The big question... Why are there few students studying foreign languages?
The 2006 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) revealed that only 4,427 students sat either Spanish or French, less than one-seventh of the total number who sat the regional exams.
Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) to begin mobilisation meetings today
The Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) is to begin its parish mobilisation meetings with its members across the island today, to present the Government's latest offer on salary and fringe benefits for the contract period 2006-2008.
Special seating for disabled at Sabina Park
KINGSTON (CMC): Chris Smith, the Jamaica Local Organising Commit-tee's venue development director, has given the assurance that the new seating arrangements at the refurbished Sabina Park venue will adequately facilitate disabled persons.
Condoms or conjugal visits for prisoners? - Inmates adapting behind bars
Within the past decade, there have been articles on the distribution of condoms in Jamaican prisons, reports on institutional violence and riots, inmate fatalities and the overcrowded conditions of the island's two maximum-security prisons.
Giving flu the cold shoulder
At one time the flu season was a time of year when everyone was concerned about catching a cold. More man-hours are lost annually because of this condition than any other medical disorder.
Christmas mail plans under way
JAMAICA, A member-state of the Caribbean Postal Union (CPU), will once again be integrated into the Christmas airmail initiative coordinated with the United States Postal Service (USPS). The pro-active approach is in.
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