Teachers endorse newspapers as educational tool
High school teachers from the Corporate Area, participating in a News-paper in Education (NIE) training seminar held at The Gleaner Company's North Street offices yesterday, were very receptive to the idea of using such media as an aid to teaching in the classroom....
Start planning for retirement - G a l l i m o r e
With a significant number of Jamaica's senior citizens living below the poverty line, Andrew Gallimore, state minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, has called on all working Jamaicans, both in the formal and informal sector, to start plans for retirement...
Air Jamaica gets new 'lease' on life
WESTERN BUREAU: The cash-strapped Air Jamaica is anticipating savings of US$11 million (J$781 million) per annum with the introduction of two ATR72 aircraft on the domestic route between Montego Bay's Sangster and Kingston's Norman Manley international airports....
Chinese ambassador vows to strengthen ties
WESTERN BUREAU: Chinese Ambassador Chen Jinghua says he will be doing all he can to strengthen bilateral relations between his homeland and Jamaica during his tenure on the island. Ambassador Chen, who paid a courtesy call on former governor general, Sir Howard Cooke...
Spanish Town Hospital renovation to start soon
Spanish Town, St Catherine: Immediate refurbishing is to commence on the outpatient section of the Spanish Town Hospital, as well as a ward which was being used for outpatient care, at a cost of US$500,000 (J$36million),...
Sense of direction critical for coffee industry - M i t c h e l l
Chairman of the Coffee Industry Board (CIB), Howard Mitchell, outlined his business plan for a viable organisation to members of the board and management earlier this month, at the end of a two-day retreat at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown...
Irwin High's computer lab gets $5m boost
WESTERN BUREAU: The Ministry of Education has invested more than $5 million in a state-of-the-art computer laboratory at Irwin High School in St James, according to Principal Aldin Bellinfantie. "This might be the first in the secondary school system...
Colombia / Jamaica oil talks launched
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Ronald Robinson says a new phase in the relationship between Jamaica and Colombia had been heralded by the start of discussions between the nations to arrive at an agreement...
Drought threatens local food produce
There might be a significant reduction in the amount of vegetables and ground provisions for consumption during the Easter season, farmers have warned, due to prevailing drought conditions across the nation.Farmers of St Elizabeth, Manchester, St Ann...
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