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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second right), sharing a light moment with student at Dupoint Primary School, Keyshawn Johnson (right), while Marketing/Sales Manager, Seprod Group Ltd, Marcia Kitson-Walters (third left) and President, Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Dr. Mark Nicely (left), interact with students at Mona Heights Primary, Monique Joseph (third right) and Shadika Hamilton, during the launch of the Butterkist National Primary Schools Mathematics Competition, at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday, April 15.

Education Ministry Recruiting Math Specialists

The Ministry of Education is recruiting Math specialists for the upcoming 2014/15 academic year, to be placed in several schools across the island. “We have had to find over $150 million extra this year to get the programme underway, which...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), receives a copy of the evaluation report for the Mutual Building Societies Foundation (MBSF) Creating Centres of Excellence project, from General Manager, Jamaica National Building Society, Earl Jarrett (left);. At centre is Chairman, Victoria Mutual Building Society, Michael McMorris. Occasion was the presentation of findings from the evaluation report to the public at the Mona Visitors' Lodge, University of the West Indies, on April 11.

Performance and Behaviour Improved in Six High Schools

Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Thwaites (left) enjoys a conversation with (from right): Teacher at Mona Heights Primary, Dionne McKreth; Marketing Manager at Western Union Jamaica, Vinette Rowe; and teacher at Norman Gardens Primary and Junior High School, Shelly Ann Webber Hibbert. They were attending the Western Union Teachers’ Workshop, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel on April 11, 2014.

85 Per Cent Mastery in Literacy By 2015 – Education Minister

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites emphasises a point while making his presentation, during the dissemination session for the School-to-Work Transition Survey at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on Friday, April 11.

Government-Assisted Students Urged To Sit CSEC Exams

Guidance Counsellor at Spot Valley High School in St. James, Georgia Spence-Gooden (centre), along with students, Olivia Shaw-Smith (left), and Laveina Lawson, view displays during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Regional Dissemination Session, which was held at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay, on April 4, to present the findings and recommendations of a School-to-Work Transition Survey (SWTS).

Students Urged to Include Vocational Training in Their Studies

Principal Director for Culture, in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Dahlia Harris (right), presents St. Hugh’s High School, with the top trophy for winning the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) 2013/ 2014 Arts and Craft in Schools Competition, on April 9, at the IOJ in downtown, Kingston. Accepting the trophy and prizes on behalf of the school are: Head of the Arts Department at the school, Alishia Wilks-James; and students, Chantal Newman, and Ackeilia Caine.

12 years ago Education

St. Hugh’s Cops Top Spot in IOJ Art Competition

The St. Hugh’s High School, in St. Andrew, is the winner of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) 2013/ 2014 Arts and Craft in Schools Competition. The competition, which began in 1938, showcased the many areas of art being taught in schools, whilst encouraging and exposing the creativity of children, at the National Exhibition for Arts in School, held at the...

Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Information Service, Oroyo Eubanks (left), engages Grade 2 students at the Allman Town Primary School as they observe Reading Day on April 8. The event is part of Western Union Reading Week, being celebrated April 7-11 under the theme: ‘A Great Reader Makes a Great Leader’.

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015EducationParliament

$27 Million for Initiatives to Improve Children’s Learning Environment

As the Government continues its work to improve the learning environment for the nation’s children, $27 million will be expended this fiscal year towards this objective. The activities will be carried out under the Promoting Quality Education and Advancing the Reality of a Child Friendly Environment project, for which the funds have been provided in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure,...

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Jamaica Lauded for Achieving MDG of Universal Primary Education

With a net primary school enrollment rate of over 90 per cent, Jamaica has already achieved the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of universal primary education. United Nations Resident Coordinator, Dr. Arun Kayshup, has congratulated the Ministry of Education on “meeting this important achievement”, which is the second of eight Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015. The others are:...

Dr. Rebecca Tortella, General Manager-Spanish Foundation, Victoria Tur, Deputy Spanish Ambassador and the Minister of Education Rev. Ronald Thwaites at the Jessie Ripoll Primary on Read Across Jamaica Day in May 2013. (FILE)

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015EducationParliament

$205 Million for Reading Project in Primary Schools

Action to improve the reading skills of primary school students has been further bolstered with an allotment of $205 million in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The funds have been provided under a joint project between the Ministry of Education and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), aimed at increasing grades One...

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)

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015EducationParliament

$60 Million Budgeted to Build More Classrooms

Additional classrooms are to be constructed at four primary schools across the island this fiscal year, at a cost of $60 million. The money has been allotted in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, under the Primary Education Support Project, which seeks to improve the performance, efficiency and equity of the primary education system. This objective is being realised through the...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), leafs through the opening chapter of a Nancy Drew novel chosen by Allman Town Primary students Abbey-Joy Smith (centre), and Vashika Nelson, during the school’s Reading Day on April 8. The event is part of Western Union Reading Week, being celebrated April 7-11 under the theme: ‘A Great Reader Makes a Great Leader’.

12 years ago Education

Students Urged to Make Use of Libraries

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is encouraging students to read and make good use of libraries across the island, to help in advancing their education. “If you don’t have a good library in your school, then ask for the library service to send you a book mobile,” the Minister said. Rev. Thwaites was addressing the opening ceremony of Reading...

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015EducationParliament

$940 Million for 150 School Inspections This Year

Another 150 school inspections are to be carried out this fiscal year, funded by a budget of $940 million, under the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP). This follows the 801 inspections undertaken across the island by the National Education Inspectorate (NEI) last year. The NEI inspects, assesses and reviews the quality of education services and standards in public schools. The ESTP...