THIS DAY IN OUR PAST
The following events took place on April 25 in the years identified:
Magnificent build1974:ing
of steel and concrete did not necessarily convey much about the quality of training that comes from them, says Prime Minister Michael Manley when he officially opens the Kingston School of Nursing at 50 Half-Way Tree Road. Too often in Jamaica, people think that if a new school or training centre is to be built, it must be a superb edifice costing millions of dollars, he says, whereas the vital ingredient is equally of the education received inside, not the cost of the building. “This project is a model to Jamaica of the way to use scarce resources to get maximum results,” he says of the School of Nursing. Manley pays warm tribute to Health Minister Kenneth McNeill, who saw the possibilities of acquiring the building of a nursing school. 1984:possible A ten-point set of
solutions to Jamaica’s present social and economic problems is proposed by Minister of Labour J.A.G. Smith, along with a parallel set of responsibilities for Government, workers and employers, to aid in the implementation of the solutions. Greater production and increased exports are the key elements in the package outlined by the minister, who also stressed that the private sector has a vital role to play in bringing back the economy, as it is the main engine of economic growth, and that it is best if everyone, both employers and workers, pull together. Smith is giving the main address at the 24th annual general meeting of the Caribbean Employers’ Association at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. 1990:all It is congratulations
round when Jamaica’s victorious Northern Telecom Youth cricket team touches down at the Norman Manley International Airport. Manager Leonard Chambers is a very happy man. “I am very, very happy with the performance of the Jamaican team,” he says. “The lads showed real fighting qualities after being led on first innings on the last day of the opening match.” According to Chambers, Jamaica, which tops the tournament with 56 points, four more than Barbados, should have won that game but the inexperience of the batsmen prevented the team from getting maximum points. Chambers says the players picked up the pieces after that and played some attacking cricket. Chambers has high praises for his bowlers, especially fastman Clifton Folkes who took most wickets in the tournament 32, Alvin Bennett and Carlton Carter.
– The Gleaner Archives
Today’s Gem
“Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage – it can be delightful.” – George Bernard Shaw