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Let's do the reverse of FATCA for Jamaica - Halsall
Thursday, 20 June 2013 Western Bureau: Myrtle Halsall, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Jamaica, is suggesting that, as a countermove, Jamaica could initiate steps to get financial information on nationals living in the United States (US) in much.... Read more...
Meet us halfway - Overseas J'cans urge Gov't to make it easier to do business
Thursday, 20 June 2013 Western Bureau:Jamaicans in the diaspora want their local counterparts to change the mindset of how they conduct business with them. Citing disrespect from civil.... Read more...
Don't quote us in US dollars - diaspora rep
Thursday, 20 June 2013 Western Bureau:Participants at the 5th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, which is now taking place in Montego Bay, St James, are complaining that they are being quoted in United States (US) dollars when attempting to do transactions in the island's resort areas.... Read more...
GSAT results cause grave concern
Thursday, 20 June 2013 As some 42,000 students eagerly anticipate the results of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), Education Minister Ronald Thwaites is expressing disappointment that nearly 40 per cent of the pupils who sat the exams is.... Read more...
'I'm no cheat' - Campbell-Brown apologises for embarrassment after devastating news
Thursday, 20 June 2013 Jamaican sprint star Veronica Campbell-Brown has finally broken her silence on her positive drug test from the Jamaica International Invitational on May 4, stating that she did not knowingly take a banned substance while.... Read more...
Anti-gang bill to be tabled next week
Thursday, 20 June 2013 AFTER YEARS of being in gestation, National Security Minister Peter Bunting has announced that an anti-gang bill will be tabled in Parliament next week. Bunting, in making his contribution to the Sectoral Debate.... Read more...
Creating a safe, inviting environment for learning
Thursday, 20 June 2013 WITH A plethora of social issues impacting learning for many students from tough inner-city communities who attend the Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School in Kingston, educators.... Read more...
Cockburn Gardens gears up to tackle literacy crisis - Nearly half of students in grades 1-4 reading below standard
Thursday, 20 June 2013 TROUBLED BY the disturbing findings of a diagnostic reading assessment for grades one to four students at the Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School, educators at the institution have vowed to take concrete.... Read more...
Defining moment for GSAT students - Experts urge parents, teachers to support children regardless of performance
Thursday, 20 June 2013 Shock, glee, disappointment and denial are but a few of the many emotions parents, teachers and, particularly, students across the country will be feeling today, as all primary schools are expected to get the results for.... Read more...
'Not so bad' - IAAF spokesman says VCB's doping case appears to be a minor offence
Thursday, 20 June 2013 An OFFICIAL of track and field's world governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) yesterday noted that the doping case involving Jamaican star Veronica Campbell-Brown was "minor".... Read more...
Race on for Russia ... Trials start today for Moscow World Championships
Thursday, 20 June 2013 The hunt for places on Jamaica's team to the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Moscow will start in earnest at the National Stadium today, with the staging of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association.... Read more...
Title on the line!
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 MONTEGO BAY, St James — NORTH Gully Ambassadors (NGA) and Montego Bay Boys' Club will commence their quest for club football supremacy in St James and a place in the Western Confederation Super League next season, when they meet in the first -leg final of the St James Sandals/ATL Group Senior League at Jarrett Park on Sunday, starting at 7:00 pm. Read more...
PHOTO: Corgrats, Todd
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 Odail Todd of Green Island High (left) on his way to winning the Under 20 boys 200m at last weekend's JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships at the National Stadium. Todd won in 21. 12 seconds, while Jevaughn Minzie of Racers TC (at right) was third. Read more...
Montego Bay's track and field organisers to officiate at CAC Age champs in Curacao
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 MONTEGO BAY, St James — Two of Montego Bay's track and field organisers are among a cadre of officials from around the world who will officiate at the 2013 staging of the Central American and the Caribbean (CAC) Age Group Championships, scheduled for June 28-30 in Willemstad, Curacao. Read more...
Granville Jaguars seek place in final
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 MONTEGO BAY, St James — Granville Jaguars could secure a place in the final of the Flow National Basketball League-West with wins in this weekend's rescheduled games at the Montego Bay Cricket Club. Read more...
Seaview FC, Lilliput Rovers promoted
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 MONTEGO BAY, St James — Seaview FC will return to the top flight of St James Football Association's club football, while Lilliput Rovers will play in the Senior League for the first time after both earned promotion, with wins in the Dennis Barton/Weston King Division One semi-finals on Monday. Read more...
St James teams lose in all-island boys’ basketball
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 SPALDING, Clarendon — Western Conference representatives Cornwall College and Spot Valley High both failed to get pass the first round of last weekend's ISSA all- island boys Under -14 basketball rally played at Knox College in Clarendon. Read more...
WICB boss talks cricket with Caribbean leaders
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC):The President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Dave Cameron, has described a series of meetings he has been having with Caribbean prime ministers as "crucial" to the development of the game in the region.... Read more...
Columbus/AMCHAM tourney to bring golf to more inner-city schools
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 More students in primary schools will be exposed to golf when the Jamaica Golf Association's (JGA) In The City Golf Programme receives the proceeds of the upcoming Columbus Business Solutions/AMCHAM Golf Classic. This fourth staging of the golf.... Read more... |
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