Antoinette Campbell - I taught myself
When her teachers failed to get on top of things, 17-year-old Antoinette Campbell taught herself. She never bothered to do extra lessons like some students, instead she bought the syllabuses and followed them thoroughly.

30 North Clarendon GSAT students receive bursaries
Thirty students from 11 primary and all-age schools in North Clarendon, who gained high marks in the recent Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), have received bursaries valued at $159,000, to assist.

Smooth sailing for Manchester schools
Schools in and around the Mandeville area opened with little hitches with thousands of students showing up for the first day of the new academic year. Manchester High School, near the heart of the town and the largest in the region...

National Works Agency (NWA) reopens main road between Chovey and Clermont
The has reopened the main road between Chovey and Clermont in St. Mary, which was closed for two weeks. The roadway was closed to vehicular traffic, after a bridge was taken out of service...

New number attracts more Crime Stop calls
With the launch of the new toll-free number - 311 - in July, calls to Crime Stop more than doubled in August, moving from 29 in July to 68 in August. From the calls received, the police were able to remove five high-powered illegal firearms...

Caribbean Terrace gets 'Ivan' money
Government is paying out $25.5 million to homeowners at Caribbean Terrace in eastern St. Andrew who lost their property when Hurricane Ivan devastated at least 17 houses in 2004. Information Minister Colin Campbell said..

$2m 'Ochi' robbery
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: Thieves broke into the regional office of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) on Milford Road in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Monday night, removing over $2 million worth of equipment.