Bish second to none in St Catherine
AFTER TWO years of watching the other spellers rejoice and receive the accolades, Regina Bish of Kensington Primary finally triumphed in the St. Catherine Parish Final of The Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee yesterday.

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LOST IN the heavy rains and various protests over the last two weeks, two spellers were quietly making their way back to the National Finals of The Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee Competition.

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THE EDITOR, Sir: AS A Jamaican living abroad, I try to keep abreast of current events in the island by reading The Gleaner online. I nearly fainted when I read the headline of Petrina Francis' article about a UWI survey...

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DARAIN HOUSEN HAS not taken off his hat for the last 20 years. He bathes, he sleeps and does everything possible in it. It is a perfect fit.