Teachers protest at Melrose Primary
SEVERAL DISGRUNTLED teachers at the Melrose Primary and Junior High School in Kingston protested yesterday against what they say is an ineffective and disrespectful administration.

PM to get award in New York
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson will be presented with the Distinguished Service Award at the 32nd Annual Governments of the Caribbean State Ball, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, on Friday, June 3.

Call for stiff measures to protect teachers
Ocho Rios, ST. ANN: St. Ann businessman and councillor for the Boscobel division in St. Mary, Michael Belnavis, has urged the authorities to impose stiff penalties on persons who attack teachers in schools.

New schedule for Jamaican High Commission in UK
THE JAMAICAN High Commission in London will introduce new opening hours for its consular (passport and visa) offices as of June 1. The new hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Mondays to Fridays.

Westmoreland Labour Day project selected
THE WESTMORELAND Parish Council has recorded more than 50 registered projects, and has selected the Bog Community Centre, near Darliston in the eastern section of the parish, for its Labour Day project.

Ministry endorses JTA call for protection
WESTERN BUREAU: THE MINISTRY of Education has endorsed the call by the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) for the prosecution of parents and children who abuse teachers.

MIND goes online
THE MANAGEMENT Institute for National Development (MIND) will be expanding its reach across the region this financial year by targeting all English-speaking Caribbean countries, with an increased menu of online programmes.