'Don't abuse us' - Expulsions, extra lessons, education quality worry students
STUDENTS' RIGHTS, harsh disciplinary measures and the quality of secondary education are among the issues that the National Secondary Students Council (NSSC) intend to pay close attention to during 2004. The Council, which represents more than 150,000...
'This year will be difficult'
PLAYERS IN the education, financial and manufacturing sectors say that while the Prime Minister's New Year's message provides some hope for a resurgence this year, 2004 will be difficult.
Second IT paper for CXC students
THE SHORTAGE of computers in schools has created the need for a second practical paper for students sitting the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) Information Technology (IT) test. This second paper, to be introduced this year, will allow schools...
Application Tracking System launched
CUSTOMERS OF the Registrar- General's Department (RGD) will now be able to electronically track the status of applications via the newly launched Application Tracking System (ATS). Developed in December 2002, the RGD commenced using the system in...
Dramatic recovery for domestic crop production - Third quarter of last year grew by 23.1 per cent
DOMESTIC CROP production for the third quarter of last year grew by 23.1 per cent, when compared with the similar quarter for 2002. This was stated by Senator Norman Grant, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), at the St. Ann Rural...
Parish leaders speak Resolutions, good wishes
RADCLIFFE WALTERS CUSTOS, ST. ANN 1) Get St. Ann Homecoming started. It has been defunct for sometime now. We want to celebrate it around Marcus Garvey's birthday.
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