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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is greeted by Managing Director of Courts Jamaica Limited, Dennis Harris, just before the start of the company’s scholarship awards ceremony on August 29, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is greeted by Managing Director of Courts Jamaica Limited, Dennis Harris, just before the start of the company’s scholarship awards ceremony on August 29, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

Courts Jamaica’s Scholarship Awardees Grateful

Courts Jamaica’s scholarship award recipients are expressing gratitude for the assistance, noting that it will ease the financial burden on their parents. Fifty-five students, who will be attending secondary and tertiary institutions in September, have been awarded scholarships by the...
General Manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Desmond Malcolm (right), presents a cheque for $10,000, to Leanna Bernard, who will be attending St. Hugh’s High school in September. Occasion was the agency’s annual scholarship awards ceremony held on August 29, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
General Manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Desmond Malcolm (right), presents a cheque for $10,000, to Leanna Bernard, who will be attending St. Hugh’s High school in September. Occasion was the agency’s annual scholarship awards ceremony held on August 29, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

UDC Awards $250,000 in Scholarships to Children of Staff
Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (right) accepts a token from Principal, Jamaica College, Senator Ruel Reid during the official opening of the institution’s state-of-the-art museum on August 28, at its Old Hope Road grounds in St. Andrew.
Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (right) accepts a token from Principal, Jamaica College, Senator Ruel Reid during the official opening of the institution’s state-of-the-art museum on August 28, at its Old Hope Road grounds in St. Andrew.

97 Per Cent of Grade Seven Cohort Placed in High School
Deputy Executive Director of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), Dr. Grace-Camille Munroe.
Deputy Executive Director of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), Dr. Grace-Camille Munroe.

Persons Get Second Chance with HSDE Programme
Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean, addressing education stakeholders at the pilot launch of the Ministry’s early Detection, Support and Intervention (EDSI) programme, at the Riu Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on August 26. The programme is being rolled out in 56 schools across the island.
Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean, addressing education stakeholders at the pilot launch of the Ministry’s early Detection, Support and Intervention (EDSI) programme, at the Riu Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on August 26. The programme is being rolled out in 56 schools across the island.

Education Ministry Ready for New School Year

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Education Ministry Deploys Mathematics Specialists and Coaches

Eighty (80) mathematics specialists and coaches, who have been recruited by the Ministry of Education under the National Mathematics Programme, will be deployed on Monday (September 1). The disclosure was made by Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites in his Back-to-School broadcast which was aired on Sunday (August 31). “We will be sending out 80 maths coaches and specialists to 150...
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Over $400 Million Invested in Upgrading of JC Over Nine Years

Over the past nine years, the Jamaica College (JC) Foundation has invested over $400 million in upgrading the facilities of the prestigious Old Hope Road-based institution. This was disclosed by Chairman of the Foundation, Hon. R. Danny Williams on August 28, at the official opening of a state-of-the-art museum on the grounds of the school. “This has been in the...
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PM Opens Renovated Basic School and Community Centre in Clarendon

Residents of Silent Hill, Clarendon, are welcoming renovation of the district’s basic school and community centre, at a combined cost of $37.9 million. A total of 66 students and three teachers will benefit from the newly refurbished facilities at the Walders Run Early Childhood Institution, while the renovated Silent Hill Multi-Purpose Sports Complex will serve residents from more than five...
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Re-Branded Hopewell Centre of Excellence Opens September 1

Plans are well advanced for the opening of the re-branded Hopewell Centre of Excellence in Technical and Vocational Studies, formerly the Hopewell High School, in Hanover, for the new academic year, which begins on Monday, September 1. Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean, told JIS News that the re-branding process is far advanced and although...
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UWI Affiliated Programmes Extended To All Teachers Colleges

Teachers will no longer have to take extended leave to obtain university qualification, as effective September, the University of the West Indies (UWI) Affiliated Programmes will be extended to all teachers’ colleges. “From September, all of our teachers’ college degrees are going to have the quality…and they are going to be articulated…connected and a teachers’ college degree …will become a...
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Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean, addressing education stakeholders at the pilot launch of the Ministry’s early Detection, Support and Intervention (EDSI) programme, at the Riu Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on August 26. The programme is being rolled out in 56 schools across the island.
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Chief Education Officer Calls for Full Support of EDSI

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean, is calling for full support of the Ministry’s Early Detection, Support and Intervention (EDSI) programme in the schools. Speaking at the launch of the pilot for the programme in 56 Primary and High Schools at the Rui Hotel, in St. Ann, on August 26, Dr. McLean said the project...
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Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (2nd right), shares a moment with members of the East Central St. James Education Trust during a luncheon on Friday, August 22, at the Sunset Beach Resort in Montego Bay. They are (from left): Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Edmund Bartlett; Chairman of the Education Council, Yvonne Miller Wisdom; and Principal of Buckingham Primary School, Marcia Findlator Dixon.
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Education Ministry Working to Address Needs in East Central St. James

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Ministry will continue to work with stakeholders in East Central St. James to address needs at the primary and secondary levels. He was speaking after a tour of primary schools in the constituency on Monday, August 25, with Member of Parliament, Edmund Bartlett. Minister Thwaites, said he is aware of the challenges...
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