Maroon power vacuum - Battle lines drawn in Accompong as leadership squabble stirs debate
In the Sovereign State of Accompong, St Elizabeth, a political stalemate of sorts is brewing among the Trelawney (sic) Town Maroons. On one side is the incumbent, Colonel Sydney Peddie, whose term in office comes to an end on July 14...
Those who give will always have enough
Hi neighbour! Those neighbours who bent backwards to help out a neighbour or two last week can identify with the deep sense of satisfaction I experienced when I gave 76-year-old Geoffrey a package containing food items last Friday.
Meet Spring Gardens Primary's finest
WESTERN BUREAU: It's two the hard way! Trelawny duo Anthony Mc-Kenzie and Jessie Codling have been named the outstanding students for Spring Gardens Primary and Infant School's showing in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), averaging high 80s...
Chester Castle scholar turns tragedy into GSAT triumph
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite being affected by a fire that completely destroyed her house during the start of the 2008-09 school year, Latoy Wilson of Chester Castle, Hanover, overcame the odds and notched one of the highest grades...
JUTC clamps down
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has launched a campaign to enforce the regulations governing the ticketing requirements of commuters.The measures are being implemented in an effort to protect the company's operating revenues from internal...
Montague urges citizens to get involved in local gov't reform
Robert Montague, the point man on local government reform, has called on citizens to get involved in the process to ensure that it works in their interest."In this local government reform process, we are building capacity at the councils, so that when...
United Way gives thanks for almost $1 billion in support
Despite the global economic recession, donors are still supporting charity organisations like the United Way of Jamaica. The donors were praised at the annual Nation Builders Awards and Employee Awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel last Thursday....
Gov't seeks to cut schools' electricity bills
The Government of Jamaica is moving to cut the half a billion dollars schools spend on electricity each year.The first phase of a programme to reduce the energy bills of schools got under way last Wednesday with the signing of a contract with...
Manley hailed as nation builder
Custos of Manchester, Dr Gilbert Allen, has called on Jamaicans to follow the example of National Hero Norman Manley in building their communities and the country.Allen made the call at a church service commemorating the 116th anniversary of the birth...
Ocho Rios Primary gets new park
Students of Ocho Rios Primary School in St Ann now have a play-and-learn park.The facilities, which officially opened recently, comprise a monkey bar, two see-saws, a swing set and old tyres which children can run through. Project coordinator and culture...
Richard Azan mourns mother's passing
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: Just days after announcing publicly that he would not be contesting an anticipated by-election for the North West Clarendon seat, Richard Azan, the People's National Party (PNP) card bearer in that constituency...