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‘People must be confident in national awards scheme’

Published:Tuesday | October 10, 2017 | 1:51 PMByron Buckley

Several commentators have insisted that the national honours and awards scheme must be operated according to established criteria or risk falling into disrepute and controversy."The national honours and awards scheme must have an institutionalised...

Principals need not fret over funding

Published:Tuesday | April 26, 2016 | 12:00 AMByron Buckley

The editorial 'Think carefully on auxiliary fees' and an article, 'Rethink school freeness mentality' by Ronald Thwaites, opposition spokesman on education, in yesterday's edition of The Gleaner, raise several criticisms about Government's proposal...

Setting the record straight on student transfers

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2015 | 11:35 AMByron Buckley

The Ministry of Education is puzzled by Mr C. Barrow Williams' assertion, in his article on March 15, 2015, titled 'Ronald Thwaites can't parent my child', that the minister of education is "circumventing my right (as a parent) to make decisions in...

Education Ministry expanded opportunities for personal advancement

Published:Saturday | January 3, 2015 | 8:48 AMByron Buckley

THIS BRIEF review of the achievements of the Ministry of Education during 2014 will focus on three areas among a multiplicity of programm

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