Grades plunge
Many schools performing well below expectations
MORE THAN half the number of high and secondary level schools in the island have been rated well below a C level, according to an analysis based on recently released results of the National Council on Education's (NCE) 2003 CXC...
Education officers under strain
EDUCATION OFFICERS, who have taken over the job of the early school inspectors, say the job of maintaining standards among the island's institutions is becoming increasingly burdensome, and a cause for concern.
Belair: beacon of success
WHEN YOU hear the word 'Belair', it often conjures up images of rich 'preppie' teenagers and, of course, a hit TV show featuring former rapper Will Smith.
'Mad rush' as PNP gears for succession race
THE SECRETARIAT of the governing People's National Party (PNP), gearing up for the election of its next president, is serving notice that it will be applying exacting eligibility standards for those members who will ultimately vote.
HIV/AIDS rate slows but...
WESTERN BUREAU: THERE HAS been a reduction in the rate of HIV/AIDS cases in Jamaica within the last year, but the deadly disease continues to threaten the nation in 'epidemic' ...
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