What's Happening - Thursday October 9, 2023?

NSWMA Head Responds Promptly To PNP Caretaker's Garbage Concerns

Audley Gordon - Executive Director of the NSWMA.

The Head of the NSWMA Audley Gordon, made contact immediately when he saw the Press Release from Joan Gordon-Webley on Bark Di Trute about the garbage in West Rural St. Andrew. He will send me an official response shortly.

Sherando Ferril For SpotOn

Sherando Ferril

On Thursday, October 10, 2024, Sherando Ferril will join me on SpotOn from 1330 to 1355 EST on Omega Radio previously known as KLAS FM. We will discuss how we can use drama to change behaviour and build a great society. I host SpotOn With Vernon Derby on Omega Radio at frequencies 89.1, 89.3, 89.5, 89.7 and 89.3 FM, Monday to Friday, 1300 to 1400 hours EST.

Sherando Ferril is an actress, producer, director, and educator with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She holds a Master of Arts in Film and Media Production from the New York Film Academy, Burbank, California, and a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communications from The University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica. She has lectured in Jamaica and overseas.

Residents Appreciate Refurbished Post Office

Residents are proud of their Postal Agency at Kintyre in St. Andrew. The pensioners and others who use this postal agency are smiling these days.

JPS Needs To Fix This Pole

The video above was taken at the corner of 20 Verene Avenue, Kingston 10, which is off Cassia Park Avenue.

Notice that the bottom of this pole is deteriorating and should be changed immediately. The spider web of wires emanating from this pole dazzles the eyes. This site reflects the situation across the island. One can just imagine the number of houses and vehicles residents would lose if the pole came tumbling down and pulling down the maze of wires from the various homes. This is a disaster waiting to happen.

Ministry of Education to Increase Contact Hours for Teaching Mathematics?

Does the Education Ministry officials believe that students will improve their performance in mathematics if they have more contact time with teachers? That alone will not work. We need to teach mathematics creatively, allowing youngsters to have fun. They need to fall in love with the subject.

Let them learn how to read their utility metres and estimate their bills. Their parents will love them for that and both parents and children will understand the importance of the subject. Let them have fun creating their businesses and working out their mark-ups so they can make a profit. Take them to the market and let them learn how to weigh things and calculate the prices.

Let them measure their classrooms and draw the floor plan. Let them work out the floor space. Boys for example learn better when they have activities to do. We hate sitting in a classroom setting for longer hours. We could end up turning off more of the youngsters.

Other Matters

Unconfirmed report of shootings in Cassava Piece. Two dead and four are injured by drive-by shooting. There is a strong presence of soldiers and police in the area now.

 

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