Winning would be no surprise
Today, we present two of the 14 parish finalists in The Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee competition. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, February 1 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, at 9 a.m., and is free to the public....

Putting in twice as much work
WITH JUST days to go before The Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee championship, Portland parish champion, Rushawn Stewart of Norwich Primary School, is raring to go. The 12-year-old grade-six student will be entering the finals ...

Wolmer's boys take top spots in poster competition
IT WAS a clean sweep for Wolmer's Boys' School at the Labour Market Information System (LMIS) Readiness Poster Competition awards ceremony, hosted by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.Three boys - Anthony Cookes, Sean Rhoden and Chad Gordon...

Four stalwarts honoured by MoBay college
WESTERN BUREAU:FOUR OUTSTANDING members of the Montego Bay Community College (MBCC) family, who have kept that institution's engine oiled over the last 34 years, have been recognised for their unwavering commitment....

Clarke sees sweet future for local sugar factories
WESTERN BUREAU: MINISTER OF Agriculture and Fisheries Roger Clarke has said local producers could be supplying sugar to the domestic market by 2015."I am satisfied to a certain extent with some of the things I see happening...

Wilbert Marriott-Blake laid to rest
HUNDREDS OF mourners turned out recently at the Hampton Court Seventh-day Adventist Church, St Thomas, to celebrate the life of businessman Wilbert Marriott-Blake.He was described as a man who had a strong faith in God,...