant ( 2nd right), explains the concept of renewable energy to Principal, Yvonne Miller-Wisdom (2nd left), during the Boys Exposition held at the school. Listening keenly are: William’s classmates, Rahmon Lewis (left), dressed as Avengers action superhero – Ironman; and Samaria Passley. The exposition formed part of the school’s 10th anniversary celebrations, between May 25 and 30.

12 years ago Education

John Rollins Primary Celebrates the Success of Its Boys

As part of activities commemorating its 10th anniversary, John Rollins Success Primary School in St. James, staged its inaugural Boys Exposition, which focused on the institution’s male students. Aptly dubbed – ‘The Boys’ – the exposition, held on May 27, showcased a multi-dimensional presentation of work that the male students have been producing since the start of the school year,...

Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites makes his contribution to the 2014/14 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 7.

12 years ago Education

Education Ministry Develops Master Booklist for Schools

The Ministry of Education has compiled a master list of supplementary textbooks for grades 1-9 that will be sent to schools starting this week. This is in keeping with the recent call by Education Minister Ronald Thwaites in Parliament for principals to require parents to purchase only books approved by the Ministry. The Ministry said that its decision to approve...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (3rd right), participates in the symbolic ribbon cutting exercise to officially open the Eric Malcolm Basic School, Parks Road, St. Andrew, on May 22. The school was built by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at a cost of $38.6 million, with financing provided under its Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) programme, and contributions from residents of Parks Road. The school is affiliated with the Church of God of Prophecy in Jamaica. Also participating in the exercise are (from left): the School Board’s Chairman, Pastor Spencer Maitland; Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Overseer for the Church of God of Prophecy, Pastor Rudolph Daley; National Overseer of the Church of God of Prophecy in Jamaica, Bishop Winston Leith; JSIF’s General Manager in charge of Finance, Orville Hall; and School Principal, Audrey Wallace.

12 years ago Education

New Basic School for Children of Parks Road

Forty-one infants, aged four to six years, of Eric Malcolm Basic School, in the community of Parks Road, West Rural St. Andrew, now have a new facility, which was constructed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at a cost of $38.6 million. The institution, which is affiliated with the Parks Road Church of God of Prophecy, was constructed under...

12 years ago EducationNational Security

Juvenile Remandees Receiving Better Access to Education

Twenty-six youngsters from juvenile correctional centres across the island are now sitting Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) examinations, as the Government improves the educational programmes of these institutions. Commissioner of Corrections, Jevene Bent, who made the disclosure, said several improvements have been made to enhance the quality of education offered within the island’s four juvenile institutions. She was responding to questions...