SLIPPERY SLOPE - 50% of Grade 11 students leave school uncertified
MORE THAN half of the students who left secondary school last year in Jamaica have no subjects and no skills. This is a mammoth problem facing Education Minister Andrew Holness who says it is "something the entire nation should be worried about".
- Tight lips cripple crime-fight effort
- Six Tech - Education ministry pondering programme to save failing students
- 'You have given us hope' - GG tells athletes during thanksgiving service
UWI lecturer seeks support for climate research
MEMBERS of the University of the West Indies (UWI) climate-change group, and physics lecturer in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Dr Michael Taylor, are appealing to the private sector, the Government and fellow academics to increase their support of climate-based research, so that Jamaica can respond appropriately, and cope effectively with the challenges.
- Murder music - 'Informer' holds place of revulsion in Jamaican music
- News briefs
- Show us the money! Are funds seized or forfeited from criminals safe with the authorities?
Property monitoring by cellphone
For an installation fee of $120,000 upwards and monthly charge of $10,000, security-conscious Jamaicans can now monitor movements at their homes via their mobile phones. The service is also available to businesses at average subscription cost of $250,000 plus a monthly fee.
- Shaw wants access to surpluses - Task force created for Treasury management system
- LIME pours $670 million into cell sites
- How to get a mortgage
Crucial clash at Waterhouse
THE Digicel Premier League spotlight is focused fully on Geoffrey Maxwell for today's sixth round of matches, as well as his Waterhouse team. Since the Drewsland crew was transformed from a parish into National Premier League outfit by Maxwell, never before has either faced so much scrutiny for losing football matches.
- Rio team still buzzing over 2016 Olympic win
- It's a NZ, Australia final
- Coach says Carl Lewis still ahead of Bolt
EDITORIAL - Go cold turkey on Cabinet cuts
After much nudging from this newspaper and, latterly, blunt scolding from the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Bruce Golding has conceded the need to drain the steroids from Jamaica's pumped-up, but hardly energetic, public sector.
LETTER OF THE DAY - Bolt: a legacy to be preserved
The Editor, Sir: Like everyone, I watched excitedly Jamaica's performance in Berlin, but I was in awe during Usain Bolt's races.Now, after the thousands of encomiums, how as a nation do we record this legendary performance? Usain would simply say that while he was recording his personal best, it all began in his rural community in Trelawny.
- Need for rural school bus system
- How could Jamaica have missed ICC 2010 boat?
- New reformation needed in religions
Untapped potential - Tap dancing industry waiting to be exploited, says Ouida Lewis
Using the floor as a drum and her feet as an instrument, tap dancer Ouida Lewis is a musician of unusual calibre. Multi-tasking as a percussionist, aerobics instructor and lecturer, Lewis hopes to inspire a tap dance revolution in Jamaica through her studio, Rhythm Life Movement, and various other programmes with which she is involved.
- Spirits awoken at Trevor Rhone's wake
- Blackwell says record labels should focus more on artiste development
- Pulse models blazing the world's runways
'The art of can'
More than 200 persons flocked to Devon House in St Andrew last week Wednesday to witness art like they've never seen it before.
- England in the Summer
- Orrin Carr tops universities and colleges 'Seh Sup'm'
- UTECH focus - Professorial appointments
Run for fun and funds
After participating in the Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB)-sponsored Committee for the Upliftment of the Mentally Ill (CUMI) Come Run 10k race, participants gathered at Blue Beat Martini Bar, Montego Bay, to unwind at an after-party on Saturday, September 26.
- Lay magistrates' big night
- Doctor's advice - Painless breast lump
- Wine and cheese reception - A night of Latin dance
PM's back against the wall
Some would say the driver had a false start early Wednesday morning, despite widespread expectations of a ride along a new course. What was billed as a make-or-break political speech for Prime Minister Bruce Golding turned out, in the words of arch-critic Ralston Hyman, as a "damp squib".
Bid to halt road fatalities
In their drive to reduce motor accidents and deaths on Jamaican roads, the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) and the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) launched the Inter-Parish Road Safety Contest three weeks ago.