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Sink or swim? - Schools take the plunge to build water confidence, literacy, as more J’cans urged to embrace skill Despite being surrounded by water, most Jamaicans cannot swim – a national reality that swim teacher Georgina Boland sees reflected yearly in the intake of students at The Queen’s School in St Andrew, many of whom arrive with little to no water confidence. To combat this gap in basic survival skills, the all-girls institution is among a handful of schools to have incorporated swimming into its curriculum and requires every student from first to third form to complete a term of lessons as part of their physical education instruction.
Schools tread water as swimming costs rise Although it would be ideal for every school to have a pool, Major Desmon Brown, president of the Calabar Old Boys’ Association, believes the undertaking would be far too expensive. “I am also the manager of the Independence Park Stadium complex, and the pool is the most expensive facility to operate. The schools just can’t afford it,” he said.
Western swimmers making waves despite limited pools, coaching gaps WESTERN BUREAU: A shortage of qualified coaches and limited access to competition-standard facilities have not diminished the ambitions of western Jamaica’s swimming fraternity, which is determined to strengthen the region’s competitive programme and develop athletes capable of excelling at the highest levels of the sport. The swimming fraternity says that while western Jamaica has made strides in competitive swimming, improving coaching resources and access to suitable facilities will be critical to taking the sport to the next level.
Issa: Politicians, citizens too comfortable with underperformance Businessman Christopher Issa has criticised successive political leaders for what he described as the poor stewardship of Jamaica, arguing that the country has become too comfortable with underperformance when it should be setting higher standards for national development. Using the contrast between the limbo and high jump as an analogy for the country’s progress, Issa said Jamaica’s leaders and citizens must stop accepting declining standards and start demanding more from those entrusted with managing the nation’s resources.
Dangerous delay - Jamaica’s workers await long-promised occupational safety legislation; Charles promises bill in Parliament before year end While the tragic workplace accidents that claimed the lives of Shine Johnson, Everton Campbell and Clifton James recently gripped Jamaica, their deaths serve as a stark reminder of the potential health and safety risks associated with the daily grind and making ends meet. Johnson died and his colleague was seriously injured on September 1, when a concrete structure on which they were both standing collapsed at Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High School in Kingston.