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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (3rd left), interfaces with Grade 10 students of Anchovy High School in St. James, from left: Anesia Eldermire, Kijori Harris, Keneisha Harvey, Dacia Vincent and Crystal Smith, following Friday’s (June 20) groundbreaking ceremony at Montpelier, St. James, where the institution’s second campus will be established. Rev. Thwaites delivered the keynote address.

$120 Million Second Campus for Anchovy High

The Government will be spending $120 million to transform the facility in Montpelier, St. James, where Haitian refugees were housed, into a second campus for Anchovy High School. Education Minister, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites in addressing a ceremony at the...

Education Minister Wants Mandatory Inclusion of Schools in Housing Developments

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left), looks on as Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (right), and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (fourth left), unveil a plaque at the official opening of the Parade Gardens Community Centre, in Down Town Kingston, on June 18. Others (from left) are: Director of Crime Prevention and Community Safety, in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Brown; and President of the Parade Gardens Community Development Council, Sandra Buchanan.

New Community Centre for Parade Gardens and Environs

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean. (FILE)

Education Ministry Urges Schools to Cut Cost of Graduation

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, makes a point during a press briefing held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices on June 17 to release the results of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT).

More Than 70% of GSAT Students Placed in Schools of Choice

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), presents educator, Jennifer Hewitt, with her award for 40 years of devoted service to education. Miss Hewitt was among 40 outstanding educators who were honoured during a ceremony for the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to education, held on the lawns of Jamaica House, on June 12.

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Outstanding Teachers Honoured at Jamaica House

They act as caregivers, assume the roles of parents and counsellors, and provide other support as they mold many brilliant young minds, often employing unorthodox teaching methods. As unsung heroes of the classroom, they also sacrifice their time, funds and effort to ensure Jamaica’s children receive the best education. It is in recognition of their immense value and contributions that...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre); presents former Secretary-General of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Dr. Adolph Cameron, with his award for years of service to education. Dr. Cameron, along with 39 other educators, were honoured during the presentation ceremony for the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education, on the lawns of Jamaica House on Thursday, June 12.

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PM Praises Nation’s Teachers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has praised the nation’s teachers for dedicating their lives to not only advancing education, but transforming the country’s populace through selfless acts of kindness. “Many of you have for decades voluntarily given of your time and resources, beyond the call of duty as dictated by your job descriptions. In addition to providing...

The original building constructed by the Government of Jamaica in 1914, to house the Burnt Savannah Primary School, in St. Elizabeth. The building is still being used today to house four classrooms.

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Burnt Savannah Primary – 100 Years of Commitment to Education

The Burnt Savannah Primary School, formerly the Burnt Savannah All Age School, in St. Elizabeth, has accomplished the enviable achievement of shaping young minds, for 100 years. The school has been in operation since 1914, when the Government of Jamaica constructed the first building for the institution, to accommodate students who received their tutoring at the Baptist and Methodist churches...

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Schools to be Used as Performing Arts Centres

The Ministries of Tourism and Entertainment, and Education, have partnered in an engagement that will see several high schools being utilised as performing arts centres. Arising from this, an initial four institutions - Jamaica College and St. Andrew High School in St. Andrew; Guys Hill High School, St. Catherine; and Manchester High School, Manchester - have been selected for improvement...

Deputy Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden (seated right), along with Principal at Cumberland High School, Dahlia Black (left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to implement a Citizenship Incentive Awards Programme, for students at the institution. The signing was held on Monday, June 9, at the St. Catherine institution. Also participating are (from left): Administrator for the Vision 2030 Secretariat at the PIOJ, Nadine Thompson; Communications Specialist, Carmen Miller; and Vice Principal at the school, Maureen Nelson.

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PIOJ Signs MOU with Cumberland High for Citizenship Incentive Awards Programme

Students at Cumberland High School, in St. Catherine, will be given recognition for their knowledge of the Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan through a Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Citizenship Incentive Awards Programme. Under the programme, students will focus on fostering a secure, cohesive and just environment, as outlined in Goal number two of Vision 2030 which speaks to...

The nation’s leaders, headed by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated centre) and Lady Allen (second right); Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left); Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left); and Jamaica Teachers’ Association President (JTA), Clayton Hall (right), pose with the 40 educators who received the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education on June 9, at Jamaica House.

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40 Educators to Receive Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation

Forty of the nation’s distinguished educators are to be recognised by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller for their outstanding contribution to the development of Jamaica in the field of Education. The educators will be presented with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to Education, at a ceremony scheduled for the Lawns of Jamaica House on...

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean gives an update on the Ministry’s Textbook Programme at a JIS Think Tank session held today ( June 6) at the agency’s Half Way Tree Road offices.

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Education Ministry Cuts Textbook Budget By 30 Per Cent

The Ministry of Education has reduced its expenditure on the procurement of textbooks for the 2014/15 academic year by 30 per cent. This has resulted in a decrease in the quantity of replacement books to be purchased. Over $900 million has been allocated to the National Textbook Programme for this financial year, with a projected $88 million to be saved...