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The government will be increasing the early childhood education budget this year and providing more trained teachers, as it looks to improve outcomes at that level. Education Minister, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says less than four per cent of the education budget is spent on basic schools and "that cannot work." "We have to increase that. We are putting in...

The Wolmer's Girls' School on September 17 officially received 50 copies of a book on the institution’s history, which has been added to the school curriculum. The book, In the Light of the Sun: The Story of Wolmer's Girls' School, was written by five past students – Marguerite Curtin, Penelope Budhall, Karen Findlay, Marlene Hamilton and Sonia Mills. It captures...

Somara Mitchell was not surprised that he had aced his Caribbean Secondary Examination Certification (CSEC) examinations. Neither were his parents or his Denbigh High School community. In fact, the outstanding student, who comes from a long line of academic achievers, was expected to do well. "I knew I was going to get a lot of ones so it wasn’t really...

The Friendship Infant School, located in Strawberry, Westmoreland, was officially opened on Wednesday (Sept. 12), by Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites. The 100-student capacity school, constructed through $21 million in funding from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, boasts modern facilities, furniture and equipment. It is the first of 10 early childhood institutions being...

Candidates sitting the Caribbean Examinations Council's (CXC) regular and advanced level external examinations now have the benefit of the organization's newly published study guides, to boost their preparations. The CXC, in partnership with British publishing firm, Nelson Thornes, has published some 19 study guides this year, covering 11 subject titles in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), and eight in...

The Jamaican and South African Education Ministries are moving to collaborate on several key areas of mutual interest, aimed at strengthening the countries' bilateral relations. This follows discussions between the Education Ministry and a visiting South African delegation, led by South Africa's Minister of Higher Education and Training, Hon. Dr. Bonginkosi Nzimande.   Speaking  at a press briefing hosted at...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites says the country has been able to provide a school place for every child at the Pre-Primary and Primary levels, and for almost every student at the Secondary level. Launching the 2012/13 school year at the Strawberry Primary and Junior High School in Westmoreland on September 12, the Minister also pointed out...

More than 150 children in the community of Trench Town will benefit from a new basic school that was officially handed over to residents of Paradise Court on September 12. The school, constructed by the National Housing Trust (NHT), at a cost of $20.6 million, is built on strata lands owned by Paradise Court, a 252-unit apartment complex in Trench...

Education Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites is in full support of the decision taken by some school principals last week, to bar students wearing improper uniforms from attending classes at their respective schools. "Those standards of dress, the tight pants and the short skirts, should be but a symbol of an increased direction for discipline and the re-establishment of...

As part of the Government’s early childhood education thrust, over 400 teachers are being trained to improve their skills in early childhood education and another 200 trained teachers are to be engaged to work in early childhood education under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). Making the announcement today, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said: “Early childhood education is a...

The HEART Trust/NTA is seeking to partner with accredited institutions locally, in order to expand the number of students it can accommodate in its programmes islandwide. This has come about as the HEART academies are currently only able to accommodate some of the students who desire to pursue the programmes. Speaking prior to a tour of the institution’s College of...

Scores of students from schools in the Corporate Area on September 7 took part in a march to raise awareness about literacy. The students, from all levels of the education system, journeyed from Nuttall Hospital to the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library (Tom Redcam), carrying banners and chanting slogans encouraging citizens to read. The event, organised by the Ministry...