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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, raps with Vice-Principal at the St. Aloysius Primary School, Nichara Johnson-Simpson (left), and students, following an address to the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) on February 19, at the institution located downtown Kingston.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, raps with Vice-Principal at the St. Aloysius Primary School, Nichara Johnson-Simpson (left), and students, following an address to the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) on February 19, at the institution located downtown Kingston.

Parents Urged to Set Good Examples for Children

By: Andrea Braham, February 21, 2014
Education Minister, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is again urging parents to set good examples for their children that will help to build their character. He was addressing a meeting...
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right) and Principal of Brown's Town High School, Johnallson Feraria (left) with students of the Coronaldi Primary School in Montego Bay, at the opening of the Diaspora Education Summit, which is being held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay from February 18 to 21, under the theme: 'Advancing education initiative: A strategic alliance with the Diaspora'.

Education Minister Calls on Diaspora to Invest in Infrastructure

By: Glenis A. Rose, February 19, 2014
Minister of Education, Hon. Ronald Thwaites (right), speaks to Central High School student, Mahalia Gordon, about the ingredients in her natural seasoning blend, when he visited the school in May Pen, Clarendon recently. The Minister purchased a jar of the product, called: ‘Gordonna’s Everybody’s Natural Blend,’ and commended the young innovator.

Student Making Waves with Natural Seasoning

By: Garfield L. Angus, February 19, 2014

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Director of the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Professor Hopeton Dunn, addressing participants at the graduation ceremony for the first cohort in the 'Animate Jamaica' Certificate Programme, on February 11, at the Western Jamaica Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI).
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CARIMAC to Introduce Degree in Animation

The Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), is to introduce a new Bachelor’s degree in Animation and Motion Graphics, in recognition of its 40th anniversary. “CARIMAC is planning to...
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By: Glenis A. Rose, February 14, 2014
Students of the Holy Trinity High School, in Kingston, enter one of the newly constructed classrooms which were handed over on February 13. The new block, which has been named in honour of the late Archbishop Samuel Carter, will provide an additional 400 classroom spaces. The construction was done as part of the Ministry of Education’s thrust to remove schools from the shift system.
Education

New Classrooms for Holy Trinity High

Four hundred new classroom spaces have been added to the Holy Trinity High School, in Kingston, at a cost of $35.5 million. The new classroom block, comprising eight classrooms and...
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By: Latonya Linton, February 13, 2014