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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), converses with principal of Edwin Allen High School, Rev. Dr. Everton Walters and niece of the late Edwin Leopold Allen, Mrs. M. Gaynor, at the school’s 50th anniversary celebrations in Frankfield, Clarendon, on January 27.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), converses with principal of Edwin Allen High School, Rev. Dr. Everton Walters and niece of the late Edwin Leopold Allen, Mrs. M. Gaynor, at the school’s 50th anniversary celebrations in Frankfield, Clarendon, on January 27.

Education Minister Favours Academic-Technical Fusion

The need for a fully transformed education system, which strategically fuses the academics with technical and vocational subjects, to meet the current needs of the labour market, has been emphasized by Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. “There is demand...
Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (right), responds to a question at a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday, January 23, where he elaborated on the findings of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) report. At left is National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting; and Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (centre), who hosted the briefing.
Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (right), responds to a question at a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday, January 23, where he elaborated on the findings of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) report. At left is National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting; and Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (centre), who hosted the briefing.

JCF Study to Help, Not Shame Schools – Minister Thwaites
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), and Executive Director, HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (right), looks keenly at a robotic demonstration by President of the Jamaica College Robotic Club, Japheth Clarke. They were at a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) integration symposium held on January 23, at the HEART College of Beauty Services, Hope Road, St. Andrew.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), and Executive Director, HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (right), looks keenly at a robotic demonstration by President of the Jamaica College Robotic Club, Japheth Clarke. They were at a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) integration symposium held on January 23, at the HEART College of Beauty Services, Hope Road, St. Andrew.

STEM Academies Respond to Labour Market Needs
Governor of the Province of Bursa in the Republic of Turkey, Hon. Sahabettin Harput (right) and members of his delegation, tour a site in Ironshore Montego Bay on Friday, January 17, where his Government is looking to build a private high school for Jamaicans.
Governor of the Province of Bursa in the Republic of Turkey, Hon. Sahabettin Harput (right) and members of his delegation, tour a site in Ironshore Montego Bay on Friday, January 17, where his Government is looking to build a private high school for Jamaicans.

Ministry Looking to Build New Secondary School in Montego Bay
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (second left); along with Project Engineer, Michael Hemmings (right); President of the Rotary Club of Kingston, Allison Peart (second right); and President of Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ), Alphie Mullings-Aiken, examine the plan for the Junior Achievement (JA) BizTown, during the ground breaking ceremony for the project held on Friday (January 17), at the Ministry of Education’s Caenwood Centre complex in Kingston.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (second left); along with Project Engineer, Michael Hemmings (right); President of the Rotary Club of Kingston, Allison Peart (second right); and President of Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ), Alphie Mullings-Aiken, examine the plan for the Junior Achievement (JA) BizTown, during the ground breaking ceremony for the project held on Friday (January 17), at the Ministry of Education’s Caenwood Centre complex in Kingston.

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56 Schools for Crime Prevention Initiative

A total of 56 schools across the island will receive special attention, beginning in February, as the Ministry of Education moves to provide a school-based solution for crime and violence. The 56 institutions include 18 non-traditional junior high/high schools, which were identified in a Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) study, as having being attended by a high percentage of incarcerated persons....
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Parenting Commission to Lead Establishment of Community of Care

Education Minister Ronald Thwaites on January 22 charged the board of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) to take the lead role in establishing a “community of care” to support behaviour management programmes in schools. Minister Thwaites met with the NPSC board, chaired by Lady Rheima Hall, a day after he announced a crime preventative initiative for schools in Parliament...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), having a light discussion with Governor of Bursa, a wealthy industrial province in Turkey, Sahabettin Harput (right), on his arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on January 16. At left is the Minister’s Senior Advisor, Dr. Franklin Johnston. The nine-member delegation from the Republic of Turkey is on a three-day mission, aimed at identifying a site for the construction of a private secondary school in Jamaica.
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Delegation from Turkey to Identify Site for Private School in Jamaica

An eight-member delegation from the Republic of Turkey arrives in the island on January 16 on a three-day mission, aimed at identifying a site for the construction of a secondary school in Jamaica. The delegation is led by Governor of Bursa, a wealthy industrial province in Turkey, Sahabettin Harput and includes executives of Nilufer, a large private corporation that owns...
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Executive Director of the National Council on Education, Merris Murray.
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NCE to Train School Boards in St. Elizabeth and Manchester

The National Council on Education (NCE) will, this month, begin training persons appointed to school boards in Region 5, which comprises the parishes of St. Elizabeth and Manchester. Four training workshops, financed through the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP), are scheduled to be held on January 15, 16, 22 and 23, as the NCE continues its thrust to improve the...
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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), shares a pleasant moment with (from left): Principal of Moneague College in St. Ann, Howard Isaacs; Executive Director Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), Dr. Donna Powell-Watson; and Chairman, CCCJ, Quince Francis. Occasion was the CCCJ’s inaugural ‘Power Breakfast’ held on January7 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.
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Student Achievement Focus of Education Ministry for 2014

Education Minister, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says student achievement is the Ministry’s mantra for 2014 and will be an important marker in evaluating performance at all levels. “Every decision that we make, every course that we implement, every support that is given to any student, must be related to the outcome of student achievement, and we must value those...
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Diaspora Advisory Board member for Midwest United States, Leo Gilling.
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Diaspora Task Force Partners with JTA to Host Education Summit

The Jamaican Diaspora Education Task Force has joined forces with the Jamaica Teacher’s Association (JTA) to stage the first education summit in the island next month. The event, which will be in two phases, will kick-off at the Hilton Hotel on February 18, with over 300 education stakeholders from western Jamaica, as well as representatives from overseas. On February 19,...
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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) and Vice President, GoGSAT Limited, Shallette East (centre), listen keenly to a point being made by Chief Ideator and Resultant, The Job Bank, Dr. Leachim Semaj (right), following the launch of the Caribbean Virtual Academy (CEVA) on Thursday (January 2) at the GoGSAT offices on Cargill Avenue in Kingston.
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Internet Suppliers Urged to Expand Reach to Rural Areas

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has challenged the local suppliers of Internet access to expand their reach, especially across rural Jamaica, so that more students will be able to benefit from online learning programmes. “We need Internet access to all the nooks and crannies of Jamaica, to where the more than 1,100 public schools are by 2015, and we...
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