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Teacher for a day: Jackie Sharp shares life lessons with Alpha Primary students

Published:Wednesday | May 4, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Scotiabank Chief Executive Office (CEO) Jackie Sharp left the boardroom for the classroom yesterday.In recognition of Teacher's Day, the banking executive took over the grade six classes at Alpha Primary School and received a warm reception from the...

Special needs impacting Jamaica’s ability to reach 100% literacy rate- Reid

Published:Tuesday | May 3, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid, is of the view that unidentified special needs among students have impacted Jamaica's ability to achieve a literacy rate of 100 per cent."One of the things I have asked the ministry to...

'I don't know when I going to stop cry' - Blind man weeps over good Samaritan

Published:Monday | May 2, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Neville Williams' Sunday dinner was still sitting on the chest of drawers in the one-bedroom house he shares with his wife, Paulette Williams.The 80-year-old, who has been blind since his early 40s, told The Gleaner yesterday that he lost his...

From the mouths of babes - Youths give views on national issues as Child Month gets underway

Published:Sunday | May 1, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Children can say some of the most amazing things when asked the right questions and given an opportunity to fully express themselves.As Child Month is celebrated throughout May, The Gleaner sat with selected children to hear their voices on the...

Large Abroad: Jamaican living dream of building skyscrapers

Published:Friday | April 29, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

From the 44th floor of the Paraiso Bay Building, David Johnson can see Miami, Florida, stretched out before him until the McDaniel Memorial Bridge fades into the horizon. From this height, it is not the breathtaking view that moves him to tears, it...

'Don't waste your time,' Montague

Published:Friday | April 29, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

A plan by the Minister of National Security Robert Montague to undertake consultations on the legal impediments to the resumption of hanging, has been described as a waste of time by attorney-at-law and human rights activist Nancy Anderson."It's a...

'I'm heart broken': youth minister laments death of 3- and 13-Year-Old

Published:Wednesday | April 27, 2016 | 3:07 PMAndre Poyser

Child Month, which turns the spotlight on the nation's children, is only two days away, and what should be pleasant thoughts of achievement and planning could well be derailed by trauma that the children have been suffering as their blood stains the...

Consumers limit purchase plans - survey

Published:Sunday | April 24, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

The fiscal discipline engendered by the economic reform programme under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) appears to have taken root among ordinary Jamaicans.The latest data from the Survey of Consumer and Business Confidence for the first...

Not enough! Educators concerned about government's vow to remove auxiliary fees for new school year

Published:Wednesday | April 20, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

While they welcome the announced 65 per cent increase in the tuition contribution per student by the government, high school administrators are arguing that this will not be enough to make up for the shortfall expected from the removal of auxiliary...

Put youths to work - Green urges businesses to take on more NYS summer interns

Published:Tuesday | April 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Floyd Green, state minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, is calling for the private sector to assist the National Youth Service (NYS) in meeting a target of placing 6,000 young people in summer jobs.Addressing the launch of...

Jamaica to the rescue: Pump-N-Spray invented by islander being used in Flint, Michigan water crisis

Published:Monday | April 18, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

One civic leader in Flint, Michigan, has described the Pump-n-Spray product invented by Jamaican entrepreneur Jovan Evans as a miracle idea.Servants Without Borders (SWB), a Washington-based non-profit, has partnered with Evans, the Branson Centre...

Munro to celebrate 160 years, launches scholarship fund

Published:Friday | April 15, 2016 | 4:40 PMAndre Poyser

Munro College will this year celebrate 160 years of educating boys from all walks of life in Jamaica.The occasion will be marked by a series of activities that will be held throughout the year. Education Minister Senator Ruel Reid, who is a past...

Munro College conquers National Schools’ Debating Competition

Published:Friday | April 15, 2016 | 4:35 PMAndre Poyser

Ahead of the launch of its 160th anniversary, Munro College has asserted its dominance in the Burger King-sponsored National Secondary Schools' Debating Championships.The all-boys boarding institution defeated long-time rivals Cornwall College and...

Strategic Review of Child Care Facilities Unnecessary - Hanna

Published:Monday | April 11, 2016 | 3:52 PMAndre Poyser

A plan by state minister in the youth ministry, Floyd Green, to undertake a strategic review of child-care facilities has not gained the support of Opposition Spokes-person on Youth Lisa Hanna."It's totally unnecessary and a duplication of efforts...

CAP no longer considered a failed programme

Published:Sunday | April 10, 2016 | 3:01 PMAndre Poyser

Chief Education Office in the Ministry of Education, Dr Grace McLean, has said the Career Advancement Programme (CAP) is no longer considered a failed programme.CAP, which was introduced in 2010 as an alternative for students who did not graduate...

Johnson Smith defends need for further consultations on diaspora voting

Published:Sunday | April 10, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina Johnson Smith, while admitting that she is aware of previous consultations on diaspora voting, says she will be pushing ahead with a fresh round of consultations."I am aware that some consultations through a joint...

Exporters urged to pay attention to rules of trade

Published:Monday | April 11, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

With a number of potential deals to be made with overseas buyers during this week's staging of the 43rd staging of Expo Jamaica, local manufacturers and exporters are being urged to pay attention to the rules that determine the readiness of their...

'Teething pains' at Customs - JMA says there are major problems with newly installed data system

Published:Sunday | April 10, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

The Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA) has disclosed that it has been receiving numerous complaints about the Automatic System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) that is currently being rolled out by the Jamaica Customs Agency."Customs is putting in a...

Diaspora split over government plans for voting

Published:Tuesday | April 5, 2016 | 3:13 PMAndre Poyser

There appears to be some amount of division among prominent members of the diaspora community as it relates to plans by the Government to begin consultations on the possibility of introducing diaspora voting.Patrick Beckford, a former advisory board...

Sugar price not right - Cane farmer says current price is unsustainable

Published:Sunday | April 3, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Third-generation cane farmer Kenneth Newman has indicated that he may be put out of business if the price he receives per tonne for the sugar produced from the cane he supplies to sugar manufacturers remains at its current level."I supply cane to...

Jamaica After Obama: Obama visit improved energy prospects for Jamaica

Published:Tuesday | April 5, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Kelly Tomblin, president and chief executive officer of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), is arguing that the visit of United States President Barack Obama to Jamaica last year has improved the energy prospects for the island.Tomblin, one of...

Ministry to probe school boards without student representation

Published:Monday | April 4, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Minister of state, in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Floyd Green, said he will be seeking to get an official list of those school boards that do not have a student representative sitting on them."I think that is unacceptable. We...

Youth parliament to be reconvened

Published:Friday | April 1, 2016 | 5:03 PMAndre Poyser

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Floyd Green has announced that the Youth Parliament is to be reintroduced."There was a time that there use to be a Youth Parliament. We believe it is critical to reinforcing ideas...

Proud dad - Arthur Williams pleased with son’s input in Obama’s Cuba speech

Published:Tuesday | March 29, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

United States President Barack Obama's recent visit to Cuba holds special significance for former senator and attorney-at-law Arthur Williams.Williams' son, also named Arthur, was instrumental in providing Obama's speech writers with research...

Economist magazine suggests Britain give Ja prison gift to other Caribbean countries

Published:Wednesday | March 30, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

The Economist magazine has suggested that British Prime Minister David Cameron offer the £25 million offered to Jamaica for the construction of a new prison to other Caribbean countries in need of new penal facilities.In an exposÈ titled Caribbean...

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