Irwin High's 'reading village' spells success
WESTERN BUREAU: PRINCIPAL OF the Irwin High School in St. James, Aldin Bellinfantie, has challenged his students to make reading and language arts a priority in their academic pursuits. "It is said that reading....

Children express artistic vision of ideal family life
SOME OF the country's future leaders yesterday used their artistic skills to depict their idea of what a family should be during the exhibition of 'The Family is Love' poster competition, an initiative of the Child Development Agency (CDA).

ONE-ON-ONE WITH MARK SHIELDS: PART II - Man with a sixth sense
IN PART one, published in last Wednesday's Gleaner, Deputy Commissioner Mark Shields, who has the crime portfolio in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), described his work in Germany and the United Kingdom (UK), particularly his role...

Four senior cops promoted
FOUR SENIOR officers, including seasoned street cop, Donald Pusey, have been promoted to the rank of assistant commissioners as part of several changes effected to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), by Police Commissioner Lucius...

Casualties of cement crisis - Merchant devastated
HARDWARE AND Lumber Limited has lost millions of dollars as a result of the cement shortage choking the nation. Hardware merchant Anthony Holness, CEO of Hardware and Lumber Ltd., said the impact has been a two-edged sword.

A contractor's pain
MICHAEL TODD, contractor and managing director of Prime Development Limited, bemoaned that his two current projects are at a virtual standstill. Mr. Todd told The Gleaner that he has been forced to lay off workers and is looking to send home more...

Mom, 3-y-o daughter shot
A MOTHER and her three-year-old child were shot and injured in crossfire between rival gangs in the hotbed of central Kingston yesterday afternoon. "Both of them have been hospitalised," Victor Cummings, the Member of Parliament for Central Kingston,...