Retired principals showered with praises
The Association of Principals and Vice-Principals honoured nine of its retired members at an awards function, held at the Starfish Hotel at Coopers Pen, Trelawny, last weekend.The awardees, each of whom spent more than 30 years in the teaching profession, were showered with praises...
Students, teachers off to US on cultural exchange
Washington, D.C.: Ten students from St.James High School in Montego Bay along with two teachers will participate in a one-week cultural exchange programme in the United States. The students will arrive in the U.S. today and will visit New Jersey, Philadelphia...
William Knibb reunion this weekend
Washington, D.C.:The William Knibb Memorial High School Alumni South Florida Chapter will stage its annual reunion weekend from today, October 19 to Sunday, October 21, with several activities in the South Florida area. The weekend will bring together past students...
Principals' group elects new head
The Association of Principals and Vice-Principals now has a new president. The man who will now head the affairs of the school administrators is Michael Stewart, principal of the Porus High School in Manchester. He takes over the mantle from Alphansus Davis, who was recently appointed...
Woolmer inquest - No request for Pakistan players to testify
LAHORE (Reuters): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not yet received any request to send players or officials to testify at the inquest of late coach Bob Woolmer which began on Tuesday in Kingston, Jamaica. "We have got no request from the Kingston coroner ...
Temporary freeze on public sector car loans
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is promising a speedy resumption of lending under a public-sector car loan scheme which has been put on hold. This promise has come from Senator Dwight Nelson, Minister without Portfolio in the Finance Ministry, who has responsibility...
'Community land-titling programme coming soon'
Government is contemplating the establishment of a community land-titling programme, to enable persons who own land, but do not have titles, to use this asset when seeking credit from financial institutions. This disclosure came Wednesday when Prime Minister Bruce Golding met...
Former political candidate murdered
Alvin Desmond Smith, a 49-year-old garage operator, was shot and killed in front of his business place by a gunman on foot about 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mr. Smith, also known as 'Texas', was the Jamaica Labour Party's candidate for the Greenvale division in the 2003 local government...
Appeal Court hands down decision today in Hanover recount dispute
The Court of Appeal is to hand down its decision today in the dispute involving rejected ballots in the Eastern Hanover constituency. Jamaica Labour Party candidate Barrington Gray is asking the Court of Appeal to set aside a Supreme Court ruling so he can take the issue...
Education adviser to canvass views
Alphansus Davis says his responsibilities in his new role in the Ministry of Education will include advising the minister, Andrew Holness, on matters related to school management and its functions.This, he said, will mean that he will be interfacing with principals and vice-principals...
Health Ministry steps up its vector control
The recent rains that have doused the island have forced the Ministry of Health and Environment to step up its vector control in regards to an outbreak of dengue fever and malaria in the country.Speaking with The Gleaner after Wednesday's post-Cabinet...
The Gleaner Honour Awards: Producer, Actor Extraordinaire - From poverty to playwright
Today we feature the 2007 Gleaner Honour Award nominee in the category Arts and Culture. Trevor Rhone holds a firm place among the most well respected black writers of our time. In Jamaica, his is a household name, and most high school students would have become familiar....
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