Monteith calls for upgrade of teachers at community colleges
MONTEGO BAY, St. James: SENATOR NOEL Monteith, minister of state in the Ministry of Education, has called on the island's community colleges to consider how they can play a role in the implementation of degree programmes aimed at facilitating...
Casino gambling valuable, says Kingsley Thomas
KINGSLEY THOMAS, the hard-hitting chairman of the Development Bank of Jamaica, has criticised those opposing the introduction of casino gambling, saying the suggestion for it to help fund Jamaica's educational development was a sound proposal.
Maroons gear up for annual celebration
ON THURSDAY, January 6, all roads will lead to the historic town of Accompong, St. Elizabeth, for the annual Maroon festival. The event, which will be held on the birthday of Maroon war hero, Captain Cudjoe, marks the 267th anniversary of the signing...
Work on Highway 2000 halts
CONSTRUCTION AND other expansion exercises have been halted on the corridor of Highway 2000 for a period of three months, Kingsley Thomas, chairman of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), disclosed on Tuesday.
CXC intervention camps under way
A THREE-DAY camp, designed to boost the performance of students in the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) mathematics and English language examinations is currently under way in eight sites across the island.
JLP backs new commissioner
THE JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) has thrown its full support behind the newly-appointed police commissioner, Lucius Thomas. Speaking with The Gleaner on Tuesday, Derrick Smith, the opposition spokesman on national security, said the incoming...
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