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Cornwall College, Jamaica
Cornwall College is a public high school for boys established in 1896 and located on Orange Street in Montego Bay, Saint James, Jamaica. It is the third oldest high school in the county of Cornwall. As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,317 students and 73 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 19:1. History 1841–1895 The school in St. James dates to the 19th century, when secondary education was greatly needed in the parish and George Millar, a teacher from Scotland, opened the Montego Bay Academy in 1841. In 1952, the Academy was moved to the Presbyterian House, which was at the time located at 56 Union Street. In 1871 the academy closed its doors when representatives from Scotland encouraged the government of Jamaica to establish a Queen's College in Spanish Town. This institution also did not last long and again government-sponsored secondary education was lacking in the country. In 1895, a Presbyterian minister, Rev. Adam Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disce Aut Discede
{{refimprove, date=January 2017 ''Disce Aut Discede'' (Latin "Learn or Depart") is a phrase used as the motto of many institutions and schools. Educational institutions ''Disce Aut Discēde'' is the motto at King's School, Rochester, the second-oldest school in the world, established in 604 AD. It was also the traditional motto of Penistone Grammar School (founded 1392), until it was changed in the early 2000s.The Royal College, Colombo in Sri Lanka also uses "Disce aut Discēde" as one of its official mottoes. The author and the date that the motto was adopted by the Royal are unknown. The first mention of the motto was during the tenure of Principal Todd (1871–1878) who constantly reminded dullards that they must learn or depart. It is also the motto of Gosfield Independent School in Essex, England, and the variation "Aut Disce, Aut Discēde" ("Either Learn or Leave") is the motto of Hutton Grammar School in Preston, Lancashire. It was the motto for Middlesbrough High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Duffus
Sir Herbert George Holwell Duffus (30 August 190825 October 2002) was a Jamaican who served as the chief Justice of Jamaica and as acting governor-general of Jamaica. Early life Duffus was born on 30 August 1908, in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, the son of William Alexander Duffus, JP, and his wife, Emily Mary Duffus ( Holwell). He attended Cornwall College in Jamaica from 1919 to 1924 and became a solicitor in the Supreme Court of Jamaica on 12 May 1930. From 1939 to 1943, he was the Commanding Captain of the Jamaican Home Guard in St. Thomas. Career Duffus had a lengthy career in the judiciary, serving as Resident Magistrate (1946–58), Pusine Judge (1958–62), and Judge of Appeal (1962–64). From 1964 to 1967, he was President of the Court of Appeal. He was then appointed Chief Justice of Jamaica in 1968, serving in that capacity until 1973. Following the retirement of Clifford Campbell on 28 February 1973, Duffus was appointed acting governor-general of Jamaica until the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Day
Sports days (British English) or field days (American English) are events staged by many schools and offices in which people participate in competitive sporting activities, often with the aim of winning trophies or prizes. Though they are often held at the beginning of summer, they are staged in the autumn or spring seasons, especially in countries where the summer is very harsh. Schools stage many sports days in which children participate in the sporting events. It is usually held in elementary schools. In schools which use a house system a feature of the school is the competition between the houses; this is especially brought out during sporting events such as an inter-house sports day. Games that are played on school sports days can be wide and varied. They can include straightforward sprints and longer races for all age groups as well as egg and spoon races. Three-legged races are run as well as sack races, wheelbarrow races, and parent and child races. Long jumps and high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House System
The house system is a traditional feature of schools in the United Kingdom. The practice has since spread to Commonwealth countries and the United States. The school is divided into subunits called "houses" and each student is allocated to one house at the moment of enrollment. Houses may compete with one another at sports and maybe in other ways, thus providing a focus for group loyalty. Historically, the house system was associated with public schools in England, especially full boarding schools, where a "house" referred to a boarding house at the school. In modern times, in both day and boarding schools, the word ''house'' may refer only to a grouping of pupils, rather than to a particular building. Different schools will have different numbers of houses, with different numbers of students per house depending on the total number of students attending the school. Facilities, such as pastoral care, may be provided on a house basis to a greater or lesser extent depending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Nettleford
Ralston Milton "Rex" Nettleford, OM, FIJ, OCC (3 February 1933 – 2 February 2010), was a Jamaican scholar, social critic, choreographer, and Vice-Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), the leading research university in the Commonwealth Caribbean. Biography Born on 3 February 1933 in Falmouth, Jamaica, Nettleford attended Unity Primary School in Bunkers Hill, Trelawny, and graduated from Cornwall College in Montego Bay, before going to the University of the West Indies (UWI) to obtain an honours degree in history.Reckord, Michael (2014)"Rex And The Rhumba Dancers" ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 31 January 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014. As a child, he sang and recited in school concerts, sang in the church choir, danced, and began working as a choreographer at the age of 11 with the Worm Chambers Variety Troupe, which helped to fund his studies. At Cornwall College, he acted in productions of the college's drama club, and was published as a poet.Reckord, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica National Heritage Trust
