The wait is over - GSAT results out today; ministry asks not to be consulted on transfers
As the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) results are released to schools today, the Ministry of Education has reminded parents and guardians that transfers for students are not normally accommodated. However, the education ministry said in a release yesterday...
'Love in any language' - Church of the Open Bible ministers in Spanish and French
The world truly is a small place, but it will be more so on Sundays, thanks to the Church of the Open Bible's bold new initiative to teach some Sunday School classes in Spanish and French. The Washington Boulevard-based church commenced their novel programme...
Lee Chin triumphs
Following what sources say was a somewhat stormy meeting with bondholders in Kingston last Friday, billionaire Michael Lee Chin's Caribbean holding company, AIC Barbados (AICB), seems set to get the nod from the Jamaican investors, separate sources...
Unresolved! - JFF, KSAFA dispute over referee branding continues
A meeting that spanned close to seven hours Monday between the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) board of directors and top-notch executives of the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association failed to resolve the issue of branding of match officials...
EDITORIAL - Another promise for National Heroes Park
We have not recently commented on the matter. This newspaper, however, remains severely provoked by the poor upkeep of the National Heroes Park in particular and how badly Jamaica maintains its public spaces in general. We are shamed too by the treatment of shrines...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Tone down graduation 'bashments'
The Editor, Sir: The matter of graduation exercises and the buffoonery indulged in by some parents overdressing their youngsters at said ceremonies, along with the related trappings, are two separate issues. The prime minister is right in arguing...
The new Smile Orange revels in nostalgia
Is there anything left to say about Smile Orange? Who amongst us, almost four decades after its initial run, does not know its quintessentially Jamaican protagonist, the pragmatic and irrepressible trickster Ringo Smith? He long ago escaped the typed page...
To manage your diabetes, get some chores done!
Dear Dr Gardner, I am hoping this email finds you well. I was diagnosed with acute juvenile diabetes and hypertension 14 years ago. I believe I have been doing fairly well, considering the number of years. However, of late, I have been having issues...