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Transport, Works, and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (2nd left); and the People’s Republic of China’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun (left); sign copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will facilitate the teaching of Mandarin, the official Chinese dialect, at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), beginning in September. The signing took place at the CMI’s Palisadoes Park campus, in Kingston, on Wednesday (July 30). Looking on is CMI Executive Director, Dr. Fritz Pinnock (2nd right); and Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education,. Dr. Grace McLean, who represented Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.
Transport, Works, and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (2nd left); and the People’s Republic of China’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun (left); sign copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will facilitate the teaching of Mandarin, the official Chinese dialect, at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), beginning in September. The signing took place at the CMI’s Palisadoes Park campus, in Kingston, on Wednesday (July 30). Looking on is CMI Executive Director, Dr. Fritz Pinnock (2nd right); and Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education,. Dr. Grace McLean, who represented Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

Increased Cooperation in Education Between Jamaica and China

By: Douglas McIntosh, August 5, 2014
Bilateral cooperation in education between Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China has advanced significantly since the countries established diplomatic relations in 1972. China’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong...
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites (left), and former Minister of Education and board chairman of the South Trelawny Edu-Skills Centre, Neville Gallimore, engage in light conversation, at the centre’s graduation ceremony held recently, at the Albert Town High School, where Minister Thwaites was the guest speaker.

Reject Divisive Politics In Education – Minister Thwaites

By: Sharon Earle, August 4, 2014
Some of the graduates of the South Trelawny Edu-Skills Centre, at the graduation exercise held recently, at the Albert Town High School.

South Trelawny Skills Centre to Offer Agriculture Training

By: Sharon Earle, August 4, 2014

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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, delivers the keynote address at Thursday’s (July 24) launch of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning’s (JFLL) High School Diploma Equivalency (HSDE) Programme, at the agency’s head office, South Camp Road, in Kingston.
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Minister Emphasises Importance of Education

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has emphasized that education is the “only legitimate means” to upward mobility in the society. Speaking at the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning’s (JFLL)...
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By: Douglas McIntosh, July 25, 2014
Grade Four student Janelle Dolphy of Allman Town Primary witnesses the purchase of her textbooks by mother Hortense Dolphy from Carlton Allen of Book Express. He recently delivered books ordered by the school to Principal Candi-Lee Crooks-Smith. The cost of the set of Grade Four books was a little over $6000.
Education

Booklists Reduced For New School Year

The Ministry of Education says booklists distributed by schools for the next academic year have been significantly reduced compared to previous years. The reduction is a result of the Ministry’s...
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By: Byron Buckley, Director, Corporate Communication, July 16, 2014