Go-Jamaica hosts marketing seminar on power of the Internet
"Put the power of the Internet to work in your business" was the slogan used in The Gleaner Online's third annual Internet marketing seminar, held at the newspaper's North Street central Kingston offices yesterday. Dr Felix Akinladejo, lecturer of Internet marketing...
Cabinet, Opposition denounce murders
The Cabinet and Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller have expressed outrage at the wave of child murders sweeping Jamaica. Government's executive arm said measures to address the recent acts of violence against the nation's children must be strengthened...
Blaine calls for child-killer profile
Betty-Ann Blaine, convenor of Hear the Children's Cry, wants the Jamaican authorities to produce a psychological mapping of child killers to increase public awareness about the behaviours of predators. "The only way we can find a solution to the problem...
Sanctions loom for teachers, principals - Penalties for missed literacy targets
Teachers and principals who fail to achieve literacy targets set by the Ministry of Education will be sanctioned as the Government moves to develop an accountability matrix. Speaking last week during the Rotary Club of Downtown Kingston's weekly luncheon...
Catholic college provides more teachers
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Just fewer than 200 trained teachers graduated from the Catholic College of Mandeville in Manchester to give the 21,000-strong profession a significant boost. The teachers, 198 to be exact, who are all primary educators, graduated from the college's diploma...
Jamaicans warned of bassinet danger
There has been a massive recall of bassinets by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in the wake of the strangulation death of a six-month-old baby last month in that country. This occurred when the small child became entrapped...
Franklin backs jobs for green economy
PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY in the Ministry of Health, Aundre Franklin, is advocating the formal recognition of 'green-collar' workers in Jamaica and the creation of a green economy.Making his contribution to the State of the Nation debate in the Senate...
'Spicing up' Clarendon - MP plans to revive parish's ginger production
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: A move is afoot to have the planting of ginger in the Spaldings area revived. According to Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon, Michael Stern, who is spearheading the initiative, areas such as Moravia, Silent Hill, Top Alston and adjoining...
GG's Achievement Awards
Kahielia Levy, youth recipient of the Governor General's Achievement Award, has an insatiable appetite for excellence. Levy, a 22-year-old graduate of the University of the West Indies, Mona, where she studied for her first degree in sociology ...
How to ... Look cool in Jamaica's heat
DRESSING IS sometimes nail-biting self-torture as you rummage through your closet trying to find that perfect pair of pants or delightful dress that will cause an eye-popping, jaw-dropping tremor on the fashion scale. Then, blank! After tossing everything aside, you realise...
|
