PM SPEAKS ON THE STATE OF EDUCATION - PT II - Concerns about the education system
Prime Minister P.J. Patterson recently brokered an agreement that led to the Opposition and the Government arriving at a consensus in Parliament on education.

NIC rep clears air on blocked drains
SANTA CRUZ, St. Elizabeth: MR .FELTON Brown of the National Irrigation Commission dismissed claims by residents in New River, St. Elizabeth, that blocked drains in the area are behind their water woes.

Tacky High wins debating competition
PORT MARIA, St. Mary: IT WAS smooth sailing all the way for the team from Tacky High School in St. Mary, which won the first prize and walked away with the Beaches Boscobel Resort trophy at a debating competition...

How science can help Jamaica
ALTHOUGH MOST of us will scoff at the thought that science is within our personal reach and use, our daily lives and cultural heritage indicate otherwise. It really all depends on how we view the discipline of science.

Church on the Rock celebrates 19 years
WITH SOME 19 years of church ministry under its belt, Family Church on the Rock has spread its wings from Kingston to Montego Bay, through Ocho Rios, unto Negril and Santoy in the interlands of Hanover.

Absences stall Rights of Spouses Act
THE ABSENCE of several committee members prevented the Joint Select Committee on the Family Property (Rights of Spouses) Act from coming to a decision on a clause previously planned for referral to the Houses of Parliament.