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Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) congratulates newly installed President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Doran Dixon, upon his arrival at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, on Friday, August 22, for a special ceremony, during the conference.
Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) congratulates newly installed President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Doran Dixon, upon his arrival at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, on Friday, August 22, for a special ceremony, during the conference.

Minister Thwaites Lauds Educators For Advancements In Sector

By: Glenis A. Rose, August 24, 2014
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites has congratulated teachers, principals, and other players for the “tremendous efforts” being made to ensure the development and transformation of the education sector....
Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 20. Dr. McLean gave an update on the Ministry’s preparation for the new academic year, which begins on Monday, September 1.book

Education Ministry to spend $973 Million on Textbook Programme

By: Judith Hunter, August 22, 2014
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites

Strategy to improve passes in Math launched

By: Marlon Tingling, August 22, 2014

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Education

Students Receive Scholarship And Bursaries

The financial burden often associated with back-to-school preparations has been considerably reduced for 47 students this academic year, thanks to the JPS and Partners Co-operative Credit Union Limited (PCCU). Among...
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By: ATHALIAH BAKER , August 21, 2014
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites ( right), has a word with (from left) Talk Show Host and Lecturer at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Richard ‘Dickie’ Crawford; and Talk Show Host, Betty-Ann Blaine, when he arrived at the Alhambra Inn and Restaurant in Kingston, today (August 20) to attend a breakfast meeting with senior journalists to present the findings of the latest National Education Inspectorate (NEI) report.
Education

Help For Schools In St. Thomas

As of September, the Ministry of Education will seek to improve the performances of three high schools in St. Thomas, through the pooling of resources, under a school district arrangement...
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By: ALECIA SMITH-EDWARDS, August 21, 2014
Education

Guardian Life Awards GSAT Scholars

Victoria Richards and Alexander Crooks are this year’s recipients of Guardian Life Limited’s Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scholarships. Both students, who will be attending Campion College in September, have...
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By: Latonya Linton, August 19, 2014