New day dawns for GSAT scholars
It was the first day at a new school yesterday for many bright young children from across the country. Earlier this year, many of these young scholars celebrated success in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) which determined where they would eventually turn up for classes yesterday.
Bromley Primary disappointed by delays
ST. MARY: With the late start of the new school year for primary and secondary schools islandwide, it was expected by many that they would have had sufficient time to prepare their environs. Not so at Bromley Primary in St. Mary. This school, which has suffered much over...
Tyrone's Watch - Dressikie roads need dressing up
What's not working? There is a little district high in the hills of St. Mary, the undis-puted pothole parish of Jamaica, that like many other communities is blaming its appalling road conditions on the authorities. The name of that district is Dressikie....
Congrats, but we're watching you, Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) warns Labour Party
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), the Kingston-based human rights group, has joined the many organisations that have congratulated Prime Minister-designate Bruce Golding and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) for their victory in the recently held general...
Court to hear bankers' appeals
A date has finally been set for the hearing of the appeal of former bankers, Melanie Tapper and Winston McKenzie, who have been waiting for four years for the notes of evidence in their fraud case. The notes of evidence were received at the Court of Appeal Registry last month...
UK cements ties with incoming Jamaican government
Britain's Foreign Office Minister, Margaret (Meg) Munn yesterday cemented the continuation of diplomatic ties with the incoming Government of Jamaica as she wrapped up a four-day working visit to the island. Mrs.Munn, who is the Parliamentary Undersecretary of State...
Bird-shooting season cut short by 'Dean'
This year's bird-shooting season began on September 8 and will end on Sunday, September 23. The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) said the year's bird-shooting exercise was rescheduled from the initial date of September 1 toSeptember 30 due to the recent passage...
Jamaican students in Florida win Independence Essay Competition
Eighteen-year-old Salome Messam of Orlando and 12-year-old Briana M. Wright of Miramar are the winners of the annual Jamaica Independence Essay Competition organised by the Miami office of the Jamaica Information Service. Salome, who was born in Jamaica, and Briana...
Harbour View are 2007 KSAFA Shipping Industry Under-15 champs
A hat-trick from Prince Samuels carried Harbour View to a 3-2 victory over Waterhouse in the final of the 2007 Kingston and St. Andrew Football Association (KSAFA)/Shipping Industry of Jamaica Under-15 football competition for the Winston Chung-Fah trophy.
Something Extra....
It's a celebration of a little bit of old and a little bit of new. Foundation is always important, so as the Philippine Ambassador opens the doors to a new office here, Pulse brought in the foundation models at their recent show...
Poppies in FLANDERS
Every November, especially when I was a child, little red poppies were sold to aid the veterans of the two World Wars - the men at the Jamaica Legion's Curphey Home. I have always heard that the poppies represented the blood of the soldiers who fought and were wounded or died...
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