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...

Minister of Education, Hon Rev. Ronald Thwaites says teachers who prey on students must be reported to the police immediately by the appropriate authority from the affected schools. The Minister was responding to comments made by Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon-Harrison that since the start of 2014, her Office has received increased reports of teaching professionals having inappropriate relations with students....

The Government has increased expenditure on early childhood education to $14.1 billion. This represents 18 per cent of the Education Ministry’s recurrent budget. An additional $316.5 million will be spent on supporting and improving early childhood education. Making the disclosure in his contribution to the Sectoral 2014/2015 Budget Debate in Parliament on Wednesday, May 7, Minister of Education, Rev. Hon...

The Government is increasing the subsidy provided to early childhood teachers by 15 per cent, with further adjustments to be made in the next financial year. Making the disclosure on Wednesday, May 7, during his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites, said the increase is part of measures...

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) has received US$2 million in grant funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to implement the ‘JLS: Using Technology to Empower Individuals and Communities for Development’ project. “It will allow for the extension of technological opportunities in our libraries and other appropriate facilities throughout Jamaica,” Minister of Education, the Hon Rev Ronald Thwaites informed,...

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,...