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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...

Final year Norman Manley Law School students, Ralston Dickson (left) and Donia Fuller (2nd left), share a moment with Madam Justice Bess Nkabinde (3rd left) of the Constitutional Court of South Africa; United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Professor Christof Heyns (right), and members of the West University of Timisoara team. Occasion was the finals of the 5th World Human Rights Moot Court Competition held on December 10 at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, where Norman Manley took the top prize for the fourth consecutive year.

Norman Manley Law School Continues Winning Streak at World Human Rights Competition

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.

71 St. Catherine Residents Receive Heart/NTA Certification

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (holding trophy), with staff and Board members of the HEART Trust/NTA, on December 4 at the agency’s offices. Occasion was a celebration of the agency attaining the Jamaica Observer Business Leader 2013 award.

Education Minister Says Heart Trust/NTA is a Special Institution

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, emphasizes a point, while addressing a handing over ceremony for rehabilitation works at the St. Michael’s Infant School in Central Kingston, on December 5. Listening are (from left): Acting Principal of the school, Deverlyn Wilks-Kennedy and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings.

St. Michael’s Infant School Upgraded at a Cost of $21.5 Million

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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,...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), presents Principal of the Lethe Primary School, Anthony Murray, with the Citation for the Leadership in Education Award, during a ceremony held at the school in Lethe, St. James, on November 29. The ceremony was held to honour the principal who has won the Award for his distinguished service in education.

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Education Minister Presents Principal With Leadership Award

Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites on Friday, November 29, formally presented Principal of the Lethe Primary School in St. James, Anthony Murray with the prestigious Leadership in Education Award. Speaking at the award ceremony at the school Rev. Thwaites commended Mr. Murray for his dedication and passion, and love for his students. He told the audience of community...

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Jamaicans in the West Graduate From Heart Training Course

More than 1,400 persons are better equipped to join the country’s workforce, having graduated from training courses being offered by the HEART Trust/ NTA, on Thursday, November 28. The group have been certified by one of seven HEART Institutions in Western Jamaica, at different certification levels in 19 different skills, making themselves more marketable. Delivering the main address at the...

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Schools Benefit from Sensitisation Sessions on TVET

The Ministry of Education recently conducted a series of sensitisation sessions with principals of secondary schools to advance the integration of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the education system. Among the strategies discussed during the sessions were: the development of a TVET Policy, which will provide a national framework for the development and sustainability of TVET in the...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), speaks with (from second left) teacher at the Young Women’s Christian Association, Karlene Wilks; teacher at the Christiana Leased Primary School, Tracy-Ann McGhie-Sinclair; and Executive Chairman at Carlong Publishers (Caribbean) Limited, Carl Carby. Occasion was the company’s annual Teachers’ Appreciation Luncheon held on Thursday, November 28, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. Mrs. McGhie-Sinclair and Ms. Wilks were two of 70 teachers being honoured for excellence in the profession.

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Education Ministry Extends Consultation on Teaching Council Bill

The consultation period on the proposed Jamaica Teaching Council Bill has been extended beyond this calendar year, said Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. He made the announcement on Thursday, November 28, at the Carlong Publishers (Caribbean) Limited’s Teachers’ Appreciation Luncheon at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. The Minister said the decision to extend the talks came out...

Principal of the Reliance Basic School, in Braeton, St. Catherine, Judith Royal-Gardener (left), and Executive Director at Food For the Poor (FFP) Canada, Samantha Mahfood (second left), cut the ribbon for the official opening of the new Reliance Basic School, on November 28. Looking on are: Councillor for the Braeton Division, Anthony Wint (third left); former Board Chairman of the school, Owen Saunders on (fourth left), and students.

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New Building for Students of Reliance Basic School

The 50 students, three teachers and other staff members of the Reliance Basic School, in Braeton, Portmore, have been provided with a new structure, courtesy of Food For the Poor (FFP). The institution was handed over on November 28. It is part of the FFP’s Jamaica 50 Programme, which seeks to build 50 early childhood schools over 50 months. A...

Chairman of the Holland High School in Martha Brae, Trelawny, Father Carl Clarke, celebrates with top academic performers (from left) Jodi-Ann Dyer (third place); Tasheena Burrell (first place) and Shanneeka Powell (second place). Occasion was the annual prize giving ceremony held on Tuesday, November 26, at the school in Martha Brae, Trelawny.

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Education Minister says Non-Traditional High Schools Doing Well

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says that non-traditional high schools continue to do well, with many surpassing the achievements of traditional institutions. Rev. Thwaites, who was addressing the annual prize giving ceremony of the Holland High School in Trelawny on Tuesday, November 26, said that the recent Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) results indicates that Holland, and other such...