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CHASE CEO bats for music education
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
November 25, 2009
Career & Education CHIEF executive officer of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Wilford 'Billy' Heaven has defended music ...
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Camille Plummer: Finding the work-life balance
Anika Richards | Senior Editor | richardsai@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 25, 2009
Career & Education "WHY do you have to work mommy?" is a question that diagnostic radiographer Camille Plummer, 29, has had to answer from her three y...
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Grace McLean
BY ERICA VIRTUE Career & Education writer virtuee@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 25, 2009
All about accountability in education ONLY one week into the job Jamaica's as chief education officer and already Grace McLean has made it clear that ...
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Redundancy and the working partner
Wayne Powell 
November 14, 2009
Two years have passed since "John Brown" got the letter that advised him his job no longer exists and that he has to part company with the organisatio...
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Sandals promotes health, wellness at the workplace
November 7, 2009
DESPITE the current economic climate, Sandals Resorts have invested much time and money into ensuring that the physical and mental health of their emp...
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Project management training necessary
BY KEITH WHYTE 
November 7, 2009
COMPANIES are beginning to realise that having workers who are engineers, Information Technology professionals, accountants or architects does not gua...
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After teaching, then what?
With Merrit Henry 
November 7, 2009
I have a BA in History, a Diploma in Guidance and Counselling, as well as a diploma in Teacher Education. I have worked as a classroom teacher for ove...
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Four awarded Renald Mason scholarships
November 7, 2009
TWO months into the new academic year, four tertiary-level students are breathing a collective sigh of relief, after being named the 2009 recipients o...
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Dr Canute James is new CARIMAC boss
November 7, 2009
DR Canute James has been appointed director of the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) of the University of the West Indies. Jame...
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Occupational hazards abound in the classroom
Wayne Powell 
November 7, 2009
THIRTY years ago, one of the safest places to work was in the classroom. Fast-forward to 2009 and this is no longer the case. Career & Education share...
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UWI to screen Walter Rodney documentary
November 7, 2009
THE annual Walter Rodney lecture series will host the new documentary, W.A.R. Stories: Walter Anthony Rodney, directed by Clairmont Chung. The film co...
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Holiday office parties face decreased budgets
November 7, 2009
CELEBRATIONS and parties spreading holiday cheer will occur in fewer workplaces this winter season. With the current economy, a majority of offices mu...
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Fun equals funds
October 31, 2009
CAMPION College is using a new strategy to raise money, with their "Spin 50: Spinathon Scholarship Party" to be held on November 7 at Gym Liguanea on ...
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Company fires new employee
October 31, 2009
I was hired away from my former employer and required to move to a new city for the new job. Shortly after I joined the new company, the senior staff ...
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CCRIF to offer scholarships
October 31, 2009
STUDENTS studying risk management and natural hazards-related subjects will soon benefit from scholarships to be offered by the Caribbean Catastrophe ...
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NCB trainee programme gets UCJ accreditation
October 31, 2009
THE University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) has granted accreditation to the National Commercial Bank's (NCB's) Management Trainee Programme at the postgr...
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PM sees need to provide greater support for children
October 24, 2009
PRIME Minister Bruce Golding says the national parenting policy which is being established by the government will be supported by legislation that est...
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Jamalco sponsors school crossing wardens
October 24, 2009
JAMALCO rolled out another aspect of its Road Safety Programme on Tuesday with the sponsorship of school crossing wardens at seven schools in its oper...

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