Golden hour - Bruce takes office in Jamaica today
Orette Bruce Golding, leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), will today be sworn-in as Jamaica's eighth Prime Minister by Governor-General Professor Kenneth Hall on the lawns of King's House. Mr. Golding, who is expected to make some pivotal decisions immediately...
Building damage dampens school spirit in Clarendon
A week after the original date for the start of the new school year, most schools across the parish of Clarendon opened their doors yesterday to eager students and the realities of extensive damage caused by Hurricane Dean, which passed south of the island on August 19....
Portia leaves Jamaica House
IT WAS not too long ago, 529 days to be exact, that Portia Simpson Miller for the first time sat in the seat reserved for Prime Ministers at Jamaica House. Norman Manley (premier), Sir Alexander Bustamante, Donald Sangster, Hugh Shearer, Michael Manley, Edward Seaga and P.J. Patterson...
Better by the dozen - Munro College student gets 10 distinctions, two credits in CSEC exams
WESTERN BUREAU: Chalking up his tally of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subjects, Munro College student, Ricardo Palmer, gets a score of one dozen; with 10 distinctions and two credits no less! At 11, Ricardo, then a student at Howard Cooke Primary...
Claudette Pious - She puts children first
The need to see youth improve their lives and become successful individuals is her main drive. She lives by the belief that everyone can succeed despite the obstacles that might come his or her way. We are speaking of the indomitable Claudette Pious, a woman who has risen...
Parents seek tuition refund
The first day of the academic school year saw parents making enquiries for a refund of tuition fees, while the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has asked parents to be patient. Yesterday when The Gleaner visited several secondary schools in the Corporate Area,...
Fair start to school year in the west
WESTERN BUREAU: Except for the electrical and sewerage problems at Troy High School in Trelawny, the new school year got off to a fairly good in the western Jamaica yesterday. The school's 266 students and 12-member teaching staff were sent home early, as work is still...
Roadblock delays students' progress
CLARENDON: There was a problem for some students in north-west Clarendon yesterday, as those who travel to and from Jamaica's north coast were hampered by a massive roadblock, mounted by residents of Alston. Many persons were stranded for over four hours, as taxis and minibuses...
Gleaner honors members
The Gleaner last Friday honoured members of the team which wonthe 2007 Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) Award for excellence in news reporting. Today, we share photos from the event.
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