Holness' target - Minister wants performance-based contracts to help end illiteracy by 2015
Education Minister Andrew Holness says Government plans to introduce performance-based contracts for principals as part of an effort to eliminate illiteracy at the primary level. Though unable to say just when the contracts would be put in effect, Holness said...
'Sav', a story of resilience
Savanna-La-Mar, also referred to as Sav and Savlamar, is known as the 'plain by the sea', a name given to the area by early Spanish settlers, though the town is really built on a strip of land enclosed by mangrove swamps.
The chemist - Savanna-la-Mar is BIG on water
Manning's School alum, Gary Brown, had an idea to create a mineral water that would rival the Catherine's Peak and Wata products. After receiving a chemical engineering degree from the University of Technology...
The humanitarian - A south coast angel
Wolde Kristos was an orphan by age eight. He valiantly overcame many difficulties, including being unable to read or write until he was 25 years old. Life's trials and tribulations did not deter him from accomplishing great things...
The crafters - Travelling creations
Former students at Manning's School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Paul 'Sarge' Clarke and Donald 'Ishanti' Williams, travel the island showcasing their jewellery, lamps, statues, and other handmade products. Clarke, who learned how...
Crown begins presenting case in Kameka murder trial
The Crown began outlining its case yesterday afternoon at the trial of the three men charged with the murder of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gilbert Kameka.The trial, which should have started at 2 p.m.
Class Acts: Crawford Primary
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Firearm licensees to get what they've been gunning for
Licensed firearm holders hoping to get their hands on the elusive Glock pistol should be able to purchase their weapon of choice within the next month. Firearm licence holders had been finding it difficult to locate the weapon locally...
$32m in contracts for Tivoli repairs
A company whose directors include Tivoli Gardens community leader Christopher 'Dudus' Coke and west Kingston businessman Justin O'Gilvie has been given the green light for three government contracts valued at $32 million. The National Contracts...
Thursdaytalk - hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
General election halted - 1. Some observers are saying that the parish council by-election outcome has stalled the general election.