Britain’s Brainiest Family is . . . .

Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW", Inspirationals.
Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

 .   .   .   .   Black and Has 9-Year-Old

High School-Bound Twins

Paula and Peter Imafidon are just like any other 9-year-olds. They love laughing, playing on the computer and fighting with each other. What sets these twins apart from their peers, though, is that they are, hands down, prodigies who are about to enter high school and make British history as the youngest to do so.

.
The precocious London-based tykes, known as the “Wonder Twins,” floored academics a year ago when they aced University of Cambridge’s advanced mathematics exam. They are the youngest students to ever pass the test.

.
The future little scholars’ father, Chris, and mother, Ann, immigrated to Britain from

Read More

Comments (0) Mar 14 2010

Foreigners to pay more for services

Posted: under "Jamaica Labrish Korner".
Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Published: Friday | January 30, 2009


GOVERNMENT HAS no plans to increase the cost of a passport at this time.

However, foreigners applying for extended stays in the island, and those seeking to become citizens of Jamaica, might soon have to dig deeper to pay increased fees for the services offered by the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA).

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major Richard Reese told the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee of Parliament that the ministry had made a submission to the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service for the current fees to be reviewed.

Read More

Comments (0) Feb 11 2009