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Diaspora Advisory Board member for Midwest United States, Leo Gilling.
Diaspora Advisory Board member for Midwest United States, Leo Gilling.

Diaspora Task Force Partners with JTA to Host Education Summit

The Jamaican Diaspora Education Task Force has joined forces with the Jamaica Teacher’s Association (JTA) to stage the first education summit in the island next month. The event, which will be in two phases, will kick-off at the Hilton Hotel...
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) and Vice President, GoGSAT Limited, Shallette East (centre), listen keenly to a point being made by Chief Ideator and Resultant, The Job Bank, Dr. Leachim Semaj (right), following the launch of the Caribbean Virtual Academy (CEVA) on Thursday (January 2) at the GoGSAT offices on Cargill Avenue in Kingston.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) and Vice President, GoGSAT Limited, Shallette East (centre), listen keenly to a point being made by Chief Ideator and Resultant, The Job Bank, Dr. Leachim Semaj (right), following the launch of the Caribbean Virtual Academy (CEVA) on Thursday (January 2) at the GoGSAT offices on Cargill Avenue in Kingston.

Internet Suppliers Urged to Expand Reach to Rural Areas
Education Minister, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. (FILE)
Education Minister, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. (FILE)

Education Ministry Seeks School Board Support for Principal Training
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (at podium), delivers the keynote address at the closing session of a two-day retreat for mathematics specialists attached to the Education Ministry’s six regions, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, on December 20.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (at podium), delivers the keynote address at the closing session of a two-day retreat for mathematics specialists attached to the Education Ministry’s six regions, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, on December 20.

Education Ministry to Identify Extra $150 Million for Mathematics Project
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the launch of the North West St. Ann skills training and night school programme on Friday, December 13, at the St. Hilda’s High School Auditorium in Brown’s Town.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the launch of the North West St. Ann skills training and night school programme on Friday, December 13, at the St. Hilda’s High School Auditorium in Brown’s Town.

Hundreds of St. Ann Residents to Benefit from Skills Training

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Teacher Training College to Focus on Math, Science and Technology

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has announced that the administration of one local teachers training college has decided to restructure the institution’s programmes to focus more on offering courses in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). While not identifying the college, Rev. Thwaites welcomes the decision, taken recently and communicated to him, noting that it augurs well for the...
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Young Principal Transforms Lethe Primary School in St. James

As a young, vibrant and exceptionally dedicated educator, Anthony Murray, Principal of Lethe Primary School in St. James, has gained the respect of his colleagues and associates, as he advances the educational development of the children. Mr. Murray became Principal of the school in September 2011, and immediately set about transforming the struggling institution, with the support of the entire...
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Cabinet Approves $1.4 Billion for Tablets in Schools

The Government is making good on its promise to roll out the Tablets in Schools pilot project, with Cabinet approving the allocation of $1.4 billion from the Universal Service Fund, to implement the initiative. Some 25,000 tablets will be issued to students and teachers in 38 schools, ranging from infant departments to special education institutions, and teachers’ colleges, across the...
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Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.
Education

Inspector’s Report on Schools to be Tabled December 17

The recently completed report of the National Education Inspectorate’s Chief Inspector is slated to be tabled in the House of Representatives on December 17. Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who made the disclosure during the Ministry’s media breakfast hosted at the Courtleigh Hotel, New Kingston, on Friday, December 13, said the report provides a “fair snapshot” of the performance...
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Education Ministry Completes Drafting of Revised Curriculum

The Ministry of Education has completed work on the drafting of a revised curriculum for students in grades one to nine of the school system, which they hope to fully implement by 2016. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who unveiled the draft during a special media breakfast hosted by the Ministry at the Courtleigh Hotel, New Kingston, on Friday,...
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Chief Ideator, The JobBank, Dr. Leahchim Semaj (right), is in light conversation with Acting Director/ Principal of the Portmore HEART Academy, Andrew Walters (left), and Senior Director, Workforce Development and Employment Division, HEART Trust/NTA, Denworth Finnikin. Occasion was the closing ceremony for the Alternative Livelihoods and Skills Development Project held on December 5, at the Garmex HEART Academy in Kingston.
Education

71 St. Catherine Residents Receive Heart/NTA Certification

A total of 71 residents from several communities in St. Catherine have successfully completed vocational and life skills training under the Alternative Livelihoods and Skills Development Project. Following 12 months of training at the Portmore HEART Academy, the participants from Central Village, Shelter Rock, Tawes Pen, Lauriston and March Pen, have received level I HEART Trust/NTA certification in various programmes...
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