Jamaica Gleaner News- News - Saturday

Building grown-ups - Balaclava High School makes strides in developing rounded students

While the media are replete with stories of violence and mayhem at some educational institutions, other schools are quietly keeping the peace as they turn out students who are well rounded, disciplined and possess high self-esteem.

Guilty verdict in Kilancholly case

SECURITY GUARD Jeffrey Perry showed no sign of emotion yesterday when the 12-member jury handed down a unanimous verdict of guilty for the murder of three children at Kilancholly, St Mary, in January 2005.The jury took only 50 minutes to return the...

Across the nation

MALVERN, ST ELIZABETH: Education Minister Andrew Holness said he was convinced that if the present generation of primary-school students achieves 100 per cent literacy, many of Jamaica's problems would be...

BRIEFS

Former Governor General Sir Howard Cooke was yesterday given the Jamaica Agricultural Society Gold Medal award for his long and distinguished service to the agriculture sector.A gold embedded plaque was presented to...

The demise of the 'Challenge'

Ardent readers of the magazine Caribbean Challenge have been grappling with the news contained in its latest edition, that this evangelical publication, barring a miracle, is going out of business.The writings have long been on the wall...