Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Wednesday | July 8, 2009
'Make your mark'!
Teenagers at a Make Your Mark Summer Camp seem ready to make positive changes in their community, schools and country, after an inspirational first day at the inaugural event at the University of Technology's faculty of education and liberal studies... Read More...
Doing good in the neighbourhood
Hi neighbour! While structural adjustment, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Honduran crisis hog the headlines, for some Jamaicans these things hold no great significance. These neighbours are trying to decipher how their children's ... Read More...
Generosity still out there, despite hard times
Despite the economic hardships being faced by most, there are still those among us who are willing to give to others. The latest evidence of this is the establishment of the Adassa Louise Tennant Humanitarian Award Trophy, which is to be given to a student ... Read More...
Gone but still here
For most of her 75 years, Antonieze McLean might well have lived her life unnoticed. In death, the opposite is true. Twelve years since her passing, at the Mandeville Hospital, she continues to capture the imagination of the public, especially students... Read More...
Maria Azan making history
Maria Azan has created history in the 114-year-old Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), by becoming the first woman to vie for a leadership post.Azan is seeking election to the post of second vice-president of the JAS... Read More...
FAQs on swine flu
Jamaica has recorded one swine flu-related death and nearly three dozen infection cases. Below is advice by Dr Racquel Irving in response to a number of frequently asked questions... Read More...
Summer activities for children
Persons interested in enrolling their children in the Progress Learn to Swim Classes (PLSC) summer day camp, which is being hosted at the Police Officers' Club, may contact camp director, Ainsley Reid, at 364-9177 or 451-0851. The camp will cater ... Read More...
