Prosecutors in the billion-dollar Appliance Traders Limited (ATL) Pension Fund fraud trial say calling ATL boss Gordon 'Butch' Stewart to give evidence would "unnecessarily prolong the case"."We are anxious to close this case," Raymond Clough, one of...
Senior educators are imploring public officials to tread cautiously in the debate on rationalising the way teacher education is delivered locally. They argue that while changes to the system are inevitable, greater focus must be placed on the value...
Founded just over 14 years ago by Ivy Powell, Hopewell Early Childhood and Preparatory School is proving it should be a school of choice after achieving a Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) average of 334, well above the national average of 258....
The Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) monitoring Jamaica's four-year programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is cautiously optimistic that the Government will meet its targets...
ONE HUMAN-rights group says it has no doubt that the controversial proposed anti-gang law, which lawmakers are expected to debate in the House of Representatives today, will not affect the people of upper St Andrew...
Pauline Nicholson, principal of St John's Preparatory School in Ocho Rios, St Ann, credits the cooperation between the school and parents for the high academic standard set by students at the institution.St John's is among...
The Crown closed its case yesterday at the trial of entertainer Vybz Kartel, who is charged jointly with four other men for the murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams, of Waterford, St Catherine.Defence lawyers began making no-case submissions and, when the...
Fresh concerns are being raised about the manner in which many children and adults living with disabilities are treated in households across the island...
IF A child was born in rural Jamaica and attends a public school, he or she is more likely to be performing below average on the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) than a child living in urban centres and attending private school....
Jamaicans are today being urged to celebrate with Russia as that nation commemorates the 10th anniversary of its 'Professional Day'.The call, from Russian Ambassador to Jamaica Vladimir Polenov, comes as the two nations continue to strengthen...
WESTERN BUREAU:Promiscuity among Jamaican males has remained high, with the average man having up to six different sexual partners each year.A study titled Knowledge, Attitude, Behaviour and Practices (KARB), conducted by the National HIV STI Programme...
A thorough examination of the data provided by a Johnson Survey Research study on Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) results reveals that urban schools are performing far better than their rural counterparts.The study has revealed that the schools...
Police hunt hit-and-run motorists - The police yesterday remained on the hunt for two motorists involved in the hit-and-run of 28-year-old Jason Cruickshank ...
Information gleaned from a Johnson Survey Research study has painted a dismal picture of the overall Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) performance of schools in many parishes.With the national average calculated at 258, only three parishes - St James,...
Residents of Georges Lane in Kingston took to the streets yesterday to protest against the fatal shooting of Jacqueline 'Tuffis' Stone of Oxford Street, Kingston 12.
The two cops charged with assault in connection with the beating of Kamoza Clarke at the Falmouth Police Station in Trelawny last October could face even more serious charges if, as doctors predict, he dies from the injuries.
NURSING STUDENTS who apply for loans at the state-run Student's Loan Bureau (SLB) are being denied because of fear that their salaries after graduation will be unable to meet the loan repayment.
Judy-Ann Bradshaw wanted just one present last Christmas, to see her 22-year-old daughter she had given up for adoption at birth. Bradshaw has seen the child once since the adoption.
A small group of miscreants is making teaching difficult at the Holy Trinity High School in the Corporate Area. School officials say about 70 out of a population of 1,400 students have their hearts hardened and are difficult to deal with.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Minister Noel Arscott is this week expected to respond to a motion on the state of the fire service, which was brought by his opposite number, Desmond McKenzie.
Amid growing concerns about falling health-care standards at some of the country's public health facilities, the Medical Council of Jamaica is warning doctors that they could be banned from practising locally if they fail to meet the annual continuing medical education (CME).
Figures obtained by The Sunday Gleaner show that of the 1,381 cases reported to the police Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) in the Corporate Area last year, 1,034, or almost 75 per cent, related to children.
