Fear stalks Central Village school

The Weekly Gleaner;  June 25, 2003 ;     241 words ......and Junior High School in Central Village...by gunmen. The Weekly Gleaner understands that...resulted in the school having to be closed...the incident. The Weekly Gleaner first became aware...stating that the school would reopen for...Enquiries by The Weekly ...

PTA says no to cellular phone ban in schools

The Weekly Gleaner;  October 4, 2007 ;     346 words ......carry the phones to school at all, then we...Anderson told The Weekly Gleaner on Monday, October...children after school. Mr. Anderson's...Reid told The Weekly Gleaner. "Added to that...of Seaforth High School, St. Thomas, does...of cellphones in schools would be ...

Parents flock schools for tuition refunds

The Weekly Gleaner;  December 6, 2007 ;     342 words ......Brimmer Vale High School in St. Mary, told The Weekly Gleaner on Thursday, November...Donald Quarrie High School, in east Kingston...their children's schools. "If you really...NPTAJ, told The Weekly Gleaner. However, he urged...collect cheques from schools. Failing ...

SCHOOLS NEED CASH

The Weekly Gleaner;  January 10, 2008 ;     517 words ......Molloy told The Weekly Gleaner. Meanwhile, Mr...any move to take schools out of the financial...contribution to schools apace with the cost that schools face," Mr. Holness told The Weekly Gleaner last week. He...a widescale in schools to the point where...Petrina ...

Better security for schools

The Weekly Gleaner;  June 23, 2005 ;     320 words ...SEVERAL SCHOOLS across the island have been forced...institution is the Angels Primary School in St. Catherine, where the principal...gunpoint and robbed of $50,000 in cash. School principal Eldrena Braham told The Weekly Gleaner on Wednesday, June 13, that two armed men went to the ...

School in turmoil

The Weekly Gleaner;  February 5, 2003 ;     452 words ......the two shifts at Melrose Primary and Junior High School, on Little Kew Road in Kingston, were sent home Monday...life by a student and his relatives. According to the school's principal, Jennifer Lee, on Thursday, January 23...between the teacher and student on the grounds, near the school gate. The boy ...

Ministry orders schools to stop using controversial textbook

The Weekly Gleaner;  November 8, 2007 ;     377 words ......in the secondary school system, which states...Minister, told The Weekly Gleaner that he has instructed...used in several schools. The good thing...2006. At least one school has said that the...Affiliation] Tyrone Reid Weekly Gleaner Reporter

Cricket Hall of Fame comes to aid of Jamaican school

The Weekly Gleaner;  November 25, 2004 ;     484 words ...The Savanna-la-Mar Primary School in Westmoreland, Jamaica, was recently...made to the group by a teacher at the school, following the passage of hurricane Ivan, which left extensive damage to the school's buildings. The teachers had launched...

US actor to adopt schools

The Weekly Gleaner;  July 7, 2005 ;     296 words ......adopt a number of Jamaican schools, and says he will be returning...laboratories in primary schools across the island. The...had pledged to adopt four schools. In an interview with The Weekly Gleaner afterwards, the actor said...much higher than just four schools. On Friday, June 24, ...

Gangs in schools

The Weekly Gleaner;  April 20, 2006 ;     335 words ......in some St. Catherine schools. Hopeton Henry, president-ele...an interview with The Weekly Gleaner, revealed that the association...established 'incubators' in some schools in and around the Old...table, we can't have our schools becoming battle grounds...in violent incidents in ...

LOCAL E-SCHOOL SOON?

The Weekly Gleaner;  April 19, 2007 ;     206 words ...THE AMERICAN International School of Kingston (AISK) has advanced...says will be the first e-school in the Caribbean. Melhado is selling the school as a hook for investment...an American International School to attract foreign investment," said Melhado. "School and housing are the ...

Teachers at Parkway School take pride in their students and their work

The Weekly Gleaner;  August 31, 2006 ;     354 words ......into effect with the creation of Parkway School in Brooklyn. From a very modest start...graduates return to become the principal of the school. Dr. Gary Grant, his son, embodies the goals of the school and its philosophy of "Not for school...

8 Weekly Gleaner Readers Start Exciting New Careers as Medical Assistants:...

The Weekly Gleaner;  September 25, 2002 ;     303 words ......recent summer night, eight Weekly Gleaner readers graduated from the famous Allen School and began exciting new...everyone comes to the Allen School just for a bigger paycheck...says Eddy Whitten, Allen School Director of Admissions...profession." The Allen School at 163-18 Jamaica ...

Brooklyn school brings out the best in students

The Weekly Gleaner;  August 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Kingston, where she plans to build another branch of the school. She said that the property has been purchased but the building has not yet been constructed. The school will be located half a block away from its sister school, Holy Family Primary. A native of Jamaica, Gonzales attended school ...

Theology school to train pastors in forex trading

The Weekly Gleaner;  November 29, 2007 ;     546 words ......potential investors The Weekly Gleaner obtained, is offering...the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology is introducing...Ministries told The Weekly Gleaner that he and other Christian...the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology, which trains...Anthony Oliver, the school's ...