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Dominican presidential race comes to JP

May 25, 2012 by Jamaica Plain Gazette

That's why both candidates in this week's Dominican presidential election campaigned in Jamaica Plain, which is home to a thriving Dominican immigrant community. The Kennedy Elementary School and English High School were two local polling places for ...

As prom costs spiral, a lucky break for one

May 24, 2012 by Queens Chronicle

The church helped to connect Jasmine Brown, a student from Brooklyn whose mother works in Jamaica, and Shakeya Armstrong, a high school student studying fashion who will design and make a prom dress for Brown at no charge. “When I heard that there was ...

Former track coach testifies against Dudus

May 23, 2012 by Stabroek News

By Stabroek editor | 0 Comments | Breaking News | Wednesday, May 23, 2012 (Jamaica Gleaner) A former assistant track and field coach at the St. Jago High School, in St. Catherine is now on the witness stand at the evidentiary hearing of confessed ...

Jamaican cooperator testifies in NY drug case

May 23, 2012 by Seattle Post Intelligencer

TOM HAYS, AP NEW YORK (AP) — A former track coach at a Jamaican high school testified Wednesday that a notorious drug kingpin sought his illegal services to obtain fraudulent visas for couriers — including a young girl — to smuggle drugs into the ...

Jamaican cooperator testifies in NY drug case

May 23, 2012 by Palm Beach Post

AP NEW YORK — A former high school track coach in Jamaica says he helped a notorious drug kingpin get fraudulent visas for his crew of smugglers. Anthony Brown testified Wednesday at a sentencing hearing for Christopher "Dudas" Coke in Manhattan.

Jamaican cooperator testifies in NY case

May 23, 2012 by WCAX

NEW YORK (AP) - A former high school track coach in Jamaica says he helped notorious drug kingpin Christopher "Dudas" Coke get fraudulent visas for Coke's crew of smugglers. Anthony Brown testified Wednesday at a sentencing hearing for Coke in ...

AUDIO: Former track coach testifies against Dudus

May 23, 2012 by Go Jamaica

A former assistant track and field coach at the St. Jago High School, in St. Catherine is now on the witness stand at the evidentiary hearing of confessed gangster, Christopher 'Dudus' Coke. During cross-examination earlier, Anthony Brown, ...

Amnesty: Jamaica panel should probe alleged abuses

May 22, 2012 by NBC 29 News

Full Story In the summer of 2002, Brian Banks' future looked bright: He was a 17-year-old high school football star being heavily recruited by a number of colleges. But in a single day that changed with the accusations of...Full Story An Arkansas man ...

Q-Five Outlasts Rens, Advances to Quarters

May 20, 2012 by Scarlet Nation

SOUTH JAMAICA, NY The iS8/Nike Spring High School Classic playoffs was in full swing on Saturday, as the heart of the one-and-done tourney's postseason kicked off with one of the best contests of the day. Lights were bright and tensions high as two New ...

iS8 Playoffs (Sat.) Part I

May 20, 2012 by Irish Illustrated (subscription)

SOUTH JAMAICA, NY The heart of the iS8/Nike Spring High School Classic playoffs arrived on Saturday, as 16 teams went head-to-head to secure eight spots in the tournament's one-and-done postseason. This Sweet 16, of sorts, did not disappoint, ...

Jamaica's talented sprinters

May 18, 2012 by Winnipeg Sun

One of the reasons why Jamaica is a perennial threat in track and field is the country's Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Championships, or Champs, where high-school students compete in an Olympic-style competition in Jamaica's capital, Kingston.

iS8/Nike Recaps (Saturday) Part 1

May 13, 2012 by GatorBait.net (subscription)

SOUTH JAMAICA, NY While the iS8/Nike Spring High School Classic is in its final week of pool play, there is much anticipation in the air. As regular league play comes to a close, the stage is being set for the one-and-done playoffs: at which time, ...

An open and shut case

May 11, 2012 by New York Daily News

New York Daily NewsThe list of America's best high schools by US News & World Report puts New York City smack on top of the academic heap. There's a lesson here for United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew. Seven of the top 10 high schools in the state are ...

LIC's Baccalaureate named best in state

May 10, 2012 by TimesLedger

TimesLedgerThe magazine also ranked two other Queens schools in the top 10 for the state. Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, at 94-50 159th St. in Jamaica, was ranked seventh in New York and Townsend Harris High School, at 149-11 Melbourne Ave.

For 24 Schools Getting New Start, 24 New Names

May 9, 2012 by New York Times

New York TimesJohn Dewey High School will become the Shorefront High School of Arts and Sciences at John Dewey Campus. August Martin High School in South Jamaica, Queens, where the name is carved into the building's frieze, will open as the School of Opportunities ...

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