Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Sunday | June 7, 2009
School heads fail - Holness slams primary school principals for poor-quality education
Education Minister Andrew Holness has given several primary school principals an 'F' on their report cards for failing to ensure that top-quality education is provided to students under their care. Read More...
Nurse suspended for premature baby's death
A NURSE, who was attached to the May Pen Hospital, is facing a six-month suspension after a baby - born prematurely - died while under her care in August 2008. Read More...
Diamond Crest - girls' best friend
PAULINE TATE has lived a hard life. Throughout her relatively short existence, the teenager has encountered enough violence, pain and heartache to make her resentful and distrustful of adults. Read More...
Student exodus: Economic meltdown causing parents to move children from prep to primary institutions
A MASS exodus of children from preparatory schools and subsequent placement in primary schools has prompted the Ministry of Education to import portable classrooms to deal with the fallout of further overcrowding in public schools across the island. Read More...
Denise's success - A young woman tells her story of abandonment and triumph
When she was about three years old, Denise Gillings' mother woke her up one morning, gave her and her younger sister a bath, dressed them, and then left them along the street side in Scotts Hall, St Mary Read More...
Face of HIV/AIDS improves - health official
There has been a significant shift in the face and image of HIV/AIDS in Jamaica from one of persons being ill, losing a lot of weight, and hardly being able to help themselves, to one of an image of being a regular Jamaican. Read More...
