Tribute to Teachers Today we pause to honour and pay tribute to some real heroes –our teachers. Teachers’ Day is a time to share stories about and express appreciation to teachers who have shaped our lives –fundamental people who helped us to be what we are today. For me there was Ms Butler who took time to notice that the six-year-old...

The majority of schools in the Corporate Area and St Catherine operated as normal today. However, seven schools were negatively impacted by the smoke nuisance emanating from the fire at the Riverton City disposal site. The four Corporate Area schools that were forced to prematurely close include Dupont Primary, Duhaney Park Primary, George Headley Primary and Pembroke Hall High. This...

Cabinet today approved the recommendation by the Ministry of Education to postpone the holding of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) from March 19 and 20 to the new dates of March 26 and 27. The decision was occasioned by the disturbance caused by the on-going fire and accompanying smog at the Riverton City disposal site. The overarching principle submitted...

Statement by the Hon. Minister of Education To the House of Representatives   Mr.  Speaker, I have tabled in the House a Ministry Paper outlining interim measures being implemented by the Government to regulate the tertiary education sector.   Globally, tertiary education represents the fastest growing service sector, with the potential for significant foreign exchange earnings. In Jamaica the sector...

Mr Speaker, the tone and content of this annual contribution on education has to be special. The subject is far too important for partisan bickering or point-scoring across the aisle or between special interests within the sector. Our heads and our hearts have to be in different and higher places when we are discussing student achievement. So I open by...

Parents/Guardians, Teachers, Students, Friends of Education, Jamaicans all, good evening. All of us agree that Education offers the best opportunity for a better life in Jamaica. We, as taxpayers and as family members, invest more in education than anything else. This is why during the new school year that starts tomorrow there will be additional school places provided particularly in...

The Ministry of Education welcomes the opportunity to join all Jamaicans in recognizing the sterling service that our nation’s teachers have rendered to the growth and development of our society. We salute and pay tribute to the members of this noble profession, for their contribution in moulding minds and educating people to fully achieve their developmental potential. Teachers, along with...

This year, in the midst of the economic hardships, public chastisements and threats of violence, we seek to observe May 5-11, 2013 as Education Week, under the theme, Advancing the Nation’s Human Capital through Education. Education Week is packed with activities geared at enhancing the cause of education and teachers as they struggle to educate Jamaican children and youth so...