Science having little impact on Ja - Lalor
THE CONTRIBUTION of science to the development of Jamaica has been less than satisfactory, says Professor Gerald Lalor, the director-general of the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences at the University of the West Indies (UWI).
Students play parish councillors for a day
PORT MARIA, St. Mary: ELEVEN HIGH school students in St. Mary played the role of councillors at a Youth Council meeting on November 20 as part of 'Local Government Month' celebrations in the parish.
'St Bess' students advised to become well-rounded
SANTA CRUZ, St. Elizabeth: Managing director of Trevor Hamilton & Associates, Dr. Trevor Hamilton, has advised students in St. Elizabeth, "to create their own opportunities for success, to have vision and to have confidence in themselves."
Hamilton to file suit for prison riot victims
Public Defender Howard Hamilton said Monday that he plans to file a suit on behalf of the estates of several prisoners during the 1997 prison riots.
Howard Cooke Blvd 70 per cent completed
WESTERN BUREAU: WORK ON the $718 million dualisation of Howard Cooke Boulevard in Montego Bay, St. James, is progressing well, and the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), which is co-ordinating the project, is satisfied with the project.
Sugar woes ahead
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland: TWO WEEKS before the start of the 2003/2004 sugar crop in Frome, Westmoreland...
Hardware sector withstanding the competitive global market
DESPITE INCREASED competition brought on by globalisation, the hardware and building sector is showing significant growth.
Students injured during fire drill
WESTERN BUREAU: THERE IS a need for more exits at the Barracks Road Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, which was the scene of last week's stampede during a fire drill.
'Jamaican' is not a language
WE MUST first of all understand what is meant by language, as we shall have to differentiate between LANGUAGE on one hand, and A LANGUAGE on the other.
Westmoreland PC hosts Junior Council meeting
WESTMORELAND: THE WESTMORELAND Parish Council, as part of its observation of Local Government Month, hosted a Junior Council meeting at the St. George's Anglican Church Hall Savanna-la-Mar on last Thursday.
The education ministry speaks on HIV/AIDS
RECENTLY THE Gleaner's Editors' Forum hosted guests discussing the matter of HIV/AIDS in schools. Here are excerpts from the sitting. DR. DELORIS BRISSETT
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