'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...
Wealth of infoat CHOICES Career Expo
Hundreds of students, counsellors, parents and young adults turned out for the CHOICES Career and Education Expo held at the University of Technology recently. With a variety of booths, presentations and workshops, the expo ensured that participants...
From cook to aspiring PhD graduate
WESTERN BUREAU: The odds are stacked against a cook in the hospitality industry who has no Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) subjects, no formal training and no chances of getting a promotion. Wrong, and June Clarke is living proof...
Teaching - more than just a job
Daniel Archibald Monteith, principal of Bethabara Primary and Junior High School in Newport, Manchester, has had teaching running through his veins for more than 30 years.He was destined to be a teacher.
Study Technology: Is it the answer to Ja's learning problems?
A decades-old teaching concept developed by scientology founder, the late L. Ron Hubbard, which appears to guarantee increased learning when applied correctly, has reached Jamaica, after having made an impact in more than 70 countries...
Maintenance personnel in demand
Examination of the data collated by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) reveals that new occupa-tions in high demand during the quarter January 1 to March 31, 2009, include maintenance workers and receptionists/front-desk clerks....
Farmer Greg's widow, children still in shock
The widow of Greg Gordon, affectionately called 'Farmer Greg', said she had not yet come to grips with his death."I have not slept since him dead and even our four-year-old daughter took sick and is under medication after she hear that her father was killed...
'Train doctors for court'
Chief Justice Zaila McCalla has pointed to the need for doctors to be trained in giving evidence to the court in an effort to speed up the adjudication of cases. Addressing doctors at the opening of the Medical Association of Jamaica's (MAJ) Symposium...
Supreme Court duo charged
The two employees at the Supreme Court, downtown Kingston, who have been in custody since last week Wednesday were charged yesterday. Lori Ann Williams, 34, and Hugh Forbes were charged with breaches of the Corruption...
Europe boosts government coffers
With the 2009 hurricane season now under way, the Government has received a well-needed financial boost from the European Commission (EC). The EC has approved a grant of just over $217 million or €1.9 million to assist the Government...
Across the nation
CARICOM's education forum a success - MONTEGO BAY, St JamesThe 18th meeting of CARICOM's Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), which ended Thursday in Montego Bay, St James, is being deemed a success by Health Minister Rudyard Spencer."We have...