17 year old Paula-Kay Cousins of Glenmuir High School receives 11 distinctions in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). The subject areas are English language, English literature, mathematics, Caribbean history, economics, chemistry, Spanish, principles of business, religious education, principles of accounts, and information technology.

Teh proud student delared that she knew she would have done well due to the hard work and dedication on her part. Read Jamaica-Gleaner for more on this story.

Student Posts Perfect SAT Score

2/21/2011

Damien Chang ’12 of Kingston, Jamaica, has accomplished something that fewer than 400 of the 1.5 million students who took the SAT last year managed to do: he earned a perfect 2400. Upon learning the news from the College Board Web site, the soft-spoken fifth former was so eager to tell his parents that he ran outside in the snow without bothering to grab shoes or a jacket so he could get reception and make a Click Here For More

Paula and Peter Imafidon are just like any other 9-year-olds. They love laughing, playing on the computer and fighting with each other. What sets these twins apart from their peers, though, is that they are, hands down, prodigies who are about to enter high school and make British history as Read the rest of this entry

Prominent educator and Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Rex Nettleford is dead. Professor Nettleford graduated from UWI and also is a Rhode Scholar from London Oxford University. Jamaica has now lost one of its most outstanding citizens of the 21st century. He would have been 77 years of age tomorrow

As a middle age man who graudated from Ferncourt High School in 1974, I am very happy to see my old school headlining the news. However, I am extremely unhappy that the school makes the headline for the wrong reasons. Read the rest of this entry

There is an influx of universities in Jamaica. Even though it is good that many students who want to go further in regards to their education aspirations now have the chance to do so. It is however very important for these students to check and double check some of these universities. Read the rest of this entry