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Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says the observance of Jamaica Day plays a critical role in highlighting the country’s many attributes, while fostering greater patriotism among the student population. “We will celebrate every aspect that is good in the country. This day will provide the students with an opportunity to express all of their patriotic sentiments, and...

Schools from rural Jamaica dominated the top spots in the Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan Essay Competition, when the winners were announced on Wednesday (January 30) at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). The competition, which was staged islandwide in October, saw students in different age group categories expressing how Jamaica can achieve its vision of “being the place...

Education Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, has commended Jamaica College (JC) on its self- reliance in undertaking a number of development projects. He expressed the hope that this measure of self-support “will in fact be infectious to the rest of the school system in Jamaica.” The Education Minister was speaking on Thursday (Jan. 31), at the opening of an...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has intensified plans to establish a Driver Training Institute at the Brown’s Town Community College in St. Ann, to undertake the professional training of trailer drivers and transport mechanics. This initiative is expected to commence by September 2013, and has been boosted by the gift of a trailer/truck valued at CD$45,000.00 (approximately $4.5...

The Ministry of Education has endorsed the second staging of the annual Education Support Staff Achievement (ESSA) awards, which seeks to recognise the contributions of non-academic staff at primary schools across the island. An initiative of the Kingston Bookshop (KB), the competition aims to highlight the input of a wide cross section of employees in the school system, including clerks,...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, is pushing for a skills based education system, which he says is the way of the future. Addressing the Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan Essay competition awards ceremony, held at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) on Wednesday, January 30, the Minister said education should be related to the needs of...

Students and staff of the Allman Town Basic School in Central Kingston, are benefitting from upgraded and better equipped facilities, following the official handing over of the rehabilitated institution, at a ceremony on Wednesday, January 30. The project was funded at a cost of $45.1 million by the European Union (EU), under its Poverty Reduction Programme II (PRP), which is...

Six students and two schools will walk away with trophies and other attractive prizes won in the recently held Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat’s Essay Competition, during the awards presentation ceremony slated for January 30 at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), New Kingston. Communications Specialist at the Secretariat, which falls under the PIOJ, Carmen Miller, told JIS News that the...

Education Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says it is essential for young people to understand the foundations of literacy and numeracy, if they are going to do well in business. The Minister was addressing the Junior Achievement Company of Entrepreneurs (JACE) Annual General Meeting, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on January 23. “Too many of our...

Education Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, has underscored the pivotal role, which preparatory schools play in advancing education in Jamaica. Speaking at Monday’s (January 21) commemorative ceremony at Holy Childhood Preparatory School, Half-Way-Tree, St. Andrew, to mark the institution’s 83rd anniversary, Rev. Thwaites noted that while Jamaica has some 800 primary schools, they were not sufficient to meet the...

Education Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says Jamaicans must establish a set of principles, which will unite the nation, as it is this type of foundation that will keep the society together. The Minister emphasized that moral values are important to the development of the country, and that ethics, underpinned by principles, are critical. Rev. Thwaites was addressing the...

Beginning this year, the Ministry of Education will train select primary school teachers across the island to be deployed as special educators. They will be used to detect underlying challenges students may be experiencing, which are impeding their ability to learn. This was revealed by portfolio Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites who was addressing a Parent-Teachers’ Association (PTA) meeting...