Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Thursday | June 11, 2009
A mother's secret - Boy triumphs in GSAT not knowing his father had been killed
Western Bureau: "My father was killed a week before my exams, but I did not know," reflected 11-year-old student Demoy Kerr from Montego Bay, who was placed at Cornwall College following his success in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT)... Read More...
Gleaner wins another AAAJ award
The Gleaner Company Ltd yesterday claimed the top prize of 2008 Media of the Year during the Advertising Agencies Association of Jamaica (AAAJ) awards luncheon in St Andrew.
The newspaper was also named Print Media of the Year during the ceremony held at the Knutsford... Read More...
Montego Bay - the New York of Jamaica ... sort of
SURROUNDED BY the Caribbean Sea, Montego Bay is a place with unrivalled history, cultivating a one-of-a-kind infusion of tourism and cultural preservation. Dubbed the Second City, few can argue Montego Bay's title as the tourism capital of the island... Read More...
The road to Zion land
Truly unique, yet peculiar in its own right, the community of Mount Zion lies between the recognisable boundaries of the 'elegant corridor' resort strip and the new Rose Hall, St James Chukka Caribbean Adventures excursion... Read More...
The rise and fall of trade
When Christopher Columbus first sailed to Montego Bay's port in 1494, the Tainos were the dominant inhabitants of the lush land. Shortly after his visit to the island, Montego Bay developed an expansive commercial waterfront and thriving trade sector... Read More...
More students head to schools of their choice
The Ministry of Education yesterday reported that 66 per cent of the 47,815 candidates who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in March were placed in schools of their preference. Students each year submit five schools of their choice ... Read More...
Girls band together for GSAT success
Gisaile Stewart, Destiny McGlashan and Tisana Clarke all hail from inner-city communities, but have not allowed that to prevent them from performing well academically. The three girls were the top performers in the Grade Six... Read More...
More prizes for junior challenge winners
They prepared rigorously for the 2008 TVJ Junior Schools' Challenge Quiz Competition and at the same time were preparing for the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in March.
But Latoya Lampart, Chenelle Powell, Kerrese Nicholson and Iabcde Baxter... Read More...
Cops arrest six suspects in Red Hills Road feud
At least six persons believed to be key players in the fresh round of violence in sections of Red Hills Road, St Andrew, are now in police custody. The six were among 91 men arrested yesterday morning during a massive police operation in the Park Lane... Read More...
Policeman's killing angers Nelson
Minister of National Security Dwight Nelson has reacted with anger to the killing of yet another member of the police force. Forty-four-year-old Constable Pedro Swaby was fatally shot at his home in the Longville Park Housing Scheme at 4:00 yesterday... Read More...
Three more swine flu cases
The Ministry of Health yesterday said three additional cases of the H1N1 influenza virus were confirmed on Tuesday, bringing to 10 the number of cases detected on the island.According to the Ministry of Health, all three persons are well and are linked... Read More...
