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The subject of civics is to be re-introduced to the school curriculum at the start of the new academic term in September 2012. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Hon. Ronald Thwaites, during a statement on Tuesday (Jan. 31) in the House of Representatives. He informed that the subject will not just comprise “dry facts” but will be geared...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, said the Government will be seeking to implement a number of remedial steps to improve numeracy and literacy skills at the primary level, which will come on stream in September. The Minister made the announcement at a press conference held at his National Heroes Circle offices on Jan. 31 to reveal the results of...

Minister of Education, Hon. Ronald Thwaites, is calling for discussion among all groups in the society, towards the financing of higher education outside of state resources. Promoting the tertiary education sector as an attractive area for private investment, he said that while the Government is hard pressed to find the financial resources, there is a “super abundance of private capital,...

Minister of Education, the Hon Ronald Thwaites, says he will be partnering with his predecessor, Hon Andrew Holness, and Shadow Spokesperson on Education, Marissa Dalrymple Phillibert, to establish consensus on the way forward for Education. Addressing members of staff of the Ministry’s Region 4 office in Montego Bay, during a tour of the facility, the Minister said that he is...

The Government is looking to partner with churches and the private sector as it seeks to improve access to and quality of education. Education Minister, Hon. Ronald Thwaites, in announcing the move on Friday (January 20), said the state will never be able to find the required capital to provide all the spaces and address the shortcomings in the system,...

Education Minister, Hon. Ronald Thwaites, is urging training colleges to ensure that teachers entering the classroom are qualified to identify learning deficiencies at the earliest stage of the education system. He said research by the Ministry is showing that up to 20 per cent of the nation’s children have slight to severe learning deficiencies and there is need for these...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon Lisa Hanna, says that the Government will be offering skills training in key areas for youths, through partnerships with its agencies. The Minister was speaking to Lower and Upper Sixth Form students at Kingston College, North Street, Kingston, during a visit on Thursday (January 19). It was part of the Ministry’s programme to get...

Thousands of students in Westmoreland are benefiting from extensive refurbishing works, carried out at their schools by students from New Hampshire University in the US. The 18 students, who vacationed in Westmoreland during the recent Christmas holidays under the parish's "village tourism project", provided the material and funding to refurbish unfinished classrooms, sanitary facilities and roofs, giving a facelift to...

Minister of Education, Hon Ronald Thwaites, says that while there are many schools performing below expectations, the solution is not relegating them to "failed status", but by renewing focus on adequate preparation at the early childhood education level. The Minister made the remarks while touring the Holy Trinity High School, situated in his Central Kingston constituency, which is among the...

With an ever increasing demand to assist students to fund their tertiary studies each year, the Students Loan Bureau (SLB) continues to work assiduously to ensure that Jamaicans access the highest levels of education, in preparation for the local and international job markets. Executive Director of the SLB, Monica Brown, explains to JIS News that the demand for loans was...

Students at the Tivoli Gardens High School in West Kingston, now have access to interactive learning equipment, which will stimulate greater interest in education, while enhancing the numeracy and literacy programmes at the institution. The equipment, which are housed in the school’s library include computers, document and digital cameras, and a digital whiteboard, among others. They were donated by Petrojam...

Minister of Education, Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says he will be placing focus on underperforming schools, noting that he will be visiting these institutions to assess their needs and provide them with the necessary support to get up to par. "I want to go to see how all of us can help to improve them and to encourage the school community...