YOUNG FIRE VICTIM DIES

September 01, 2016 in Regional

The family of Gayan Williams is plunged into further mourning, after her three-year-old son also succumbed to injuries he sustained in a fire at their home last week Wednesday morning. OBSERVER media tried unsuccessfully to reach out to the grieving family who lost the toddler Jayden...

Jamaican appointed head of World Bank operations in Caribbean

September 01, 2016 in Regional

THE International Finance Corporation (IFC) — a member of the World Bank Group — has appointed Jamaican Judith Green as head of its operations in the English-speaking Caribbean. She will be responsible for coordinating IFC’s programme of investments and advisory services in several countries, including Belize,...

CXC agrees to accept SBAs of Penwood sudents

September 01, 2016 in Regional

THE Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has decided to accept the outstanding School-based Assessment (SBA) samples of students of Penwood High School in St Andrew. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information Senator Ruel Reid during a back-to-school press conference at the ministry’s Heroes’...