Ready to rumble: University of the West Indies (UWI) student prepares to face the competition
It's early May and exams at the University of the West Indies (UWI) are in full swing. There is tension on many faces, combined with rapid nailbiting and page turning. The campus is almost silent except for those students audibly swatting...
Pointers for an effective résumé
Dr LeahCim Semaj, psychologist and founder of The JobBank, has some important pointers for making an effective résumé. Your résumé represents you, so you should try to make the most favourable first impression that you can. The résumé should present skills, qualifications...
Semaj's tips
Dr Leahcim Semaj shares some tips for young persons entering the competitive job market. Remember it is important to not only know what you want to do, but how you want to go about doing it. Ask yourself, 'What can I offer? Who needs my services?'. Get informed on matters related...
Penlyne Castle farmers barred from lands
MORANT BAY, St Thomas: The St Thomas Parish Council has thrown its full support behind the farmers of the Penlyne Castle/Hagley Gap cluster, who have been at odds with a businessman in the hills of the parish bordering St Andrew. A motion, fully endorsed by the council...
10% of sex abuse cases at camp are boys, says official
TEN PER cent of the sexual abuse cases that are seen at the Child Abuse Mitigation Project (CAMP Bustamante) since 2004 are boys, some as young as four years old, according to Rose Robinson-Hall, project coordinator.Using a hospital-based model, children admitted...
Manchester Closed to Crime Initiative - Returned citizens' group heartened by security push
President of the National Association of Returned Citizens (NARC), Jasmine Pottinger, is confident that the Closed To Crime Initiative (CTCI) will bring stability to Manchester. Once a lonely voice crying out against the alarming crime rate in her parish of birth, Pottinger...
Jobs mooted as crime cure - Manchester youths want to 'work out' problems
Confronted with the choice of abiding by the law and remaining in poverty or gaining wealth through illegality, youths in Manchester hot spots are faced with a troubling dilemma. Unemployed youths in these districts say economic stagnation is the hidden hand driving crime...
Court delays threaten public confidence - DPP
DIRECTOR OF Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn has stressed that stakeholders must work together to ensure that delays in the justice system be relegated to the realms of history. Llewellyn, in an interview with The Gleaner last week...
St Jago sings last 'Noel' - Former headmaster reflects on the arts and life after retirement
With a melodious mix of ska and rocksteady playing on the radio at his colourful home in Aylsham, St Andrew, veteran educator Keith Noel discusses his lifetime of achievements.A multifaceted master of the arts, Noel's speech is theatrical, even though he is not onstage....
Believe in yourself
Max Lucado, best-selling author, made a statement which caught my eye and is the basis for this article. He said, "You weren't an accident. You weren't mass-produced. You aren't an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted and lovingly positioned...
|
