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THE Convent of Mercy (Alpha) Academy has instituted a hard-nosed, no-compassion policy on poor-performing students at its institution. According to the school's policy, grade 11 girls who are not recommended by their teachers to sit at least five Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subjects will not be allowed to sit the regional exams at the school and must sit them privately.

ON THE MAIN road leading to St Thomas in the vicinity of Bull Bay stands a historic marker mounted by the Jamaica National Trust Commission (which was replaced by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust in 1985) dedicated to the memory of Jack Mansong.

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER of Police (ACP) and Commanding Officer for St James, Denver Frater, says following a number of initiatives orchestrated by the division, the police have been able to significantly curtail the crime monster and restore calm to the area.

An end is in sight for at least a section of the perennial problem of broken pipes in Duncans, Trelawny. The section to be addressed is from the town's square to Crawle.

Earlier this week, The Gleaner published a letter from a senior citizen who claimed that two of her tyres were busted after plunging into potholes on Winchester Avenue, near Half-Way Tree, St Andrew.

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER of Police (ACP) and Commanding Officer for St James, Denver Frater, has said for the first time, the division has been upgraded, with a senior superintendent taking command of St James, in addition to three superintendents with responsibility for criminal investigations, operations, and air and seaports.

Public-sector union leaders have come away disappointed after the latest round of wage talks with a Government yesterday ended in deadlock. The groups, which include the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), the police bargaining units, the Jamaica Medical Doctors' Association...

As Jamaica faces the start of another hurricane season, the tight fiscal space the Bruce Golding administration is operating in makes it clear that the Government will have to look overseas for assistance...

WESTERN BUREAU: Justice Leighton Pusey yesterday ordered internationally renowned pastor and author Dr the Reverend Paul Lewis to stay in police custody following the start of his carnal-abuse trial in the Westmoreland Circuit...

The United States Embassy in Kingston has argued that while the Jamaica Labour Party inherited several problems from the People's National Party (PNP) administration which ruled the country for 18 years, some of the early difficulties faced by Prime Minister...

It appears that the Trafigura controversy in late 2006 forced then Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to delay calling a general election for almost a year. According to information in a diplomatic cable from the United States Embassy in Kingston...