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Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (centre), listens to a question from a student, during a motivational session on November 21, at the Hampton School in St. Elizabeth. Minister Falconer is a past student of the Hampton School.
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (centre), listens to a question from a student, during a motivational session on November 21, at the Hampton School in St. Elizabeth. Minister Falconer is a past student of the Hampton School.

Senator Falconer Bonds with Hampton High School Students

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer’s presentation to students at her alma mater, Hampton High School in St. Elizabeth, on Thursday (November 21), has left an indelible impression on the young ladies with whom she interacted....
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, emphasizes a point while addressing the Kensington Primary School’s Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) General Meeting, held on November 20 at the institution’s location in Greater Portmore, St. Catherine.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, emphasizes a point while addressing the Kensington Primary School’s Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) General Meeting, held on November 20 at the institution’s location in Greater Portmore, St. Catherine.

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Acting Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell
Acting Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell

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Acting Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell
Acting Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell

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Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie (right), listens attentively as member of the International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC), Kathryn Buford (centre), explains the significance of one of the posters on display at the Embassy of Jamaica. Looking on (at left) is founder of the IRPC, Michael Thompson. The exhibition, which was officially opened by Ambassador Vasciannie at the Embassy on November 14, will run for one week.
Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie (right), listens attentively as member of the International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC), Kathryn Buford (centre), explains the significance of one of the posters on display at the Embassy of Jamaica. Looking on (at left) is founder of the IRPC, Michael Thompson. The exhibition, which was officially opened by Ambassador Vasciannie at the Embassy on November 14, will run for one week.

Alpha Boys’ School to Benefit From Sale of Posters

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Gov’t Fast Tracks Programme To Remove Pit Latrines From Schools

The Government is accelerating its programme to provide schools across the island with modern sanitary facilities. Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said 53 pit latrines will be removed this academic year and replaced with flush systems. She was speaking on November 20, at the weekly Jamaica House press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister. A...
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Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie (right), listens attentively as member of the International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC), Kathryn Buford (centre), explains the significance of one of the posters on display at the Embassy of Jamaica. Looking on (at left) is founder of the IRPC, Michael Thompson. The exhibition, which was officially opened by Ambassador Vasciannie at the Embassy on November 14, will run for one week.
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Alpha Boys’ School To Benefit From Sale Of Posters

The Alpha Boys’ School music department will benefit from the sale of posters that were entered in the second International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC). The IRPC 2013  exhibition, which will run for one week at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C., was officially opened to the public on  November 14. Founder of the IRPC, Mr. Michael Thompson said that...
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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), addresses the launch of the national policy for the reintegration of school aged mothers into the formal school system, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown Kingston, on November 15. Seated are: Assistant Representative, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Melisa McNeil-Barrett (left), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Elaine Foster Allen.
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Policy Launched To Ensure Teen Mothers Continue Education

The Ministry of Education has launched the much anticipated national policy for the reintegration of school aged mothers into the formal school system. The document sets out clear guidelines to ensure that teen mothers are not denied the opportunity to re-enter the formal school system, to continue their education. Production of the policy document was supported by the United Nations...
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President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Errol Morrison, addresses the audience at the recent launch of
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UTech Students Giving Back To Society

Students of the University of Technology (UTech) have given more than one million hours of service to the nation through community programmes over the past 20 years, and have donated millions of dollars to selected needy institutions. This year, the students have again committed to the decades-old tradition of assisting various national charity organizations through the staging of the annual...
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Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Grace McLean (right), presents the LASCO/Ministry of Education Teacher of the Year trophy to Janet Walters from the John Rollins Success Primary School (2nd right), while Founder and Executive Chairman LASCO Affiliated Companies, Lascelles Chin (left), hands the Principal of the Year trophy to Norman Malcolm of the Windward Road Primary and Junior High School. Occasion was the award ceremony held yesterday (Nov. 13), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Sharing the moment is Managing Director, LASCO Manufacturing Limited, Dr. Eileen Chin.
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Gov’t Will Ensure Consensus on Teaching Council Bill

Education Minister, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, is reiterating the Government’s commitment to ensuring consensus on the proposed Jamaica Teaching Council Bill, before steps are taken to pass legislation entrenching the organisation. “We are committed and have expended the time and will expend more time as much as is necessary for the process of consultation and broad acceptance among all stakeholders....
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, emphasizes a point as he addresses the official opening ceremony of the University of Technology
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Education Minister Hails Expansion of UTECH to Montego Bay

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has welcomed the expansion of the University of Technology (UTech) to western Jamaica, noting that the move represents a good investment by the institution in Jamaica’s future. He was speaking at the official opening ceremony for the new campus located on Dome Street in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday, November 8. “Today...
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