Glenmuir High School
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(Jamaica Observer) Your chances of encountering twins in the general population are sometimes slim, much more the oddity of meeting twins who both work in the same profession…in the same institution. Identical twin doctors, Krystle and Kimberley Maragh, (29), presented much the confusion and intrigue for their patients in health centres across Clarendon when they first…

The Home Chapter congratulates the UK Chapter on its recent Annual General Meeting where the retiring members of the Executive were elected for another term.

Christina Blake is heading to the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, to study law after three years of sterling academic performances at Glenmuir High School in Clarendon. She attained 18 subjects administered by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC), getting the highest grade possible (Grade One) in 17 of them. “I am extremely proud…

Dr Roxanne Brown is all about service. The Glenmuir High School past student said she developed the passion from observing her own parents for years. She said that her mother’s tremendous work ethic and her father’s involvement in various civic organisations for many years proved to be a motivation for her to serve others. In-between…

KINGSTON, Jamaica — President and Group Chief Executive Officer of the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Financial Group, Patrick Hylton has been announced as this year’s recipient of The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) President’s Award. AMCHAM, in a release today, said the President’s Award is bestowed on a distinguished business leader and philanthropist that has…

May Pen, Clarendon: St Gabriel’s Anglican Church Hall 1. Darian Douglas, Glenmuir High School 2. Devion Sinclair, Knox College 3. Karese Johnson, Denbigh High School 4. Aliana Spencer, Foundation Preparatory School 5. Geanna Campbell, Knox College Top boy: Darian Douglas, Glenmuir High School Top girl: Karese Johnson, Denbigh High School Winning word: C-O-N-C-E-D-E Coach: Errol…

Allison Peart, FCA, FCPA, BSc, chairman of the taxation committee, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ), was named Most Outstanding Chairperson of the Year at the institute’s annual general meeting last week at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. Peart is the country managing partner and tax partner at Ernst & Young (Jamaica). “I…

Ambassador Sheila Sealy Monteith’s accreditation as Jamaica’s head of mission to the European Union was formalised on April 11 when she was received by the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk. This follows her presentation, on January 31, 2018, of letters of credence to the King of the Belgians at the Royal Palace, formally…

It was persistence that delivered the thrills this year for Clarendon’s Nathaniel Stone — the 2018 Gleaner’s Children’s Own Spelling Bee Champion. Stone, a three-time parish finalist, took the title after he spelt the championship word OROTUND. This is the second straight win for the parish of Clarendon and coach Errol Campbell. “First I would…

Dr. Jacquiline A. Bisasor-McKenzie has been appointed Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health (MOH), effective February 1, 2018. Dr. Bisasor-McKenzie has 25 years of experience in the health care system in Jamaica and was the first Emergency Physician to be appointed as a Consultant in the Public Sector. She served as…

SHANROY Dennis, a 23-year-old past student of the Glenmuir High School in Clarendon, is the inaugural recipient of the $4-million Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Renewable Energy Scholarship tenable at the University of Technology (UTech). Dennis, who is pursuing a master of science degree in renewable energy engineering, will have the full cost of tuition…

Seventeen-year-old Breanna Julal of Glenmuir High School walked away with the coveted title of 2017 Outstanding Caribbean Child Researcher at the 12th staging of the Caribbean Child Research Conference. The upper sixth form student presented her research on, An Investigative Study into the Impact of Gang-Related Sexual Grooming on the Academic Performance of Teenage Girls…

In an impressive show of intellect and mathematical prowess, student teams from Glenmuir High and Immaculate Conception competed for the winning trophy in the finals of the inaugural University of Technology, Jamaica Mathematics Quiz Competition last Thursday. At the end of regulation time, the teams were tied on 13 points. It was the tie-breaker question…

The Gleaner’s parliamentary reporter, Jovan Johnson, is among 14 Jamaicans awarded 2017-2018 Chevening Scholarships to study in the United Kingdom. Chevening Scholarships began in 1983 and are awarded to individuals with demonstrable leadership potential who also have strong academic backgrounds. The scholarship offers full financial support for future leaders to study for any eligible master’s degree…

When the dust settled on the 2017 finals of the Gleaner’s Children’s Own Spelling Bee Competition, it was Deneiro Hines, the Clarendon pacesetter, who was crowned the 58th National Spelling Bee Champion. After a very taxing morning segment, which saw 168 words equally divided among the 14 finalists, 16 of which were misspelled, eight Bees…

SPORTS, academics, or both – the debate rages on with student-athletes trapped in the middle. Many proponents on either side of the argument have battled over whether students who are good at sport should turn their focus to their specialisation at the expense of academics, or whether school should be the focus with sport participation…