Tensions rise - Political squabbles increase as election nears
ATTEMPTS BY Political Ombudsman Bishop Herro Blair to ease rising tensions between supporters of the two main political parties ahead of the pending general election, hit a snag yesterday. This came as an unnamed political representative failed to make time for a peace march...
Plan for Sandy Bay High School on shaky ground
THE CLARENDON Parish Council is yet to approve a plan to build the Sandy Bay High School, which is to accommodate some 300 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students, because the Ministry of Education and Youth has failed to provide a completed plan.
GSAT GLORY STORIES - Chin: I got more than I aimed for
Rachel Chin of Queen's Preparatory School, St. Andrew, outperformed her peers in the 2007 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), and earned the Scotiabank award for the highest-erforming girl in the island. "I was so excited, I ran around the school yard," Rachel said of her reaction...
GSAT GLORY STORIES - 'I felt overwhelmed, I jumped up and down'
When Romario White of Duhaney Park Primary School, St. Andrew, found out that he copped the Scotiabank award for the top-performing boy in the island in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), he was estactic. "I felt overwhelmed. I jumped up and down," Romario said of his reaction...
GSAT GLORY STORIES - Howard Cooke Primary on cloud nine
WESTERN BUREAU: THE HOWARD Cooke Primary School in Montego Bay has topped the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), grabbing two of the four government scholarships. Eleven-year-old, head girl Kimberly Webb, is the recipient of the George William Gordon scholarship.
British police targeting young blacks - report
Young black people are six times more likely than whites to be stopped by British police and are subject to discrimination, a Home Affairs Committee report revealed. The study, titled 'Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System', unveiled damning findings suggesting...
Jamaicans rank 25th among foreign students in US
Jamaica ranked number 25 as the place of origin of students coming to the United States in academic year 2005/2006, according to the Open Doors 2006 Report on International Education Exchange. India, China and Korea were the big three - first, second and third - among countries...
More load shedding
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) was again forced into carrying out load shedding across the island yesterday, as several generating units failed, while several remained out for planned maintenance. JPS advised customers to monitor the radio for updates...
Costa Rica defends visa decision
The Costa Rican Embassy has attributed the imposition of a visa regime for Jamaicans entering that country to the protection of its borders. Last week, the embassy announced that, effective Friday, June 15, all Jamaicans wishing to travel...
Cops search for missing man
WESTERN BUREAU: The Montego Bay police are dismissing reports that the 44-year-old man who was kidnapped from his home in the western city, last Thursday, is an American citizen. "The man was deported from the United States in 2005, and records show...
Date set for Bitter trial
The trial of 42-year-old Kingston businessman, Stephen Bitter, who is charged with the murder of his 90-year-old grand-father, Ronald Bitter, has been set for October 1.Bitter's case was set for trial yesterday, but was put off...
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