After waiting an entire year, children within the Edward Piece community are happy at signs that the library promised for them will soon be a reality. Soon they do not have to walk miles to read books anymore as work has begun to establish the library for them. Looking forward to focusing on total repair and rennovation as a Labour Day project, residents spurred on by recent efforts of others, led by the OAaSIS International Foundation joined hands to begin needed work. They started repairs to the floor, and as a 2011 Labour Day project, other areas such as the ceiling are to be fixed, once … [Read more...]
First OAaSIS library for over 10,000 Jamaicans, mostly kids begun!
December 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There is Hope Campaign Sponsorship Package: The Goal is Grenada
February 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
Caribbean Students Association (CSA) The aim of this student-lead organization is to enable Caribbean students to generate and foster a sense of unity and understanding among themselves, with their fellow students at Columbia University, and with the surrounding community. This goal will be realized through the sponsoring of educational, cultural, social, and other such activities which tend to further the aims of the CSA. Our members are students enrolled at the Columbia University and affiliates who identify with the culture of the Caribbean and are willing to further the aims of this … [Read more...]
Caribbean Students Association – Columbia University
January 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
The Caribbean Students Association of Columbia University is proud to announce that we have successfully completed our first service trip abroad to the beautiful island of Jamaica as part of our newly launched "There is Hope Campaign"! Living with a Jamaican family in the parish of St. Mary for the duration of their Spring Break, students April Simpson (CSA President), Samantha Jackson (International Outreach Chairwoman), Jessica Eddy (Secretariat), Jerelyn Rodriquez, and Opal Hoyt (two student volunteers) worked with the vibrant students of Richmond Primary and Infant School whose ages ranged … [Read more...]
Jamaican Diaspora Can Access Legal Services at Home
November 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
For Jamaicans living away from home, there is now a team of legal leg workers to take care of their legal errands back home on the island. Led by journalist, Anthea McGibbon, the team offers legal process and private investigative services to professionals locally and internationally. Ms. McGibbon herself has paralegal training and experience, making her qualified to perform some tasks. Tasks that are outside of her range of expertise are passed on to relevant members of the team. Catering to professionals such as Attorneys, Title Agencies, Realtors, Medical Facilities, Banks, … [Read more...]
British Kids Log On and Learn Math – in Punjab
October 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
[slideshow] By JULIA WERDIGIER - The New Yorl Times Published: October 24, 2010 LONDON — Once a week, year six pupils at Ashmount Primary School in North London settle in front of their computers, put on their headsets and get ready for their math class. A few minutes later, their teachers come online thousands of kilometers away in the Indian state of Punjab. Ashmount is one of three state schools in Britain that decided to outsource part of their teaching to India via the Internet. The service — the first of its kind in Europe — is offered by BrightSpark Education, a … [Read more...]
No Surgery After 17 Attempts
September 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
BY HG HELPS Editor-at-Large helpsh@jamaicaobserver.com Sunday, September 12, 2010 WRITHING in pain and bawling constantly, a St Mary woman is living in limbo following 17 failed attempts at getting surgery for a broken ankle that she sustained almost five months ago. Yvonne Freeman, 45, has spent most of the her time lying in a bed or moving around gingerly on crutches at her home in Belfield, South East St Mary, living at the mercy of neighbours and well-wishers, as she continues to be snubbed by the St Ann's Bay Hospital, the institution to which her case was referred months … [Read more...]
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