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Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean. (FILE)
Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean. (FILE)

Education Ministry Provides Most of the Primary Text Books

The Ministry of Education says it is providing most of the text books required at primary schools, and reiterates its call for parents to desist from purchasing the many books that are not necessary. “We provide at least 98 per...
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) is presented with a copy of the book, ‘The History of Calabar High School: 1912-2012’, by author and past student, Arnold Bertram (right), at the official launch of the publication at the Sagicor auditorium in New Kingston on July 17. In the background is Dr. Vin Lawrence, also a Calabar past student.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) is presented with a copy of the book, ‘The History of Calabar High School: 1912-2012’, by author and past student, Arnold Bertram (right), at the official launch of the publication at the Sagicor auditorium in New Kingston on July 17. In the background is Dr. Vin Lawrence, also a Calabar past student.

Every Child Has A Space In School – Minister Thwaites
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. (FILE)
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. (FILE)

STEM Academies Will Foster Human Capital Development – Minister Thwaites
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites addresses stakeholders on Tuesday, July 15, at the Young Entrepreneurs Association’s (YEA) quarterly forum, held under the theme ‘creating an entrepreneurial culture: expanding the education curriculum’, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica auditorium in Kingston.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites addresses stakeholders on Tuesday, July 15, at the Young Entrepreneurs Association’s (YEA) quarterly forum, held under the theme ‘creating an entrepreneurial culture: expanding the education curriculum’, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica auditorium in Kingston.

YEA Pushes for Introduction of Entrepreneurship in Schools
Grade Four student Janelle Dolphy of Allman Town Primary witnesses the purchase of her textbooks by mother Hortense Dolphy from Carlton Allen of Book Express. He recently delivered books ordered by the school to Principal Candi-Lee Crooks-Smith. The cost of the set of Grade Four books was a little over $6000.
Grade Four student Janelle Dolphy of Allman Town Primary witnesses the purchase of her textbooks by mother Hortense Dolphy from Carlton Allen of Book Express. He recently delivered books ordered by the school to Principal Candi-Lee Crooks-Smith. The cost of the set of Grade Four books was a little over $6000.

Booklists Reduced For New School Year

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Former Editor-in-Chief of the Gleaner Company and member of Westwood High School’s class of 1971, Wyvolyn Gager (left), receives the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from Devon Bramwell of the South Florida Chapter of the Westwood Old Girls’ Association (SFCWOGA). The presentation was made at the 2nd annual dinner and dance of the SFCWOGA held recently, at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Sunrise, Fort Lauderdale. (Photographer Derrick Scott)
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Westwood High Resumes Sixth Form in September

After 38 years of inactivity, the Westwood High School for Girls in Stewart Town, Trelawny will reopen its sixth form to students at the beginning of the new academic year in September. This was disclosed by the President of the South Florida Chapter Westwood Old Girls’ Association (SFCWOGA), Donna Nicholson, as she addressed the association’s second annual dinner and dance...
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Schools Reminded Not To Employ Substitute Teachers

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites, is reminding school administrators that there should be no employment of substitute teachers in keeping with the Ministry’s rationalisation of paid study and vacation leave granted to teachers this year. School boards and principals, he said, must schedule leave in ways that do not require the replacement of teachers. He said that simply...
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Education

Perimeter Fence at Hopewell High to be Repaired

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, said repair work on the damaged perimeter fence at the Hopewell High School, in Hanover, will be done ahead of the new academic year in September. In an interview with JIS News, during a recent tour of the institution, the Minister said the fence has been a source of concern for the Ministry and...
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Green Island High School’s all-boys acapella ensemble gives a spirited performance at the Ministry of Education’s Region 4 Back-To-School Stakeholders’ Conference at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort in Montego Bay on July 10.
Education

Education Minister Warns Non-Functioning School Boards

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites, has warned that the Ministry will dissolve school boards that are not functioning as they should. “The same way we appoint them, we will have to ‘disappoint’ them. We (will not) do it lightly and we (will not) do it contrary to the (Ministry of Education) regulations,” he stated. Minister Thwaites was addressing...
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(From left): Principal, Austin Primary School, Joney Smith; School Board member, Ervin Belinfante; Education Officer, Leeladee Gayle; General Manager, Finance, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Orville Hill; and Chairman of the School Board, Basil Bennett; participate in the signing ceremony for improvement works at the school located in St. Elizabeth. Procurement Officer, JSIF, Stephan Sinclair, observes.
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Two St. Elizabeth Schools to be Upgraded at Cost of $29 Million

Two schools in the parish of St. Elizabeth are to benefit from improvement works, which will create a more comfortable environment for students and teachers. The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), on Thursday, July 11, signed contracts valued at approximately $29 million for the refurbishing of the Austin Primary located in Myersfield, and the Bethlehem All-age and Infant School in...
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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), makes a point as he views items in an exhibition at the Hopewell High School in Hanover on Thursday, July 10. The Minister, who was on a fact finding tour of the school, said while academic areas will not be short changed, greater focus will be placed on technical and vocational areas starting in September.
Education

Education Minister Expresses Confidence in Hopewell High’s Principal

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is expressing confidence in the ability of interim Principal, Leonie Dunwell, to run the Hopewell High School in Hanover and transform the institution into a centre of excellence. During a tour of the institution on July 10, Rev. Thwaites said the Ministry is satisfied with Mrs. Dunwell’s stewardship so far. Mrs. Dunwell was appointed...
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Education

Cabinet Approves Appointment of Burchell Whiteman to Utech Council

Cabinet has approved the appointment of Ambassador Burchell Whiteman to the Council of the University of Technology (UTech). The Council is the supreme university body and has legal responsibility for all appointments and promotions, and for the maintenance of standards. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, told Wednesday’s (July 9) Jamaica House press briefing that the...
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