The Jamaica National Heritage Trust is responsible for the promotion, preservation, and development of Jamaica's material cultural heritage (buildings, monuments, bridges, etc.). The organisation maintains the list of National Heritage Sites in Jamaica. It is chartered by The Jamaica National Heritage Trust Act, 1985.http://www.jnht.com/download/act_jnht_1985.pdf History In 1958, the Jamaica National Heritage Trust was founded as the Jamaica National Trust Commission, the name being changed to the present form in 1985. References External linksJNHT website {{Authority control Statutory bodies of Jamaica |
List Of National Heritage Sites In Jamaica
This is a complete list of National Heritage sites in Jamaica as published by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. Reference Map of Jamaica Clarendon ;Buildings of architectural and historic interest *Halse Hall Great House ;Churches, cemeteries & tombs *St. Peter’s Church, Alley ;Clock towers *May Pen Clock Tower ;Natural sites *Milk River Spa ;Botanical *Mason River Botanical Station ;Lighthouses * Portland Lighthouse Hanover ;Buildings of architectural and historic interest *The Great Barbican Estate *Tamarind Lodge *Old Hanover Gaol/Old Police Barracks, Lucea *Tryall Great House, and Ruins of Sugar Works ;Forts and naval and military monuments *Fort Charlotte, Lucea ;Historic sites *Blenheim – Birthplace of National Hero – The Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante Kingston ;Buildings of architectural and historic interest *40 Harbour Street * Headquarters House, Duke Street * Kingston railway station, Barry Street *The Admiralty Houses, Port Royal ;Churches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Vernon Wong
Henry Vernon Wong is a Jamaican-American physicist known for his work in Plasma physics. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas, Austin. Career Wong's early education was at Cornwall College in Montego Bay, Jamaica. He won a Jamaica Scholarship to the University of the West Indies, graduating with a B.Sc. in physics in 1961. He obtained his D.Phil. in Nuclear physics from Wadham College, Oxford in 1964. Wong remained at Oxford during 1964–1965 as a postdoctoral scholar. In 1965, he was the recipient of a CIBA Fellowship to continue his research at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy. The following year he joined the Laboratoria Gas Ionizzati in Rome. In 1967, Wong joined the Fusion Research Center (FRC) of the University of Texas at Austin as a Research Scientist. Awards and honors *In 1961, Wong was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Wadham College, Oxford *In 1988, He was elected fellow of the American Physical Society. Selected pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent HoSang
Vincent Getchum HoSang, OD, (born August 5, 1940) is a Jamaican-American businessman and philanthropist, who is the CEO of Caribbean Food Delights and Royal Caribbean Bakery. Early life and education HoSang was born in Springfield St. James, Jamaica to Mr. and Mrs. Henry HoSang who had migrated from China in the early 1900s. He is the eighth child of ten, six boys and four girls. At age 12, HoSang's parents moved to Montego Bay. He received his early education at Cornwall College. In February 1968, HoSang migrated to the Bronx, New York. Career In February 1978, HoSang and his wife bought a fast food store known as Kingsbridge Delight in the West Bronx, selling fried chicken, shrimp, ribs, and French fries. In 1980, Sunrise Bakery on Dyre Avenue, which was owned by another West Indian, became available. The HoSangs bought it in December 1980 with the intention of making it a full-fledged Jamaican bakery and changed its name to Royal Caribbean Bakery. In 1984, they expanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custos Rotulorum
''Custos rotulorum'' (; plural: ''custodes rotulorum''; Latin for "keeper of the rolls", ) is a civic post that is recognised in the United Kingdom (except Scotland) and in Jamaica. England, Wales and Northern Ireland The ''custos rotulorum'' is the keeper of an English, Welsh and Northern Irish county's records and, by virtue of that office, the highest civil officer in the county. The position is now largely ceremonial. The appointment lay with the Lord Chancellor until 1545, but is now exercised by the Crown, under the Royal sign-manual, and is usually held by a person of rank. The appointment has been united with that of the lord-lieutenancy of the county throughout England since 1836. The ''custos rotulorum'' of Lancashire was formerly appointed by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and that of County Durham vested in the Bishop of Durham until the abolition of its palatine rights. Traditionally, he was one of the justices of the peace. The custos rotulorum of the Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth Taylor (ophthalmologist)
''The Honourable'' Dr. Garth Alfred Taylor, OJ, Ph.D. (April 29, 1944 – November 19, 2005) was a Jamaican ophthalmologist, professor, and humanitarian. Born in Montego Bay, Taylor was a Queen's Scout in his youth.Hallsworth, Alan.Obituary: Garth Taylor, The Guardian, December 7, 2005. He received his education at Cornwall College in Jamaica and Queen's University in Ontario. He later became an associate professor of ophthalmology at the latter institution, as well as chief of ophthalmology at Cornwall Community Hospital in Canada. Taylor was also the vice-president of ORBIS Canada, a charity devoted to preventing and correcting avoidable cases of blindness in the developing world, and the co-founder of Canadian Surgical Eye Expeditions (CANSEE),Jamaica Information Service.Late Dr. Garth Taylor Exceptional – High Commissioner to Canada", November 28, 2005. another charitable organization devoted to the same purpose. Working out of a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 airplane conver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd B
Lloyd, Lloyd's, or Lloyds may refer to: People * Lloyd (name), a variation of the Welsh word ' or ', which means "grey" or "brown" ** List of people with given name Lloyd ** List of people with surname Lloyd * Lloyd (singer) (born 1986), American singer Places United States * Lloyd, Florida * Lloyd, Kentucky * Lloyd, Montana * Lloyd, New York * Lloyd, Ohio * Lloyds, Alabama * Lloyds, Maryland * Lloyds, Virginia Elsewhere * Lloydminster, or "Lloyd", straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada Companies and businesses Derived from Lloyd's Coffee House *Lloyd's Coffee House, a London meeting place for merchants and shipowners between about 1688 and 1774 * Lloyd's of London, a British insurance market ** ''Lloyd's of London'' (film), a 1936 film about the insurance market ** Lloyd's building, its headquarters ** Lloyd's Agency Network * ''Lloyd's List'', a website and 275-year-old daily newspaper on shipping and global trade ** ''Lloyd's List In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
