Maroons seek redress from C&W, Digicel
THE MAROONS of Accompong in St. Elizabeth are seeking compensation from the island's two leading cell phone companies, Cable and Wireless and Digicel for damage, they say, that was done to personal property when both companies set up separate cell tower..
Students may benefit from US DREAM Act
THOUSANDS OF Jamaican-born students now classified as "undocumented aliens" in the United States, stand to benefit from an Act which, if passed in the U.S. Congress, will allow them easier access to higher education.
Should overseas J'cans vote in our elections?
JAMAICANS AT home and overseas are pondering the prospect of extending the voting franchise to those brothers and sisters of the diaspora who choose to parade their talents on other shores. To vote or not to vote: that is the question.
JUTC management worried over strike threat
JAMAICA URBAN Transit Company (JUTC) management has expressed concern at reports that the University and Allied Workers Union (UAWU) is contemplating strike action following a meeting held on Friday to advise union representatives of a payment schedule.
Schools lose millions
Downpayments made but no computers
PRINCIPALS AT a number of high schools across the island are now desperately trying to locate former national table tennis champion, Michael Hyatt, who reportedly collected millions of dollars to provide their schools with computers but failed...
Cut in tertiary subsidy not the way - Sir William
CHANCELLOR OF the University of the Technology (UTech), Sir William 'Bill' Morris, yesterday warned that consensus on funding for education should not be built on the lowest common denominator.
UK rejects Jamaican teachers with diplomas
LOCAL DIPLOMA-TRAINED teachers seeking jobs in the United Kingdom were last week snubbed by British recruiters as they were perceived to be insufficiently prepared to work in their classrooms.
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