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Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites makes his contribution to the 2014/14 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 7.

Education Ministry Develops Master Booklist for Schools

The Ministry of Education has compiled a master list of supplementary textbooks for grades 1-9 that will be sent to schools starting this week. This is in keeping with the recent call by Education Minister Ronald Thwaites in Parliament for...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (3rd right), participates in the symbolic ribbon cutting exercise to officially open the Eric Malcolm Basic School, Parks Road, St. Andrew, on May 22. The school was built by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at a cost of $38.6 million, with financing provided under its Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) programme, and contributions from residents of Parks Road. The school is affiliated with the Church of God of Prophecy in Jamaica. Also participating in the exercise are (from left): the School Board’s Chairman, Pastor Spencer Maitland; Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Overseer for the Church of God of Prophecy, Pastor Rudolph Daley; National Overseer of the Church of God of Prophecy in Jamaica, Bishop Winston Leith; JSIF’s General Manager in charge of Finance, Orville Hall; and School Principal, Audrey Wallace.

New Basic School for Children of Parks Road

Former Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Kenneth Hall (left), presents Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, with a copy of the syllabus for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Physical Education and Sport, during the official launch of the programme on May 20 at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston. Five new subjects have been added to the syllabus, including Agricultural Science, Entrepreneurship, Performing Arts, Physical Education and Sport, and Tourism.

Five New Subjects Added to CAPE Syllabus

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) views the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) Child Protection Committee’s Annual Child Month Exhibition and speaks with Paediatrician, Dr. Cecilia Henny-Harry, (centre) and Resident, Dr. Shari Young. Minister Thwaites challenged the members of the CRH Child Protection Committee to provide the necessary referral and intervention services for the children access treatment at CRH.

MOE and VOUCH to Provide Diagnostic Services For Special Needs Children

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), is greeted by Managing Director, Wonder World Early Childhood Institution, Garthia Boyd, on his arrival at the school’s annual parenting forum on Friday, May 16.

Quality Early Childhood Education Critical – Rev. Thwaites

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Juvenile Remandees Receiving Better Access to Education

Twenty-six youngsters from juvenile correctional centres across the island are now sitting Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) examinations, as the Government improves the educational programmes of these institutions. Commissioner of Corrections, Jevene Bent, who made the disclosure, said several improvements have been made to enhance the quality of education offered within the island’s four juvenile institutions. She was responding to questions...

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Waterford High Students Develop Anti-Praedial Larceny Device

A group of innovative youngsters from Waterford High School in St. Catherine are proposing the use of modern technology to assist in the fight against praedial larceny. The four students, Cardia Williams; Kema Anderson; Ifanie Grant; and Shenel Allen, under the guidance of their science teacher, Tera Rankine, have designed an anti-praedial larceny device, which they hope will help to...

The two teams tying for first place in the Katalyxt Youth Innovators’ Competition, Campion College and Guy’s Hill High School, with their trophies, during a special awards ceremony held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday, May 14. The Guy’s Hill team members are (from left): Kymani Malvo; Shemar Gilbert; Johnnoy Barnett; and Akeem Brooks. The Campion College team comprises (from right): Darien Francis; Raheem Henry; Tajay Watson; and Kareem Marshall.

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Youth Innovators Competition Attracts Impressive Inventions

Two ground-breaking teams from Guy’s Hill High school in St. Catherine, and Campion College in St. Andrew, have tied for first place in this year’s Katalyxt Youth Innovators’ Competition. Third place went to Excelsior High School, while Central High placed fourth, and Lennon High School placed fifth. The five schools headed a list of more than 20 institutions to walk...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) addresses the opening ceremony of the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) Child Protection Committee Child Month Exhibition at the facility in Montego Bay on Thursday, May 15. The theme for the annual exhibition was ‘Parents take responsibility: Break the cycle’.

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Ministry Ramps up School Feeding Programme

Starting this September the Ministry of Education will be providing free breakfast daily to 138,000 children, or 70 per cent of the cohort in early childhood institutions, across the island. The remaining 30 per cent will have the option of making a contribution or paying in full for their breakfasts and lunches. Food for the programme will be provided by...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the opening ceremony of the Cornwall Regional Hospital’s Child Protection Committee’s (CPC) annual Child Month exhibition on May 15 at the hospital, in Montego Bay. The exhibition has as its theme: ‘Parents take responsibility: break the cycle’.

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Education Minister Emphasises the Importance of Stable Family Structures

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is underscoring the importance of good parenting and stable family structures to Jamaica achieving its 2030 objectives for economic prosperity and social well being. “It is not okay for our young women and men to have children without knowing how they are going to take care of them. A child grows up well...

Minister of Education. Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), speaks with Katalyxt representative, Stephanie Thomas, during the company’s Youth Innovators’ Competition awards ceremony, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on May 14.

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Education Ministry to Focus on the Sciences in High Schools

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says increased emphasis will be placed on teaching the sciences in all secondary schools, starting this financial year. This move is consistent with the Ministry’s plans to fully and formally integrate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) into the education system. Rev. Thwaites, who was speaking at the Katalyxt Youth Innovators’ Competition awards ceremony...

Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (left) and Chief Executive Officer of the Petro Caribe Fund, Dr. Wesley Hughes (centre), listen to Chairman of the Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation, Kenneth Benjamin, during a walk at the Hope Zoo, today (May 13). Occasion was the closing ceremony for the Alternative Livelihoods and Skills Development Hope Zoo Landscape Training Project.

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Students Benefit from Hope Zoo Initiative

Approximately 10,000 students have benefitted from non-traditional teaching methods, aimed at improving their learning patterns, under a $19.4 million initiative undertaken at the Hope Zoo in St. Andrew. The engagement, an education project tour, was jointly implemented by the Ministry of Education, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), and Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation, with financing from the Petro Caribe Development Fund....