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Sunday, May 19, 2013


Officers of the law

Morris Knibb Prep School had its Career Day exercise on May 10 at the St Andrew School. The students were encouraged to dress in outfits depicting their professions of choice, and were treated to Here are some highlights. Officers of the law. Nurses. Army men and women. Pilots and Navy personnel. Engineers. A dash ...more





Food for the Poor builds new basic school

Sunday, May 19, 2013

FOOD for the Poor (FFP) Jamaica has handed over a smart new home to Steerfield Basic School in St Ann, bringing an end to the school's 12 years of sub-standard learning conditions. This is the first early childhood educational institution to be buil ...more

Lisa-Gaye Chin Spreading a philosophy of eating hearty

Sunday, May 19, 2013

LISA-GAYE Chin, a woman who has invested her savings in a new restaurant venture on Hillcrest Avenue in St Andrew, has also gambled on her choice of employees — graduates of the inner-city training centre, Operation Friendship on Bell Road in ...more

Nestlé takes a high five towards healthy living

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Nestlé's goal is to be recognised as the global leader in nutrition, health and wellness and we understand that our impact must be felt at the local level. Our initiatives are therefore aimed at helping consumers find the right balance of nutr ...more

PHOTO: ALL SMILES

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Dr Fay Brown (left), director of child and adolescent development for the school development programme at Yale University, commends Juven Montague-Anderson (right), assistant general manager, marketing and communications at First Heritage Co-operativ ...more

PHOTO: Regal smiles

Sunday, May 19, 2013

These four young ladies from The Queen's School took time out to pose for our cameras during a Children's Day treat held at the Transport Centre on Friday. LIME and members of the National Child Month Committee treated students in recognition of the ...more

HEART Trust launches new entrepreneurship programme

Sunday, May 19, 2013

THE Entrepreneurial Skills Development Unit of HEART Trust/NTA has launched a pilot programme designed to create awareness for budding entrepreneurs about the skills needed for the successful operation of a business. The programme — the NVQ-J ...more

Western Union trains 124 schools to identify special needs

Saturday, May 18, 2013

PRIMARY school teachers in three parishes are benefiting from expert training in special needs detection done under the GraceKennedy Money Services/Western Union I-PLEDGE programme. Representatives from 124 institutions in St James, St Catherine and ...more

PHOTO: Look, see

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Carol Smart shows her work to Minister of Labour Derrick Kellier, president of the Jamaica Employers Federation David Wan(2nd right) and Permanent Secretary in the ministry Alvin McInosh(right) during a Jamaica Productivity Centre Workers' Week tour ...more

PHOTO: Hey friend!

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Students from Alpha Primary School greet CB, CB Chicken's friendly mascot. CB and other representatives from the company surprised teachers and students on Teachers' Day when they visited the school with gift bags of chicken and classroom supplies. ...more

MSBM introduces Smart Tab for incoming MBA students

Saturday, May 18, 2013

THE incoming class of MBA students at The Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) will be the first group of students to utilise e-book packages on Smart Tab devices provided by the school in collaboration with international publishing partner ...more




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