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Students and staff of Holmwood Technical High School in Manchester, disembarking one of two buses contracted by the institution’s management to provide transportation services for students.

Greater Discipline Needed on the Roads – Rev Thwaites

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says that the fatal motor vehicle accident on September 25, which claimed the lives of four students of Holmwood Technical High School, brings into focus, the need for greater discipline on the nation’s roads...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (standing right), observes as students use Legos to build structures, during the official opening of the Mona Preparatory School’s engineering laboratory on September 25, at the school’s premises on Old Hope Road, St. Andrew. Others looking on are Founder of Halls of Learning, Marvin Hall (2nd right); and Board Chairman, Mona Preparatory School, Stefan Wright (left).

Rev. Thwaites Hails Opening of Engineering Lab at Mona Prep

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Grace McLean, speaking at a recent JIS ‘ThinTank’.

Education Ministry Urges Schools to Prepare Students for Curriculum

Job seekers at the Ministry of Education job fair for unemployed teachers (left), seek information from one of the facilitators, at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle location in Kingston, on August 14. The fair targeted persons who recently completed a teacher-training programme in any of the island’s tertiary institutions and are experiencing difficulties finding a job. The Ministry’s decision to stage the job fair follows the statement by the Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites that the Government is unable to absorb all the graduates of teacher-training institutions for the new school year, except for teachers trained in Mathematics, the Sciences, Language Arts, Special Education and Early Childhood Education.

Private Sector Entities Show Interest in Employing Teachers Following Job Fair

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), presents second year student at the University of the West Indies, Louisha Donaldson (second left), with her scholarship letter during a brief ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 16, while Councillor Carl Blake of the Greenwich Town Division (left); and Councillor Audrey Smith-Facey, of the Payne Land Division, look on. Some 80 students from the South West St. Andrew constituency, who are enrolled in tertiary institutions, have received scholarships from the Prime Minister toward their tertiary education.

Tertiary Students Receive Scholarships from Prime Minister

Students of the Moneague Colleague examine reading material at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) booth, at the book fair hosted by the institution on Thursday, September 12, at its St. Ann campus. JIS staff members Kavannaugh Campbell (left) and Ann Marie Whittingham (2nd left) wait to assist.

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Moneague College Stages First Book Fair

The campus of the multi-disciplinary Moneague College in St. Ann was abuzz with activity on Thursday, September 12, as students, teachers, parents and community persons attended the institution’s first annual book fair and sale. There were displays of texts, reading books and other educational material from some nine providers, including the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). Vice President for Student Affairs...

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UCJ Developing Standards for Online Programmes

The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) is drafting a set of standards for the accreditation of programmes offered online. The move comes in light of the increasing use of the Internet for the delivery of tertiary education. “We are on the finalizing of standards for distant education. We decided that we had to do this because there is an outburst...

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JFLL Being Repositioned as Central Adult Education Institution

The Ministry of Education, is strategically repositioning the Jamaican Foundation for Life-Long Learning as the central agency for adult education in the country. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites gave this indication during a reception at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday, September 11, to formally introduce the new Executive Director of the foundation, Merris Murray. “Its role...

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Education Minister Wants Partnership Between Heart Trust and JFLL

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites is calling for closer collaboration between the HEART Trust/NTA and the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) to upgrade the education level of applicants who have been denied enrolment by HEART. Rev. Thwaites made the call at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on Thursday, September 11, during a reception to formally introduce...

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New JFLL Head Aims to Increase Public Support for Programmes

Newly appointed Executive Director of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), Merris Murray says the entity will continue to provide educational opportunities for all Jamaicans, as part of efforts to advance the country’s human development capacity beyond the 21st century. “We have an awesome responsibility, a responsibility to lead the literacy renaissance. We know that literacy is the foundation on...

Director of Accreditation at University Council of Jamaica (UCJ), Miss Grace Gordon makes her presentation at a Jamaica Information Service

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UCJ Urges Persons to Ensure That They Pursue Accredited Courses

The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) is urging persons to do their due diligence and check the registration and accreditation status of universities and colleges before enrolling at the institution. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on September 10 at the agency’s head office in Kingston, Director of Accreditation at the UCJ, Grace Gordon, urged persons to...

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$11 Million Computer Lab for Bull Bay

Residents of Nine Miles, Bull Bay, in East St. Andrew, now have access to a computer lab and resource centre at the Windsor Lodge Community Centre. The centre, which has been out of use for several decades, was rehabilitated at a cost of approximately $11 million, through funding from the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). In a recent interview with JIS...