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Min. Arscott, Min. Thwaites, Bernardo Guanche Hernandez, Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica and Winsett Thomas, Board Chairman, Garvey Maceo High School cuts ribbon for the opening of six form block at the school.

Weakness in Home Life Impedes Education – Minister Thwaites

Education Minister, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has pointed to weakness in students’ home life as one of the greatest impediments to the education system. Speaking at the Garvey Maceo High School in Clarendon, which was this year’s focus institution...

His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (right), in conversation with students at the University of the West Indies, Mona, during a tour of the institution’s Sports Medicine Facility on March 4.

Prince Edward Opens UWI Sports Medicine Clinic

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)

Expanded Early Childhood Institutions Opened in Westmoreland

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right) is presented with a fruit basket by little Zahria Wynter, while Parish Board Chairman, Juliet
Burton-Kasantaroeno, assists at centre. Occasion was the official opening
of the Torrington Early Childhood Centre in Westmoreland on February 27.
Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission, Dr. Joan Reid, looks on at left. — Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right) is presented with a fruit basket by little Zahria Wynter, while Parish Board Chairman, Juliet Burton-Kasantaroeno, assists at centre. Occasion was the official opening of the Torrington Early Childhood Centre in Westmoreland on February 27. Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission, Dr. Joan Reid, looks on at left.

Expanded Early Childhood Institutions Opened In Westmoreland

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), is greeted by students at the Red Hills Primary School in St. Andrew, at the official opening of the institution on February 26. Looking on in background is Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Paul Buchanan. (FILE)

No Entry Test for Primary Schools – Minister Thwaites

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Portmore Schools Join Forces to Push Respect Agenda

The country moved a step closer to re-integrating a comprehensive programme of values within schools, when on February 14 eight schools in Portmore signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Portmore HEART Academy. The signing took place during the launch of the National Respect Agenda Campaign (NRAC) and the Cluster Development Project (CDP). The MoU signifies the schools’ support...

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HEART Transforming Training for the Labour Market

It began operations in 1986 with a batch of 80 trainees, as the Runaway Bay HEART Academy, mainly aimed at satisfying the demand for skilled workers in the hospitality industry. The training programmes at that time consisted of six months of theoretical training and six months of practical experience in a hotel environment, where trainees performed customer service-based duties. In...

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Runaway Bay HEART Academy Rebranded

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), in discussion with President, University of Technology (UTech), Professor Errol Morrison, at the presentation of a software to assist deaf students learn the English Language, at the Lister Mair Gilby School for the Deaf, Hope Estate, Kingston, on February 26. At left is Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell.

12 years ago Education

UTech Develops Software to Assist Deaf Students

Students at the Lister Mair Gilby School for the Deaf are benefiting from U-TOUCH, software which uses Jamaican sign language to teach English Language to deaf and hard of hearing students. The software was presented to the institution by the University of Technology (UTech), during a ceremony held on the school compound, Hope Estate, Kingston, on February 26. Minister of...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd right), shares a moment with (from left), Carol Dunbar of Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort; Sales Manager, Columbus Communications Jamaica Limited, Ben Buls; and Regional Manager of Wisynco Group Limited, Vivia Newman. Occasion was the media launch of the FLOW Mo’Bay City Run on February 25, at Holiday Inn in Montego Bay.

12 years ago Education

Tertiary Students to Benefit from Mo’Bay 10k Run

Students attending tertiary institutions in western Jamaica, who are facing financial challenges, are to benefit from the first FLOW Mo’Bay 10k City Run. The organisers of the event, scheduled to take place in May, are hoping to raise in excess of $5 million to assist students attending the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the University of Technology (UTech)...

Executive Director, Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission, Maxine Henry-Wilson addressing a public forum on ‘Financing Tertiary Education’ held on February 25, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) auditorium in New Kingston.

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Jamaicans Urged to Enroll in Accredited Tertiary Institutions

Executive Director, Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission, Maxine Henry-Wilson, is urging Jamaicans to enroll in accredited and reputable institutions when pursuing tertiary studies. “We use the word university very loosely in Jamaica, with (institutions) calling themselves university, and they are not universities. I want you to bear that in mind because when you get a certificate, whether it is a Bachelor,...

Miss Hanover Festival Queen 2013, Yolanda Ellis (right), presents a fruit basket to guest speaker and Principal of the Sam Sharpe Teachers

12 years ago Education

Principal Calls for Discipline and Positive Values

Principal of the Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College in Granville, St. James, Dr. Asburn Pinnock, is calling on Jamaicans to promote discipline and positive values in all areas of the society. “Let us not allow our unfortunate economic situation and International Monetary Fund (IMF) stipulations to deflect our focus from the need to bond together to fight against indiscipline in our...