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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is assisted by Rev. Lorrel Garwood to unveil the sign for the Torrington Early Childhood Centre in Westmoreland, which was opened on February 27. (FILE)

Expanded Early Childhood Institutions Opened in Westmoreland

The expanded Westmoreland Early Childhood Resource Centre and the Torrington Early Childhood Centre were opened by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, on February 27. The centres, located near Savanna la Mar, were established through a collaborative partnership between...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right) is presented with a fruit basket by little Zahria Wynter, while Parish Board Chairman, Juliet
Burton-Kasantaroeno, assists at centre. Occasion was the official opening
of the Torrington Early Childhood Centre in Westmoreland on February 27.
Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission, Dr. Joan Reid, looks on at left. — Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right) is presented with a fruit basket by little Zahria Wynter, while Parish Board Chairman, Juliet Burton-Kasantaroeno, assists at centre. Occasion was the official opening of the Torrington Early Childhood Centre in Westmoreland on February 27. Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission, Dr. Joan Reid, looks on at left.

Expanded Early Childhood Institutions Opened In Westmoreland

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), is greeted by students at the Red Hills Primary School in St. Andrew, at the official opening of the institution on February 26. Looking on in background is Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Paul Buchanan. (FILE)

No Entry Test for Primary Schools – Minister Thwaites

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), in discussion with President, University of Technology (UTech), Professor Errol Morrison, at the presentation of a software to assist deaf students learn the English Language, at the Lister Mair Gilby School for the Deaf, Hope Estate, Kingston, on February 26. At left is Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell.

UTech Develops Software to Assist Deaf Students

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd right), shares a moment with (from left), Carol Dunbar of Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort; Sales Manager, Columbus Communications Jamaica Limited, Ben Buls; and Regional Manager of Wisynco Group Limited, Vivia Newman. Occasion was the media launch of the FLOW Mo’Bay City Run on February 25, at Holiday Inn in Montego Bay.

Tertiary Students to Benefit from Mo’Bay 10k Run

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Runaway Bay HEART Academy Rebranded

It began operations in 1986 with a batch of 80 trainees, as the Runaway Bay HEART Academy, mainly aimed at satisfying the demand for skilled workers in the hospitality industry. The training programmes at that time consisted of six months of theoretical training and six months of practical experience in a hotel environment, where trainees performed customer service-based duties. In...

Executive Director, Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission, Maxine Henry-Wilson addressing a public forum on ‘Financing Tertiary Education’ held on February 25, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) auditorium in New Kingston.

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Jamaicans Urged to Enroll in Accredited Tertiary Institutions

Executive Director, Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission, Maxine Henry-Wilson, is urging Jamaicans to enroll in accredited and reputable institutions when pursuing tertiary studies. “We use the word university very loosely in Jamaica, with (institutions) calling themselves university, and they are not universities. I want you to bear that in mind because when you get a certificate, whether it is a Bachelor,...

Miss Hanover Festival Queen 2013, Yolanda Ellis (right), presents a fruit basket to guest speaker and Principal of the Sam Sharpe Teachers

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Principal Calls for Discipline and Positive Values

Principal of the Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College in Granville, St. James, Dr. Asburn Pinnock, is calling on Jamaicans to promote discipline and positive values in all areas of the society. “Let us not allow our unfortunate economic situation and International Monetary Fund (IMF) stipulations to deflect our focus from the need to bond together to fight against indiscipline in our...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, unveils a plaque on February 20 dedication ceremony at the Cedar Grove Academy in Portmore, St. Catherine. Applauding (from left) are: Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; Principal of the school, Otis Brown; Chairman, Board of Governors, Rev. Dr. Wellesley Blair; and Advisor to the Prime Minister, Delano Franklyn.

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New Cedar Grove Academy Aiming For Excellence

‘The spirit of excellence is upon all of us.’ This is the value statement under which staff and students of the Cedar Grove Academy in Portmore, St. Catherine, operate. The institution, which opened its doors to its first batch of students just six months ago, is already making its mark on the local education scene, as it holds its own...

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4-H Club Training 600 Young Persons

The Jamaica 4-H Club has begun a programme to train 600 young persons for self-employment and jobs in the logistics hub. Making the announcement on February 21, at the Club’s Kingston Parish Achievement Day activities at the Duhaney Park Primary School, Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Club, Ronald Blake, disclosed that the participants, all of whom are over 17...

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Government Seeking Partners to Expand Schools

The National Education Trust (NET) is eager to partner with philanthropic and investor interests in expanding and modernising the country’s school plants. This was the word from Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, as he addressed the dedication ceremony for The Cedar Grove Academy in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Thursday, February 21. The school is the first to be...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), listens as student of St. Andrew College, Ricardo Martin (left), explains his school’s 4-H Club display which was mounted during the Kingston 4-H Clubs’ Annual Parish Achievement Day at the Duhaney Park Primary School, in Kingston, on February 21. Looking on (from second left) are: Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Board, Clifton Grant; and Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Ronald Blake.

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4-H Clubs Encouraged to Supply Food to Schools

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is encouraging the country’s 4-H clubs to supply some of the food needed for the Government’s school feeding programme, through the different agricultural pursuits. Lamenting that the Ministry is spending $4 billion a year to fund the school feeding programme, Rev. Thwaites said the Ministry is willing to enter into an agreement with...