Lawyers summoned - Justice minister expected to discuss stand-off between attorneys and RM
WESTERN BUREAU: Justice Minister Dorothy Lightbourne has summoned the heads of the island's bar associations to a meeting today at which the current stand-off between attorneys and the president of the Resident Magistrates' Association, Marlene Malahoo Forte...
Low GSAT scores for all-age schools
Students in all-age schools across the island had the lowest performance in all subject areas, except communication task, in the 2008 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), according to a ministry paper tabled in the House of Representatives on Wednesday...
UDC rolls out big plans for downtown Kingston
Another elaborate plan has been drafted for the redevelopment of downtown Kingston. This time, the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has rolled out the diagram for the phased redevelopment of the nation's capital to turn Kingston into a business and cultural hub flanked...
Brighter future for Fenceside
A year ago, she struggled under the dim light of a kerosene lamp, reading and completing her studies for promotion to grade eight at the Crofts Hill Primary and Junior High School in northern Clarendon. Today, Kadine Brown reads her books and studies...
Rocky future for Millwood's buses - Dwindling revenue causes worry
President of the National Transport Cooperative Society (NTCS), Ezroy Millwood, is expressing concern about the future of his organisation because of dwindling revenue.Millwood highlighted his concerns at a press conference in St Andrew yesterday...
Buckley eyes Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) presidency
Associate Editor at The Gleaner Company, Byron Buckley, has announced his candidacy for president of the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ). Buckley has served on the executive of the press association for the last two terms.
Railway squatters given 'walking' notice
WESTERN BUREAU: Transport and Works Minister Mike Henry has warned that the illegal occupants of the Railway Corporation's property in Montego Bay, St James, must relocate. The minister made the demand yesterday following a tour of the city's road...
Holy Family principal is Woman of Esteem
Cecille Palmer, the principal of Holy Family Infant and Primary School, who despite the odds successfully guided her students through the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) this year, has been honoured with the United States-based Kingdom Ministries'...
Royal College students urged to become agents of change
The Royale College of Arts and Social Sciences graduated its third batch of students on Tuesday at the May Pen Baptist Church, Mercliffe Place, Clarendon. More than 40 students, mainly women, were presented with bachelor's degrees in education and...
LETTER FROM LAURA - The hearts that started Priory
What a shock that The Priory High School, founded by Henry Fowler in a 1944 Trust, is closing July 4. I'd heard fine things about principal Viviene Stewart and so much about the prestigious school that as I stepped into the building for the first time I was stunned...
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