GSAT gloom - Ministry disappointed with Jamaica's national averages
Jasper Lawrence, chief education officer in the Ministry of Education, yesterday said he was disappointed with the national averages of the 2008 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), but said measures were being put in place to improve student performance...
Police witness unit
A new unit is to be formed within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to help secure witnesses to crimes. Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields told The Gleaner yesterday that the new initiative, called the Justice Support Unit, is part of new...
More constituencies for three parishes
THE PARISHES of St James, Westmoreland and St Catherine are likely to have additional constituencies when Parliament gives the go-ahead for the number to be increased. There are now 60 constituencies in Jamaica, but the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has proposed...
Churches praise investment schemes
Some local church leaders have acknowledged that investment schemes have provided a useful source of financing for their social programmes.During a Gleaner Editors' Forum, at the company's North Street offices, central Kingston,this week, the religious leaders from several denominations...
Vale Royal talks to resume
The Vale Royal bipartisan talks between the Government and the Opposition are to resume next Wednesday.Karl Samuda, general secretary of the governing Jamaica Labour Party says the People's National Party (PNP) has agreed to continue the talks with focus ...
Vets want tighter leash on Pit Bulls
THE JAMAICA Veterinary Medical Association is now helping to draft legislation to deal with the problem of dangerous dogs, particularly the vicious American Pit Bull Terrier, that have been smuggled into the country over many years...
Keeping it clean
Since the start of the year, close to 500 persons have been ticketed under the anti-litter ticketing system. According to the The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), the bulk of the offenders, which currently stands at approximately 289....
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