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Deferrals May Be Problematic Says One Education Stakeholder
Head of the Jamaica Principal’s Association of Secondary Schools, Linvern Wright says deferrals may become problematic for schools as more students opt out of exit exams.
Thousands of Jamaican students are expected to sit the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate CSEC at the end of June but wright says space will become an issue as students try to make for lost time.
St. Thomas Has the Highest Cases of Child Labourers
Though Jamaica had the lowest number of child labour cases within the Caribbean in a 2016 survey, however, the pandemic has seen more children having to fend for themselves.
At present just over 56 thousand children are a part of the illegal child labour system, enough to fill the national stadium one and a half times.
St. Ann’s Bay Residents Demand Drain Cleaning
Residents of Wharf Street, St. Ann’s Bay are calling for urgent assistance to clean a drain running through private properties, spanning both commercial and residential lands in the town. They say it has neither been cleaned nor maintained, putting them at a higher risk for flooding during the hurricane season.
If you travel along a section of Wharf Street in St. Ann, there is a stench, especially when it rains; coming from a gutter in the community. But you will not be able to spot the drain.
That’s because of the trees and shrubs that have begun to grow from it, competing with the walls on either side.
Residents say this section of the drain has not been cleaned in years, despite its linkages which go into the town.
Private tutor’s mediation was successful, private tutoring can continue
A Trelawny teacher who recently took to social media to lament alleged harassment from her neighbours is today reporting good news. This after her private tutoring allegedly led neighbours to report her to her landlord, demanding eviction.
The teacher says following mediation, she’s been given the go-ahead to resume classes at her home.
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The Panel Discussion on the state of the nation’s economy continues, with economist and CVM Live Financial Contributor, Ralston Hyman
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