Rusea's to celebrate its double century success
Come the month of August, one of western Jamaica's renowned high schools will be raising its bat in celebration of its double century achievement. That school is none other than the 230-year-old Lucea-based Rusea's High School, founded in 1777 by Martin Rusea, a French refugee.
Mike Henry retains PAC chairmanship
Audley Shaw's absence from the chairman's seat in Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will continue for a while longer. This was confirmed yesterday when acting PAC Chairman Mike Henry informed the committee that he had been asked by Opposition Leader Bruce Golding...
Impose sanctions for Sandy Bay High foul-up - Jamaica Teachers' Association
President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), Hopeton Henry, on Monday agreed that senior personnel in the Ministry of Education and Youth should be punished for failing to deliver the Sandy Bay High School in Clarendon, in time for September....
FROM KINGSTON TO LONDON...THE JAMAICAN IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE - Racism marginalising Jamaican workers in UK
Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (U.K.) have mixed feelings about the jobs they are currently undertaking, with many citing discrimination as the cause for their not being in better positions. But, despite claiming racism in the U.K., many argue that the jobs they do...
Readjusting to life back in Jamaica
As a young girl growing up in Jamaica, Nerissa Bell never thought she'd join the throngs who were leaving for Britain at th of the migration rush to the Mother Country. But, in 1963, faced with a familiar dilemma - poor job prospects, she did. Then came the long years away...
Farmers eagerly await irrigation project
St. Elizabeth: Farmers of the Beacon/Little Park Water Users Association, an entity which operates in the Pedro Plains area of south St. Elizabeth, eagerly await the official commissioning of an irrigation project this week by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller.
International customer service certification now available in Jamaica
For the first time in Jamaica, individuals can now earn international certification in customer service through a new programme being offered by the Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA). JaCSA Chairperson Ilsa Duverney announced at a recent meeting ...
Schools search for new funding sources
Representatives from leading Jamaican preparatory, secondary and tertiary institutions will gather on Friday to explore fund-raising strategies at an endowment and development conference. The conference, labelled 'Leveraging the Success of your Alumni', has been designed...
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