The University of Technology (UTech) has set up a principal's office in the town of Falmouth, Trelawny as it awaits government’s approval to begin building its western Jamaica campus in...

Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says the Ministry is seeking to have the benefits of students under the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) increased, particularly...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says increased focus will be given to early childhood education as the government looks to enhance outcomes at all levels of the system. In...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has said more space must be created within the school system for the employment of graduates of teachers’ colleges. The move, he said,...

Construction of more than 50 new infant schools is to begin next month, as the Government looks to improve offerings at the early childhood level. The announcement was made by...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says educators must continue to play an integral role in transforming and advancing education to ensure that the next generation is adequately equipped...

Fifty schools across the island received computers, on May 8, courtesy of the Bank of Nova Scotia’s charitable arm, Scotia Foundation. The institutions comprised a mix of basic, primary and...

As we observe Teachers’ Day, we are presented with the ideal opportunity to give due recognition to members of this noble profession, whose outstanding contribution to nation building is worthy...

It was a day of celebration, history and cultural extravagance at the Clan Carthy Primary School in Kingston, on Tuesday (May 8), as the institution hosted its Caribbean Cultural Exposition,...

I use this medium to laud all the stake holders of the education system, as we commemorate 2012. This year’s commemoration is of particular significance, as we celebrate the 50th...

In 1880, a young Roman Catholic woman, Jessie Ripoll, bought a 43-acre property, and transformed it into the Alpha Cottage, where she admitted a single orphan girl. Over the years,...