The $180,000 claimers take the spotlight at Caymanas Park today in the annual renewal of the Roderick ‘Pilot’ Francis Memorial Trophy over 1200 metres.
Commodore, Portland:"Wickedness! Wickedness! Wickedness!" Deloreta Bryan of Commodore, Portland, shouted several times as she stood beside a heap of frayed tarpaulin, old zinc sheets,...
Scores of potential homeowners turned up at the Ashtrom Building Systems Limited's 'Build on Own Land' (BOL) launch to learn about the affordable, flexible way to build their homes.
Students of the Morgan's Pass All-Age School turned out in their colours to participate in the Jamaica Day celebrations held at the school last Friday. The students were happy, excited, and enthused to join in the activities, while learning about Jamaican heritage.
Being thousands of miles from home all in the name of education. Away from family and friends, and by no means in familiar territory, can drive one to depression and misery, especially during those times when everyone else has joined the company of their loved ones.
Mandeville, Manchester:For those who have given up hope of further education after failing in the formal education system; for those who are unemployable and are in need of certification; ...
Over the past 12 months, Glascine McCormack-Lazarus received the Prime Minister's Medal of Appreciation for her considerable contribution to education and a promotion to the position of principal at St Mary Technical High School in Richmond, St Mary.
Seventy-four-year-old Headley Morgan of Redwood, St Catherine, may have retired from the classroom, where he served for 36 years, but he has certainly not given up on teaching, which he said he enjoys doing daily.
The Portmore HEART Academy recently installed solar panels, which were a donation arising out of an initiative started by the late Mayor George Lee with the city of Hagen in Germany.
Minister of National Security Peter Bunting, has renewed his call for churches and other groups to work with the ministry and the police to prevent criminal activities.
WESTERN BUREAU:Seven police officers who are accused of accepting money in return for not prosecuting a man on ganja charges had their bails extended when they appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court Thursday.
The Red Hills community in St Andrew has welcomed a new primary school, noting that it will equip children with quality education for the best high schools in the island.
More than 102,000 young persons have been trained and 453 school gardens established under the 'Youth in Agriculture' initiative, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Roger Clarke has revealed.
Despite the prosecution being ready, the case against the two policemen who were charged with murder in the aftermath of last year's controversial killing of three relatives from Shrewsbury in Westmore-land failed to get off the ground yesterday.
WESTERN BUREAU:The Ministry of National Security is moving to have justices of the peace (JPs) who run afoul of the law suspended from active duties while they have a case pending in the court.
The $180,000 claimers hold centre stage at Caymanas Park today in the annual renewal of the Roderick 'Pilot' Francis Memorial Trophy over 1200 metres, on yet another nine-race programme.
As Jamaica joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Women's Day today, head of delegation for the European Union (EU) in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei, proposes that a quota system be introduced into the political landscape to...