Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Wednesday | October 7, 2009
Airy Castle's Hanif Brown conquers all
St Thomas: "I think I have the gift of spelling." Hanif Brown Jr is sure of that much. The 11-year-old Airy Castle Primary student won the St Thomas final of The Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee competition at the Morant Bay Parish Church yesterday... Read More...
Second time's the charm - Teneel Palmer crowned Portland's champion
It was quick going at the Port Antonio Baptist Church yesterday as only 18 spellers, the smallest group so far this year, lined up to vie for the parish title in The Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee finals... Read More...
'I've lost my passport, what should I do?'
Q. Last week I was travelling on a bus through Kingston and my passport was either stolen or lost, what should I do? Can I get another passport to replace the one I am unable to find... Read More...
Tributes pour in for Bennett
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has joined the lovers of the arts and culture industries in mourning the passing of Wycliffe Bennett described by many as Jamaica's 'Man of the Arts'. Golding said Bennett, a former chairman of the Ward Theatre Foundation,... Read More...
Star netball player gives Glenmuir students pep talk
No one can say former national netball player and 2007 Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence recipient, Elaine Davis, is not giving back. Davis was recently invited by Glenmuir High School in Clarendon to do a motivational speech for students... Read More...
Be careful how you treat others
Hi neighbour! Let's not wait until our backs are against the wall before recognising how much we are in need of one another - none exempted!Over time the rich and famous discover that fame, wealth, popularity, power and prestige cannot replace the human... Read More...
