Clarkes Hill thirsty for help
What's not working? The Clarkes Hill community in St. Andrew is parched. Residents say that they have been enduring severe water problems for years - and the authorities are dragging their feet in granting redress. The roads in the area are also in a mess...
Jamaican gets Rockefeller Brothers Fund teaching grant
Corvena Francis, a senior majoring in psychology at the City College of New York (CCNY), was one of 25 undergraduates in the United States awarded the 2007 Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color.
University College of the Caribbean (UCC) gets accreditation
The University College of the Caribbean (UCC) is now formally registered and recognised by the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ), the official accreditation body for higher education in Jamaica, and has made history as the first university college in the region to receive...
Shy teen gains world of confidence through UK college experience
Melecia Wright, once a shy, reserved young woman at Montego Bay High School in Jamaica, has evolved into an assertive, confident person over the past two years.She attributes the change in herself to the two years she spent at Atlantic College in Wales between September...
Nomination day happenings: Seaga's 'lamb to the slaughter' to Manley's 'peace and love'
Nomination Day in Western Kingston for the General Election of 1962 had an African flavour. Three of the candidates used African themes in their campaigns. First was Dudley Thompson, the PNP. He had lived and worked in East Africa as a lawyer and was a close friend...
St Catherine Central - Unemployment and violence - ongoing saga
If all the problems expressed by some residents of Central St. Catherine exist, then there will be much work ahead for whoever is successful in representing the constituents. A visit to the area, which is under the leadership of the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Olivia 'Babsy'...
Portia, Bruce dearer than Bob
There were surprised looks on the faces of people viewing the price tags on three paintings exhibited in the lobby of the Hilton Kingston hotel, New Kingston. A portrait of Bob Marley was on sale for $35,000, while those of Prime Minister Portia Simpson...
From the inner city to possibilities
The career and job-placement programme offered by The Source, in tandem with the University Township Project in August Town, St. Andrew, is already changing lives within a month of opening. The Source, an initiative of Jamaica National Building Society, is located at Bryce Hill Plaza...
'The Source' changes lives
On April 16, as residents of August Town wandered through the space they were viewing for the first time, they realised that a new era was dawning in their community.Soon they knew its name: 'The Source'. And as they enquired about the services and facilities....
Witnesses invite allto 'Follow the Christ'
The island's Jehovah's Witnesses will be holding two three-day conventions between July 27 and August 5, at which they will be hoping to draw support from residents from across the island. "Witnesses hope you will come along with them to attend the 2007...
British youth sweat it for a good cause
A group of 12 young men and women aged 19-21, recently spent time in the island as part of the personal development component of their stint in the British Army/Navy. The cadets spent time working at a Kingston based children's home, Duckenfield Basic School in St. Mary...
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