Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Thursday | February 5, 2009
'Exams not the mark' - Expert says student behaviour better grade for teacher, school performance
MANAGEMENT EXPERTS are advising educators to stop regarding student achievement in external examinations as the only means of measuring teacher performance. According to international management consultant, Dr Trevor Hamilton, the Ministry of Education has been measuring...
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Shari-Jo is the new 'Queen Bee'
SHARI-JO MILLER, first-form student at Bishop Gibson High School for Girls in Manchester, triumphed yesterday in the 50th edition of The Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee competition. She correctly spelt a-p-p-o-g-g-i-a-t-u-r-a, which is an embellishing note.... Read More...
Concern over 'Rampin' Shop'
Following widespread concern over the explicit contents of the popular dancehall tune 'Rampin' Shop' by Vybz Kartel and Spice, The Gleaner canvassed the views of several educators/ analysts yesterday during a Gleaner Editors' Forum on the lyrics... Read More...
Bauxite blues as Windalco sees red - Residents fear worst from closure
AN AIR of uncertainty sits over some north St Catherine communities as residents brace for major reper-cussions from the pending closure of the West Indies Alumina Company (Windalco).The alumina-producing company announced on Monday that it intends to cut the positions ... Read More...
Electoral body gives go-ahead for increase in constituencies
THE ELECTORAL Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) says the way is clear for the House of Representatives and the Senate to vote for an increase in the number of constituencies. Yesterday, the eight-member commission said it was on course to complete its proprietary ... Read More...
Priest's killer gets12-year prison sentence
The man who was convicted last month of manslaughter arising from the fatal stabbing of Anglican priest, Father Richard Johnson, was yesterday sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment. Supreme Court judge, Norma McIntosh, in sentencing 24-year-old Prince... Read More...
Thursdaytalk - Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
Why the change? 1. The slogan 'It's Better in the Bahamas', some say, was the primary reason behind the cancellation or postponement of the high-profile visit. Read More...
