Resilience - the key to surviving in the UK
Most Jamaicans living in England are happy, according to the findings of a Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll. The poll was conducted among 400 Jamaicans between March 17 and 27, and has a margin of error of plus or minus five per cent.
Crime is blacks' greatest worry in the United Kingdom
Black people in Britain are nearly four times as likely to consider crime and violence, rather than racism, as the most pressing problem facing the country, and the vast majority of them fear that it is a problem that is getting worse rather than better...
'New transport centre will stand test of time'
SHOULD YOU be among the many Jamaicans who feel that the Half-Way Tree Transportation Centre might be an eyesore in the future - whenever the metal structure starts to rust - you can put those fears to rest. Andrew Watt, the resident engineer for the state-of-the-art transportation...
Here's what's in the Code of Conduct
The election season is in full swing and politicians on both sides of the fence have made complaints to the Political Ombudsman about 'breaches of the Political Code of Conduct.'Most times, the allegations involve violence and political intimidation on the part of officials and supporters....
Ferncourt principal calls for aid
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: Principal of Ferncourt High school in Claremont, St. Ann, Reverend Lenwirth Sterling, is appealing to all past students and friends of the school to support the school in its effort to improve the quality of learning. He said that Ferncourt has...
Summer school programmes begin
A total of 600 students, 300 from St. James and 300 from Hanover, are to benefit under the 2007 National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Employment Programme. The recruitment and orientation process within the region has been completed...
Percy Junor gets donation
Mandeville, Manchester: Daughter of the late Percy Junor, Mrs. Beverly Junor-Levy, last Thursday made a donation of $488,000 to the Mandeville hospital founded and funded by her father, 62 years ago. Mrs. Junor-Levy, who donates annually, was making the award...
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