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Principal of Cambridge High School, in St. James, Ms. Mavis Hamilton, who tells JIS News about the re-branding exercise taking place at the school.

Cambridge High Reaping Success of Transformational Leadership

By: Sharon Earle, April 18, 2014

The rebranding of Cambridge High School in St. James is already resulting notable improvements in the school’s culture and the performance of its students. Principal of four years, Mavis Hamilton, who launched the rebranding initiative,tells JIS News that the school...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), and Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), applaud students of the Marlie Hill Infant school after they joined Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, in singing a song. Occasion was the opening of the school by the Prime Minister on April 15.

New Infant School Opens in Marlie Hill

By: Andrea Braham, April 17, 2014

Chairman of the CARICOM Reparation Commission, Professor Hilary Beckles (centre), along with Principal, Kingston College, Dave Myrie (left) and Kingston College Head Boy, Chevon Lewis, peruse a copy of his book, ‘Britain’s Black Debt’, following a lecture on reparation justice at the school on April 15.

Young People Urged to Take Up Reparation Struggle

By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, April 15, 2014

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Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Thwaites (left) enjoys a conversation with (from right): Teacher at Mona Heights Primary, Dionne McKreth; Marketing Manager at Western Union Jamaica, Vinette Rowe; and teacher at Norman Gardens Primary and Junior High School, Shelly Ann Webber Hibbert. They were attending the Western Union Teachers’ Workshop, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel on April 11, 2014.

12 years ago Education

85 Per Cent Mastery in Literacy By 2015 – Education Minister

Jamaica is expected to achieve the target of 85 per cent mastery in literacy among Grade Four students by 2015. This was disclosed by Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald...

By: Latonya Linton, April 14, 2014

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites emphasises a point while making his presentation, during the dissemination session for the School-to-Work Transition Survey at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on Friday, April 11.

12 years ago Education

Government-Assisted Students Urged To Sit CSEC Exams

With only a few weeks to go before the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations are administered, Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites is urging students receiving Government assistance to ensure that...

By: Chris Patterson, April 14, 2014

Guidance Counsellor at Spot Valley High School in St. James, Georgia Spence-Gooden (centre), along with students, Olivia Shaw-Smith (left), and Laveina Lawson, view displays during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Regional Dissemination Session, which was held at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay, on April 4, to present the findings and recommendations of a School-to-Work Transition Survey (SWTS).

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Students Urged to Include Vocational Training in Their Studies

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is urging students to incorporate technical and vocational education and training as critical steps in their personal development and growth. Minister...

By: Sharon Earle, April 14, 2014

Principal Director for Culture, in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Dahlia Harris (right), presents St. Hugh’s High School, with the top trophy for winning the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) 2013/ 2014 Arts and Craft in Schools Competition, on April 9, at the IOJ in downtown, Kingston. Accepting the trophy and prizes on behalf of the school are: Head of the Arts Department at the school, Alishia Wilks-James; and students, Chantal Newman, and Ackeilia Caine.

12 years ago Education

St. Hugh’s Cops Top Spot in IOJ Art Competition

The St. Hugh’s High School, in St. Andrew, is the winner of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) 2013/ 2014 Arts and Craft in Schools Competition. The competition, which began in...

By: Garfield L. Angus, April 11, 2014

Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Information Service, Oroyo Eubanks (left), engages Grade 2 students at the Allman Town Primary School as they observe Reading Day on April 8. The event is part of Western Union Reading Week, being celebrated April 7-11 under the theme: ‘A Great Reader Makes a Great Leader’.

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015EducationParliament

$27 Million for Initiatives to Improve Children’s Learning Environment

As the Government continues its work to improve the learning environment for the nation’s children, $27 million will be expended this fiscal year towards this objective. The activities will be...

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, April 10, 2014

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Jamaica Lauded for Achieving MDG of Universal Primary Education

With a net primary school enrollment rate of over 90 per cent, Jamaica has already achieved the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of universal primary education. United Nations Resident Coordinator, Dr....

By: Andrea Braham, April 10, 2014

Dr. Rebecca Tortella, General Manager-Spanish Foundation, Victoria Tur, Deputy Spanish Ambassador and the Minister of Education Rev. Ronald Thwaites at the Jessie Ripoll Primary on Read Across Jamaica Day in May 2013. (FILE)

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015EducationParliament

$205 Million for Reading Project in Primary Schools

Action to improve the reading skills of primary school students has been further bolstered with an allotment of $205 million in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House...

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, April 9, 2014

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is assisted by Rev. Lorrel Garwood to unveil the sign for the Torrington Early Childhood Centre in Westmoreland, which was opened on February 27. (FILE)

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015EducationParliament

$60 Million Budgeted to Build More Classrooms

Additional classrooms are to be constructed at four primary schools across the island this fiscal year, at a cost of $60 million. The money has been allotted in the 2014/15...

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, April 8, 2014

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