Crime feasting on Returning Residents
THE NUMBER of Jamaicans returning from overseas to live in the island is down by almost 25 per cent over the last seven years, statistics from the Jamaica Customs Department show. In 1993, there were 2,359 registered returnees, but in 1999, there were..

Whiteman upbeat for new school term
THE MINISTRY of Educa-tion has identified 32 schools as being in "critical need" of sanitation work and having their plumbing repaired, as it works to get properties ready for the start of the 2000/2001 academic year. According to Education Minister,...

Youth to benefit from Optimist programmes

YOUNG PEOPLE in the Caribbean are to benefit from programmes to be undertaken by service clubs in the Optimist International Caribbean District, as members in nine islands carry out their Mission 2000 plan - to encourage leadership training and human...

Role of community colleges lauded
GENERAL SECRETARY of the Community College Council of Jamaica, Valerie Tingling, has lauded the role being played by community colleges in the country, emphasising that they were the gateways to educational opportunities for the people. She noted that...