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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

MONTEGO BAY - In a time when several schools are under pressure for not performing up to par, the Corinaldi Avenue Primary in St. James is making positive strides both locally and internationally. The school recently copped first and second...

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

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.

Several Schools to be Removed from Shift System

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...

Oraine Lynch, Toni Ann Nelson, Janelle Tennant, and Mikhail Burke, are all smiles after receiving their scholarship awards on Friday (June 7), to pursue medical studies in Cuba. The presentation, under the Jamaica/Cuba Bilateral Scholarship Programme, was made at the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba, in Kingston.

13 years ago EducationHealth & Wellness

Students Receive Scholarships to Study Medicine in Cuba

Four Jamaican students will have the opportunity to pursue medical degrees in Cuba this September, under the Jamaica/Cuba Bilateral Scholarship Programme. Toni Ann Nelson, Janelle Tennant, Mikhail Burke and Oraine Lynch are this year’s recipients of full seven-year scholarships under the programme. They were chosen from among 14 candidates following a rigorous selection process. Speaking at the official presentation ceremony,...

13 years ago Education

Help on the Way for Some Schools

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says that assistance is coming for the schools that received less than fovourable reviews in the recently released National Education Inspectorate (NEI) report. The NEI report listed several schools across the island, at various levels of the educational ladder, as lacking in proper management and administrative capabilities. In an interview with JIS News,...

13 years ago EducationInformation

Technology and Education Ministries to Sign MOU to Boost Animation Industry

The Ministries of Education and Science, Technology, Energy and Mining are to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to facilitate the identification of talent within local high schools that will support the development of the local Animation industry. The announcement was made by Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, at a...

13 years ago Education

Education Minister Open for Discussion with JTA

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev, Ronald Thwaites, says his office is open for discussions with the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), to deal with concerns about the proposed changes to the teachers’ leave benefits. “I respect the body that represents the teachers of Jamaica and my door is open (and) obviously, discourse is only helpful if it is civil and respectful,”...