Erica Virtue - Senior Gleaner Writer

Teacher Juliet Ellis (left) with former student Tonielia Rowe and her mother. Toniecia Pollock.
December 14, 2025 by Erica Virtue

A cut above

Tonielia Rowe’s eighth-place regional finish in textiles, clothing and fashion in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations feels like a first-place victory for Greater…
Amelia McKnight, the now-grade 12 Old Harbour High student who placed ninth regionally in the family and resource management CSEC exam.
December 14, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Shy student becomes regional standout

Amelia McKnight has achieved regional and national success in a subject she admits her family had neither the skills nor resources to fully practise: budgeting. Her ninth-place regional finish in…
The Boulevard Baptist Church on Washington Boulevard in St Andrew.
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

NO VOTE ON GAY UNION BLESSINGS

The Boulevard Baptist Church membership last month voted down a proposal from its pastor, Reverend Devon Dick, to add to the agenda of a business meeting a discussion and vote on whether same-sex…
The remains of Frome Technical High School teacher Wayne Coley’s house in Amity, Westmoreland.
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

HOUSELESS TEACHERS

Wayne Coley had only seconds to decide whether to stay or run. The 31-year veteran teacher at Frome Technical High School watched as his kitchen door flew open – twice – before the bedroom door did…
Seventeen-year-old Mijaun Talbot, the joint 2025 top Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) mathematics performer in the region.
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Math whiz says fun learning yields top results

Seventeen-year-old Mijaun Talbot, the joint regional top Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) mathematics performer for 2025, believes mathematics cannot simply be taught from the front of…
News
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

No girl left behind

Hampton School has opened its boarding facilities to dozens of senior students whose lives were upended by Hurricane Melissa, even as the Malvern, St Elizabeth-based campus battles its own…
Dr Faith Alexander, former chief transformation officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth.
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

SOS for special education

A call is growing louder for Jamaica’s teacher-training colleges to integrate special education modules – or even full majors – into their programmes to better equip educators to support…
World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders alum Nadine Matthews Blair (left), Lady Mariéme Jamme (centre) and Mariame McIntosh Robinson at the S Hotel in New Kingston Thursday.
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

‘When you have skills, you become free’

The granddaughter of Senegalese royalty, Lady Mariéme Jamme has one main objective and it’s to use her platform to impact the lives of disadvantaged girls worldwide. She wants to do this by empowering…
Lambert Brown, trade unionist and People’s National Party senator.
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Dixon defence

Trade unionist Lambert Brown, an industrial relations adviser to the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA), is claiming that the Orders used for the interdiction of Dr Aujae Dixon are not…