The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is to receive loans totalling US$20 million from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), to finance tuition for tertiary level students. Cabinet, at its regular meeting...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has called on students to make the best use of what they are being taught, as when they excel, this with boost the...

Several primary school mathematics teachers will, in April, participate in development workshops aimed at enhancing competence in the subject. The training sessions, organised by the Seprod Group of Companies, are...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, is encouraging teachers to make use of online programmes in upgrading their skills. He said that while the Government is in full...

High school students have been urged to say no to voluntary and involuntary smoking,  in the drive to promote a smoke-free environment in Jamaica. This message was given through various...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, has hailed the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) electronic book (e-book) initiative, noting that it will save students significant sums in...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, has emphasised that there needs to be a change in the direction of education in the country. “This direction (can) no longer...

The Patrick Hylton-led committee, looking into identifying a pool of money to fund the Student Loan Bureau (SLB), is expected to make a report in April. Recognising the severe financial...

Over 300 Grade 9 and 10 students at Knox High School in Spaldings on Thursday (February 7) participated in a media literacy project of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ)....

The Minister of Education, Hon Rev. Ronald Thwaites departed for Cuba on Wednesday, February 6. He is scheduled to participate in the 1st meeting of Education Ministers of the Community...

The 2013 staging of the Public Sector Leadership Development Conference, organised by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), will be held on March 7 at the Knutsford Court Hotel,...