Major decline in 2016 CSEC Math

August 22, 2016 in Regional

Antigua & Barbuda has seen a 13 per cent drop in the pass rate for CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate) mathematics in 2016 as compared to 2015. The pass rate in 2016 dropped to 42 per cent for school entries, or 39 per cent for all...

Deadly Sundays

August 19, 2016 in Regional

SUNDAYS — the day of worship for most Jamaicans — is proving to be deadliest on the island’s roadways, according the Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the Ministry of Transport and Mining. Of the 248 road fatalities recorded since the beginning of the year, 47 were...

Maths teachers leaving for jobs overseas

August 19, 2016 in Regional

The education ministry has confirmed that a number of teachers in the critical subject area of math are taking up jobs overseas and will not be returning to the secondary school system in the upcoming academic year. However, the ministry said it is uncertain at this...

Inmates accused of attacking cops, damaging cell

August 18, 2016 in Regional

THIRTEEN inmates at Half-Way-Tree Police lock-up, who are accused of assaulting three police officers and damaging fixtures inside their cell, were yesterday remanded when they appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. They have been identified as Courtney Duhaney, Shamar Bennett, Christopher Robertson, Rohan...

Safari accident lands tourists in hospital

August 18, 2016 in Regional

After a mishap with an Island Safari Tour vehicle on the Valley Road on Tuesday, nine tourists including six Americans and three Germans, were treated in hospital for related injuries. An anonymous source told OBSERVER media yesterday that the vehicle was attempting to overtake a tractor,...