In the new academic year, the Ministry of Education will begin contributing an additional $2,000 towards auxiliary fees for the 82,181 students on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says this will provide additional financial relief to numerous schools, particularly those with a large number of PATH beneficiaries. Rev. Thwaites made...

The National Council on Education has reviewed all submissions on the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Bill and the 1980 Code of Regulations. “They have canvassed and taken into account everybody’s point of view, and I am pleased to tell you that I have received final report on both issues,” Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, told the House of...

The Government will spend $2.4 billion this fiscal year to ensure that students benefitting from the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), continue to receive free lunch three days per week. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites, in his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday,...

Beginning September, physical education and sport will be added to the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) syllabus. Making the announcement, Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, said this proposed introduction, is a “positive development” and reflects the Ministry’s thrust to integrate more technical and vocational subjects into the secondary school curriculum. “This is a necessary rebranding exercise because over...

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...

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 contends that many of the challenges children currently encounter result from the fact that “our families are not as strong...

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...