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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (left), is presented with a gift by Dr. Susan Davis during the 5th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference's education forum, held today (June 19) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. The education forum was held under the theme: ‘Diaspora contributions and investments for education in Jamaica’.

Education Minister Appoints Two Diaspora Liaison Officers

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has announced the appointment of two Diaspora Liaison Officers to work with Jamaicans to clear educational materials at ports of entry, and to provide them with adequate information on how to support institutions...

Posing with framed copies of the winning pieces in the 2013 World Plumbing Day International Poster Competition are (from left): Corinaldi Avenue Primary Grade 3 Teacher, Dane Julius; Grade 5 student and 2nd place winner, Nakelia Humphrey; Grade 5 student and 1st place winner, Andrew Malcolm; and Grade 6 Teacher, Donette Salmon.

Corinaldi Avenue Primary Tops International Poster Competition

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites (seated, right); and Chairman of the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) and General Manager of the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) Foundation, Earl Jarrett (seated, left); sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the JAA Junior Clubs in School pilot project, at the launch of the initiative today (June 13), at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston. Witnessing the proceeding (from left) are: General Manager, JAA, Duane Ellis; General Manager, JNBS Foundation, Saffrey Brown; and General Manager, JN General Insurance, Chris Hind.

Road Safety Clubs to Be Established In Schools

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left), in discussion with Principal, Ascot High School, Cedric Murray (right), following the ground breaking ceremony for the sixth form block at the school located at Sector 1 North, Greater Portmore, St. Catherine, on June 12. Others (from left) are: Mayor of Portmore, George Lee and Chairman, Ascot High School, Pauline McKenzie.

Sixth Form to be introduced at Ascot High School

Education Minister, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), shares pleasantries with President of MoneyMasters Limited (MML), Claudette Crooks Collie (right), and MML Director, Christopher Robinson, during the launch of the entity’s MoneyBuilder investment product on June 12, at the Terra Nova Hotel, St. Andrew.

THWAITES Urges More Private Funding For Education

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Diaspora Educators Ready to Fill Gaps in Jamaica

Member of the Diaspora Board, in the United States, Professor Susan Davis, says education experts exist in the Jamaican overseas community, and are ready to fill gaps in the system that have been identified by the Ministry of Education. Speaking at the just concluded 5th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Professor Davis said in...

13 years ago Education

Use GSAT Subject Profile to Address Students Needs

The Ministry of Education is urging schools to make full use of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) subject profiles for each student in order to address challenges at both the primary and secondary levels. Speaking at a press conference held at Gordon House on Tuesday, June 18, to announce the 2013 GSAT results, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites,...

13 years ago EducationForeign Affairs

NYC to Host Funding Tertiary Education Series

A series of consultations on funding tertiary education are to be hosted by the National Youth Council (NYC), to support a proposal which the Council is preparing to present to Parliament later this year. This will be done to put forward recommendations on reforming the Students Loan Bureau (SLB) and introducing more sustainable methods of funding tertiary education. President of...

13 years ago Education

More GSAT Students Get Schools of Their Choice

Some 68 per cent of students, who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in March 2013, have been placed in the schools of their choice. “There is a welcome increase in the number of students who will be placed in a high school according to the preference that their parents and themselves have made, and a smaller number who...

13 years ago CultureEducation

School to Be Renamed In Honor of Bob Marley

The Stepney Primary and Junior High School, in St. Ann, will be renamed in honour of the late reggae legend, Bob Marley. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, who made the disclosure during a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on June 13, said the decision was approved by Cabinet recently....

13 years ago Education

Adjustments to Education System to Involve Consultations

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says whatever adjustments are to be made in the education system, will be done with consultation, understanding and respect. The Minister was addressing the ceremony for the presentation of the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education at Jamaica House on Monday, June 9, where more than 40 teachers from across the...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, stresses a point as he addresses the Education Summit, held on June 7 at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Western Jamaica campus in St. James.

13 years ago Education

Several Schools to be Removed from Shift System

MONTEGO BAY: Some 10 to 15 schools are to be taken off shifts this year, as the Ministry of Education looks to eliminate the system being used by some 200 institutions to accommodate their large populations. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who made the announcement as he addressed an Education Summit at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI)...