Teens killed in St James
WESTERN BUREAU: Two teenagers were shot and killed in Bicker-steth, St. James, on Saturday night. They have been identified as Gregory Grant, 18-year-old student of Kenilworth Academy in Hanover; and Edward Cunningham, 19-year-old labourer...

New Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) boss ready to take reins
When Hopeton Henry is installed as the 39th president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) on August 21, he knows it will not be an easy tenure, but he believes he is up to the challenge.

Fewer texts for next school year
Citing the high cost of technical and vocational (tech-voc) textbooks for the secondary level, the Ministry of Education and Youth says it will only be providing 25 per cent of these books for the 2006/2007 academic year.

Parents urged to get students immunised
Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry-Wilson, is imploring parents to ensure that their children are immunised in order for them to be admitted into schools come September. Mrs. Henry-Wilson said recently that there would be no compromise...

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) denies claims of motorcade violence
Karl Samuda, general secre-tary of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), says the party's all-island campaign motorcade was incident-free, despite reports to the contrary. According to media reports, Errol Walker of Frontier, St. Mary...

Tsunami early warning system for Jamaica
A memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is being reached between the Jamaican Government and the United States (U.S.) for the establishment of a tsunami early warning system for the Caribbean.