Retired educator receives Gleaner Silver Pen Award
TREVOR SAMUELS is the Gleaner's Silver Pen Award recipient for September 2005 for his Letter of the Day 'Focus on Mt. Diablo, Flat Bridge and the railway'. In his article, published on September 17, Mr. Samuels focused on the lack of suitable alternatives
Excelsior to expand science lab
THE DIRECTORS of the Excelsior Education Centre have announced that the school's science laboratory facilities are to be expanded. The expansion of the science laboratory is in its initial stages and is a part of Excelsior's 75th anniversary celebrations.
Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) claims victory - Ministry of Finance and Planning pledges to review a controversial reclassification exercise
THE NURSES Association of Jamaica (NAJ) claimed a small victory this week when the Ministry of Finance and Planning pledged to review a controversial reclassification exercise and the Ministry of Health agreed to extend the secondment...
Compensate stranded passengers - EU court
THE EUROPEAN Union's (EU) top court on Tuesday upheld legislation requiring airlines to compensate passengers stranded by delays or cancelled flights departing its 25 member states.
Martha Brae Rafters Village back on track
FALMOUTH, Trelawny: AFTER COMMENCING strike actions on December 22, rendering the world-renowned Rafting on the Martha Brae attraction out of commission for several days at the beginning of the 2005-06 winter tourist season...
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