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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), shares a light moment with immediate past Principal of the Mandeville Primary and Junior High School, Byron Farquharson (left), and his wife, Joan Farquharson, at an appreciation function for Mr. Farquharson, held yesterday (March 13) at the Kendal Conference Centre, in Manchester.

New High School to be Opened in Mandeville

A new high school will be opened in Mandeville later this year, two primary schools will be expanded and infrastructural works will be completed at the Mandeville Primary and Junior High School. This was announced by Minister of Education, Hon....

Students of the Duhuaney Park Primary School visit one of the many exhibits at the National Mathematics Expo, held at the University of the West Indies, Old Library on March 13.

Hundreds of Students Attend Mathematics EXPO

Minister Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), engages eager students at the Emmanuel Christian Academy, in St. Andrew, today (March 12). The Minister was invited to the school to make a special address to students who are preparing to sit the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) on March 20 and 21. Rev. Thwaites also answered questions posed to by students, as well as toured the facility, opened a computer laboratory which was refurbished by the Parent Teachers Association (PTA).

Minister Thwaites encourages GSAT Students

National Mathematics Coordinator at the Ministry of Education, Dr. Tamika Benjamin addresses JIS Think Tank session, on March 11. Dr. Benjamin was giving an update on the up-coming Mathematics Exposition scheduled for Thursday, March 13 at the University of West Indies, Mona Campus.

Education Ministry to Stage Math Expo

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), in discussion with Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (centre), at a handing over ceremony for seven Corporate Area schools that were upgraded by the JSIF, at a cost of over $24 million. The function was held at the Central Branch All Age School, today March 11. Also pictured is Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Mr. Desmond McKenzie (left).

Education Minister Calls on Communities to Protect Schools

12 years ago Education

Veteran Manchester Educator Honoured

Immediate past Principal of the Manchester based Mandeville Primary and Junior High School, Byron Farquharson, was recently honoured for his 44 years of service to education. At an appreciation function, held at the Kendal Conference Centre, in the parish, Mr. Farquharson was lauded for his work to transform the former Mandeville All Age to its current status of being a...

12 years ago Education

All in Place for GSAT Sitting

The Ministry of Education has advised that all is in place for the 2014 sitting of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) on Thursday, March 20 and Friday, March 21, 2014 in 1135 centres across the island. A total of 40,676 students are confirmed to sit the tests, of which 21,120 are females and 19,556 males; 4,457 registered and eligible...

12 years ago Education

UWI to Award Bursaries to Students with Disabilities

Beginning September 2014, the University of the West Indies (UWI) will award five bursaries, valued at $50,000 each, to five students with disabilities enrolled at the institution’s Mona campus, in St. Andrew. Pro-Vice Chancellor and Campus Principal, Professor Archibald McDonald, made the announcement during the recently concluded two-day biennial Regional Disability Conference, staged by the UWI’s Centre for Disability Studies...

Students at the new Red Hills Primary School, in St. Andrew, perform during the recent official opening. Enjoying the performance at third left is the Minister of Education, Hon. the Rev. Ronald Thwaites. Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for the area, Mr. Paul Buchanan and Opposition Leader, Mr. Andrew Holness. The new school, which replaces the Red Hills All Age, will accommodate 630 students.

12 years ago CommunityEducation

Red Hills Community grateful for new School

The Red Hills community, in St. Andrew, has welcomed the new primary school, noting that it will equip children with quality education for the best high schools in the island. Principal of the new Red Hills Primary School, Miss Lorna Hector, in her address at the recent official opening of the institution, thanked the community for their support during the...

12 years ago EducationGovernor General

NY College offering Scholarship under ‘I BELIEVE’ Initiative

Qualified Jamaican students who wish to pursue a career in Information and Communications Technology at Monroe College in New York are being invited to submit their application for a four-year degree scholarship. The scholarship, which is being offered under the ‘I Believe Initiative’ (IBI) in partnership with Monroe College, New York, and entrepreneurs James and Manuela Goren, will see one...

12 years ago EducationForeign Affairs

Chinese Government donates Computers to Inner-city Schools

Students and staff of Allman Town, and Franklin Town Primary Schools in Central Kingston are the beneficiaries of 20 computers donated by the People’s Republic of China. The computers were handed over during a ceremony held at the Allman Town Primary School on Thursday (March 6). Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites expressed his appreciation for the computers while...

Min. Thwaites looks at photo of Marcus Garvey in the Resource Centre at school. Looking on is Amb. Olatokunboh Kamson, Nigerian High Commission to Jamaica and Mathu Joyini, South African High Commissioner to Jamaica.

12 years ago Education

Students Urged to Use Marcus Garvey as Inspiration

Students are being encouraged to apply to their own lives key lessons from Caribbean giants such as National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, and Cuban revolutionary Antonio Maceo. Speaking on Friday, February 28, at Garvey Maceo High in Clarendon, which was the Ministry of Education’s focal institution for this year’s Jamaica Day celebrations, Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald...