Daniele McPherson, Portland - Little Daniele big speller
THE YOUNGEST competitor in this year's Spelling Bee hails from Portland. Nine-year-old Daniele McPherson was a picture of calmness as she took the parish title over more experienced and older spellers.

Rosanna Pike, St. Andrew - Sweet victory for Pike
TWO YEARS of competing at the St. Andrew Parish Final finally brought its rewards for Rosanna Pike. Her victory was especially sweet because being in eighth grade at Ardenne High, it was her last chance.

Javier Brown, St. Mary - Man of many words
JAVIER BROWN will forever be remembered as the boy who put Gospel Chapel Prep on the map. Javier overcame 36 other spellers to land the St. Mary parish title for his school, Gospel Chapel Prep, which is based in Annotto Bay.

Tufton calls for Government to honour education promises
OPPOSITION SENATOR Dr. Christopher Tufton has chided the Government for failing to make good on its promises to education. "If we are serious about empowering our next generation, let us get serious about education reform," he criticised.

Students learn in living lab
SCORES OF students from Corporate Area schools learned first-hand about the importance of wetland eco-systems last Thursday. Participating in World Wetland day activities at the Port Royal mangroves, representatives from eight schools.

Mixed views on NHT's increase in benefits
WESTERN BUREAU: THE RECENT announcement of an increase in benefits for National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors has received mixed responses. "I am very excited about this adjustment because it means that now my dreams of having my own home seem more att

Who is the developer? - Bartlett wants answers
EDMUND BARTLETT, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Shadow Tourism Minister, wants the Government to state which company has been chosen to develop the US$1.1 billion resort complex at Harmony Cove in Trelawny.

Political leadership Part II - The PM as CEO
THE OFFICE of Prime Minister or of the chief executive in the West-minster-type governmental enterprise embodies a special kind of political leadership. The incumbent has after all emerged from being primus inter pares into something...

Postal service security best ever - Acting head
ACTING POSTMASTER general and CEO of the Postal Corporation, Michael Gentles, has responded to recently published letters in The Gleaner. In a statement to the newspaper, he expressed confidence in the existing postal service's security arrangements.

Death row inmate gets second lease on life
THE MAN who was sentenced to hang for the murder of 66-year-old Dougal Wright who was killed during a robbery in a bar was resentenced last week to life imprisonment.