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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster Allen (centre), accepts a cheque valued at US$6,000 from Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Margaret Jobson (right) during a brief handing over ceremony on July 31, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ New Kingston offices. Sharing the moment is Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Grace McLean. The money, which represents proceeds from the Japan-Latin American and Caribbean Ladies Association 2012 Charity Bazaar, will be presented to the Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High School in St. Andrew.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster Allen (centre), accepts a cheque valued at US$6,000 from Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Margaret Jobson (right) during a brief handing over ceremony on July 31, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ New Kingston offices. Sharing the moment is Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Grace McLean. The money, which represents proceeds from the Japan-Latin American and Caribbean Ladies Association 2012 Charity Bazaar, will be presented to the Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High School in St. Andrew.

Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High School Gets US$6,000 Donation

The Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High School in St. Andrew has benefited from US$6,000 in donation, which will go towards improvement works at the institution. The money, which represents proceeds from the Japan-Latin American and Caribbean Ladies Association 2012...
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (left), makes a presentation of a basket of products from the Ebony Park Heart Academy in Clarendon, to the Bahamian Minister of Education, Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald; while Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), looks on. The Ministers toured the Ebony Park Heart Academy and Agro Park on July 25, following a meeting at the school, to discuss the possibility of the Bahamas establishing agricultural schools in that country.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (left), makes a presentation of a basket of products from the Ebony Park Heart Academy in Clarendon, to the Bahamian Minister of Education, Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald; while Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), looks on. The Ministers toured the Ebony Park Heart Academy and Agro Park on July 25, following a meeting at the school, to discuss the possibility of the Bahamas establishing agricultural schools in that country.

Bahamas Could Set Up Similar Agricultural Schools
Winner of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning’s (JFLL) poster competition, Allan Morrison (left) accepts his prize from Board Chairman of the JFLL, Audrey Hinchcliffe. The presentation was made during the staging of the JFLL’s ‘Opportunities Fair’, at Emancipation Park in Kingston on July 23.
Winner of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning’s (JFLL) poster competition, Allan Morrison (left) accepts his prize from Board Chairman of the JFLL, Audrey Hinchcliffe. The presentation was made during the staging of the JFLL’s ‘Opportunities Fair’, at Emancipation Park in Kingston on July 23.

JFLL to Roll Out High School Diploma Equivalency Programme in September
Participants from the Institute for Mobilisation, Partnership and Action for Community Transformation (IMPACT) Limited, Millicent Phillipson (right), Jane Johnson (centre) and Shanecia Hussey prepare healthy snacks to be served at several schools in the Corporate Area. The project was initially supported under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP).
Participants from the Institute for Mobilisation, Partnership and Action for Community Transformation (IMPACT) Limited, Millicent Phillipson (right), Jane Johnson (centre) and Shanecia Hussey prepare healthy snacks to be served at several schools in the Corporate Area. The project was initially supported under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP).

Healthy Fruit Snacks for Four St. Andrew Schools
World Bank representative to Jamaica, Giorgio Valentini (left), is greeted by Executive Director, GSW Animation Limited, Wayne Sinclair, following a press conference held on the campus of University of the West Indies, Mona on July 19. Also pictured is Director, Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Professor Hopeton Dunn. The press conference was held to announce the launch of a new training programme in animation being offered by CARIMAC, in partnership with the World Bank, GSW Animation Limited and Toon Boom Animation Inc.
World Bank representative to Jamaica, Giorgio Valentini (left), is greeted by Executive Director, GSW Animation Limited, Wayne Sinclair, following a press conference held on the campus of University of the West Indies, Mona on July 19. Also pictured is Director, Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Professor Hopeton Dunn. The press conference was held to announce the launch of a new training programme in animation being offered by CARIMAC, in partnership with the World Bank, GSW Animation Limited and Toon Boom Animation Inc.

UWI to Provide Training in Animation

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Education Ministry to Stage Job Fair for Teachers

The Ministry of Education will host a job fair for unemployed teachers on the grounds of the Ministry at National Heroes Circle, in Kingston, on Tuesday, August 13 and Wednesday, August 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The fair is targeting persons who recently completed a teacher-training programme in any of the island’s tertiary institutions and are experiencing difficulties...
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Thwaities Proposes Tertiary Education Fund

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says Jamaica will have to look into establishing a devoted fund for the financing of tertiary education. “At some stage in the future, recognising all the restrictions of the present time, we should look at a devoted fund much like the National Housing Trust (NHT).... to invest in the tertiary education of those...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is greeted by Chairman, Mutual Building Societies Foundation (MBSF), Jeanne Robinson-Foster, when he arrived at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, on April 19, to participate in an Educational Leadership Symposium, organised by the MBSF.
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Education Ministry Fully Supports Centres of Excellence Programme

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Ministry fully supports the Mutual Building Societies Foundation’s (MBSF) Centres of Excellence programme, which has resulted in significant improvements in six non-traditional high schools. “On behalf of the Ministry of Education, I stand with pride and  awe at this slow but inexorable reversal of the inequalities of the past, when we...
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Director of Production at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell, interacts with students attending summer classes at the Sandy Park Basic School in St. Andrew on Thursday, July 18, during her presentation on the topic: ‘The Importance of Learning a Second Language’. The students are beneficiaries under the University of Technology’s (UTech) Students’ Union ‘Teach the Youth’ summer outreach programme.
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Students Urged to Learn a Second Language

Director of Production, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell, is encouraging Jamaican students to learn a second language. She said that learning a foreign language enables students to relate to other cultures, expand opportunities for employment and scholarships, and sharpen skills in their own language. “Learning a foreign language is key. Listen to your teachers and open your minds to...
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Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites (right), interacts with a student at the Region five Back-to-School Conference held on Wednesday (July 17), at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville.
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Trained Special Education Teacher in Every School by 2016

The Ministry of Education plans to have at least one trained special education teacher in every school by 2016. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, who said the move is in keeping with plans to further transform and improve the education system. He was addressing teachers, principals and school board chairpersons at the Region five...
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