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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), presents a plaque to top Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) student, Tashoy Young (2nd right) from Liberty Hill Primary School, St. Ann, who will be going to Westwood High School, while Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Dr. Dayton Campbell (left), presents Khalil Colthirst with his award. He attended Discovery Bay All Age School, and will be going to Munro College, in St. Elizabeth. Occasion was an awards function for top GSAT students in North West St. Ann, sponsored by Dr. Campbell, at Holiday Haven, in Runaway Bay, on August 25.

Parents Urged Not to Buy Large Number of Books

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is encouraging parents not to buy a large number of text books, when the same material is available through books provided under the book rental scheme and through technology. “The text books are...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), consults with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Elaine Foster Allen (centre); and Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Grace McLean, during a back to school press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, on August 23.

Teachers Volunteer for Relocation to Different Schools

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), shares a light moment with Burger Kingston Scholarship recipients (from left): Matthew Lovindeer; Tavia Thompson; Jodi-Ann Hughes; and Oshane Carter, during a special awards ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday, August 22. Rev. Thwaites was the guest speaker.

Students Awarded Burger King Scholarships

Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Dr. Dayton Campbell, addressing the recent dedication ceremony for the Methodist Episcopal Academic School of Learning and Marketable Skills, in Orange Hill, St. Ann.

Methodist Training Centre Opened in Orange Hill, St. Ann

Trelawny Parish Council Chairman and Falmouth Mayor, Councillor Garth Wilkinson, addressing the official opening ceremony for the University of Technology's (UTech) western campus head office in the town, on August 22.

UTECH Opens Western Campus Head Office in Falmouth

13 years ago Education

Positive Response to Education Ministry’s Job Fair

Corporate Jamaica, including private educational institutions, responded positively to the Ministry of Education’s recent Job Fair for teachers. Several trained teachers, who were unable to find employment within public educational institutions, were offered employment. The Job Fair was held following a recent acknowledgement by Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, that the Government is unable to offer employment to all...

13 years ago Education

Students Urged to be Agents of Change

Acting Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Michael Coombs, has challenged new and returning students of the University of Technology (UTech) to become agents of change, by helping to promote good values and attitudes in the society. Dr. Coombs made the call while addressing a church service held recently at the institution’s Papine campus in St. Andrew,...

13 years ago CommunityEducation

Rae Town Fishermen Certified Under City and Guilds

Fifteen fishermen from Rae Town in Kingston have received certification in motor vehicle and small boat repairs from internationally renowned United Kingdom vocational education organization,City and Guilds of London Institute (City & Guilds). Their training and certification was facilitated under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) GOLA 5 Poverty Reduction Programme, funded by the European Union (EU). The participants received...

13 years ago Education

Education Ministry Hosts Curriculum Training Programme

Over 1000 teachers from primary and secondary schools islandwide are now better prepared to deliver on their subject specialities after participating in a Ministry of Education-organized curriculum training programme, during the summer. The initiative was designed to enhance teaching competence in several subject areas, and is expected to significantly improve the quality of the participants’ output, beginning the 2013/14 academic...

13 years ago Education

Three High Schools to Get Rid of Shift System

During the new school year, students attending three of the nation’s high schools will no longer have to contend with the shift system, as the institutions will be removed from that fixture. The schools are: Holy Trinity High, in Kingston; Glengoffe High, St. Catherine; and Anchovy High, St. James. This was announced by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites,...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), responds to questions from journalists during a back-to-school press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on August 23. Others (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Elaine Foster Allen and Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Grace McLean. The Ministry is reporting that the public education system is in an advanced state of readiness for the upcoming academic year.

13 years ago Education

All Public Schools Receive Grants for New Academic Year

All public schools in the education system have received grants totalling $2.7 billion, as part of efforts to heighten their readiness for the start of the 2013/14 school year, which begins on Monday, September 2. This was announced by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, as he addressed a back-to-school press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister...

13 years ago Education

NPSC to Stage Information Fairs in Portland and St. Ann

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) will be equipping parents to deal with school transition for their children, at two Parenting Information Fairs to be staged in Portland and St. Ann. One fair will be held on August 24, at the Port Antonio High School, in Portland, beginning at 12 noon, and the other at the St. Hilda’s High School,...