Tashana tops Surrey - Holy Family Infant and Primary student cops Scotiabank county prize
Tashana Blair of Holy Family Infant and Primary School, which is situated in the crime hotbed of central Kingston, made history for her school when she was given the Scotiabank Foundation Scholarship for the highest performer in Surrey - the first such national award for her school.
YES to success!
About six years ago, Andrea Nelson was a pregnant, confused young woman, trying to figure out what her next step would be. One day she decided to accompany some friends who wanted to register for a personal development course in Montego Bay. She wasn't sure what it was all about, but just going along was enough to distract her from her own unsure thoughts.
Diaspora partners with local programmes
North American youth who make up the future leaders of the Jamaican Diaspora Canada Foundation (JDCF) are undertaking various development programmes, in partnership with local communities, to encourage nation building in Jamaica.
What's right with Jamaica
This week, The Gleaner is presenting the thoughts of influential leaders in society, on the more positive features of the nation in which we live.
Mind & Spirit - The Donovan Thomas story (Part 2)
When he was director of the Annotto Bay chapter of Jamaica Youth for Christ, Dr Donovan Thomas did devotions and other forms of ministry in the penal institutions within St Mary. It was while he was so engaged that he had his first serious encounter with a woman who was intent on ending her life.
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