Chad Bryan, Youthlink Writer
In celebration of the 2013 United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation, the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) hosted its annual Earth Day competition under the theme 'Water Conservation: Life's Preservation'. This theme was chosen to emphasise the importance of water to life's continuity and, by extension, the importance of conserving this valuable resource.
Chad Bryan, Youthlink Writer
Last year, Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites described the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination results as shocking, particularly for English language and mathematics, according to a Gleaner article published in August.
Forty-six per cent of the students passed English language, when compared to 63.9 per cent in the previous year. Regarding mathematics, the minister lamented...
Shantal Blake, Contributor
The noble institution Clarendon College, affectionately called CC, started out on less than five acres of land and with approximately 10 students and three teachers. Today, it has become one of the largest schools in Jamaica. Sited on approximately 115 acres of land, CC houses 1,680 students and more than 85 teachers.
