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Jamaica Gleaner News
published: Wednesday | August 30, 2006

You ask the questions ... Robert Bryan, executive director, Jamaica 2007 Cricket Limited
One could not help noticing the pride and joy on the faces of the children, some of them quite small, who went out on the field holding the hands of the players in the recently concluded FIFA World Cup.

TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES: Rewriting Hannah Town's story

LIKE ANY other inner-city community, Hannah Town is 'governed' by the code of silence. Residents of this west Kingston enclave are cautious as to how much information they divulge and to whom. However, despite their best efforts...


Thumbs down for OUR

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has received a highly unfavourable rating for its customer service performance, a survey commissioned by the OUR shows. Its ratings are lower than the very utility companies it regulates, the data revealed.


Online help

FREE online homework help for Jamaican primary and high school students at gogsat.com and caribbeanexams.com. Students - stumped by your latest assignments? Teachers - need to recommend free, one-on-one tutoring to your students?


Registrar General's Department (RGD) happy about overseas response

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) is boasting an 88 per cent success rate in processing applications from Jamaicans overseas in 2005. Dr. Patricia Holness, registrar general and deputy keeper of the record, made the announcement recently...


Grades three and six to do Spanish

The Ministry of Education and Youth's Spanish curriculum pilot programme will be extended to students of grades three and six this academic year, while 50 additional institutions will be included in the...


Government disaster mitigation programme continues in earnest

The Government's disaster mitigation programme, which intensified at the weekend due to the threat posed by Hurricane Ernesto, will continue in earnest. During her Cabinet meeting on Monday, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller gave a charge...


Shirley commends Golden Krust

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Professor Gordon Shirley, has commended Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill for taking Jamaica's culinary art across the United States.


PTA chief urges parents to get more involved in school activities

Sylvester Anderson, president of the newly-formed National Parent Teachers' Association of Jamaica (NFTAJ), is encouraging parents to get more involved in the daily operation of schools.




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