Parents urged to invest in children
SEVERAL MEASURES are being instituted to improve the quality of the educational system, but parents have a role in this, says Maxine Henry-Wilson, Minister of Education, Youth and Culture. As schools throughout Jamaica reopen today, the minister said a.

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Tufton defeats Reynolds for chairman position
WESTERN BUREAU: DR. CHRISTOPHER Tufton, 34, lecturer in the Department of Management Studies, University of the West Indies, Mona, was yesterday elected chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party's ...

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Technical staff remains hopeful
WHILE THE country mourns the likelihood of Jamaica not completing their 'Road to Germany' campaign, the Reggae Boyz' technical staff reminded the forlorn country that all is not lost after their World Cup hopefuls went down 1-2 to Panama..

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Police at school
THE SUNDAY Gleaner of August 22 published a series of 'Eye on Education' stories on the new school year, previewing various aspects ­ including infrastructure preparation, examination performance, and funding. One article aptly titled "Armed to...

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LETTER OF THE DAY - Inaugural collection of garbage celebrated
THE EDITOR, Sir: IN A letter published in The Gleaner on March 20, 2002, I wrote, "What do rural Jamaicans get for their tax dollars? They get no assistance with their garbage disposal.

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First Born brings reggae back home
WESTERN BUREAU: FIRST BORN brought roots reggae from the 'land of six peoples', Guyana, back home to the 'land of wood and water', Jamaica, on Saturday night.

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