Classroom chaos - Ministry places grade 10 students in school which ends at grade nine
The Ministry of Education has placed more than 100 students who sat the Grade Nine Achievement Test (GNAT) in grade 10 at a school which, up to the start of this school year, did not have any such grade. Administrators at the Steer Town Primary and Junior High School...
- Bolt, OJ, to drive on 'his own' highway
- Golding says goodbye to Rhone
- As Rhone passes, loved ones remember legacy
The kind-hearted St Andrew gentleman
Hi neighbour! Wouldn't you agree that whenever we act on problems there is usually more to talk about and to celebrate than when we just talk about them? Yet there are so many persons - if not the majority - who would rather just talk about them. Isn't...
- Issa Trust, Couples medical mission for St Mary, Westmoreland
- Chin testimony put on hold
- Christie denies PCJ allegations
Used-car dealers want more - Sector head says gov't stimulus discriminatory
The association that lobbies for used-car dealers yesterday welcomed the government's duty rebate on motor vehicles, but says that the measure does not go far enough and discriminates against dealers who may have cleared but not sold vehicles ...
- Soft real estate market slows NIF cash hunt
- First junior stock set for October listing
- Digicel buys rival firm in Dominica - To go head-to-head with LIME after Orange acquisition
JC clobber Penwood
Last season's beaten finalists Jamaica College (JC) got their 2009 Manning Cup campaign off to a flying start after registering a 5-0 win over Penwood High at Old Hope Road yesterday. One of six winners on the day, JC were led to victory on double strikes...
EDITORIAL - Allman Town Primary's case for accountability
Its goosebumps-raising pockets of self-vindication notwithstanding, Kandi-Lee Crooks-Smith's letter in yesterday's Gleaner ought to be mandatory reading for the leadership of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) and teachers in general...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Lobby for better facilities in poorest parishes
The Editor, Sir: The Government has approved tax-relief initiative for business operators to rebuild downtown Kingston, according to The Gleaner of Friday, September 11.This, I thought, should be tax relief for business operators to rebuild rural...
US classic film series begins
The United States Embassy in Jamaica and the Jamaica Library Service began its classic film series yesterday with a screening of To Kill a Mockingbird. The films, which are free to the public, will be shown every Tuesday from September 15 to October 13,...
- Patrick Swayze: probably Hollywood's nicest guy
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- Something extra
Happy one day sad the next - It could be bipolar disorder
Mary was a successful businesswoman but, for many years, she was experiencing changes in the way she functioned. She would have periods in which she became very happy and overly confident. "These were my most creative periods," she reported....