Achievers & Trailblazers

The absence of the Jamaican National Flag on the flagpole with its grey cord dangling in the crisp wind that blew over the play field at Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) that is nestled on the savannah between the mountainous terrain of Kilmarnock, Woodlands, Flint Valley, and Glenbournie, did not dampen the spirit of patriotism and community togetherness of parents and other members of Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) Community who turned up at the school to watch and participate in Sports Day 2013 which began at 10.00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2013.

Notwithstanding repeated pleas that the community made to the Principal of the school Mrs. Tatlin E...

George E. Russell, Winston and Marilyn

Samuels named to College of Agriculture and

Life Sciences 2013 Hall of Fame

The spirits of the Samuels and Dennis Ancestors who treaded the hilly terrain of “Dry Hill”, Glenbournie, Westmoreland, one hand holding crocus bags slung over their shoulders and agricultural forks in the fingers, cutlasses (machetes) held firmly in the other hand –tools of their peasant farming livelihood – who resided on the rocky terrain of “Mount Ease”, Flint Valley and Long Ground, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, West Indies to Cape Coast Castle, the Atlantic Slave Trade Seaport in G...

Vincent Samuels, ASC, BBA, (Marketing Management and International Business), was born in Black River Public General Hospital, Black River, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, West Indies to Simeon and Margaret Samuels, (Uncle Sim and Miss Meg, Miss Meggie), peasant working class farmer and housewife respectively from “Mount Ease”, Flint Valley, New Market, saint Elizabeth.

EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION

After receiving his early childhood from Mrs. Melita Cain, Mr. Samuels attended Beersheba Elementary School where he received his primary education under the guidance and nurturing of Mr. Clifford I. Chang and Mrs. Louise E. Meyler, now Retired Principals.

SUPERNUMERARY TEACHER AND INDENTURED SERVANT

At the end of his brilliant scholastic career at Beersheba Elementary School where he wa...

Eighteen-year-old Moya Williams was left stunned recently when she learned Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) had named her, a Jamaican living in the Cayman Islands, its top performer worldwide in travel and tourism.

As a result of her outstanding performance in her exams last June, Moya just over two weeks ago received the ‘Top in the World’ award from CIE, the world’s largest provider of international education programmes and qualifications for students up to 19 years old.

According to CIE, more than 9,000 schools in more than 160 countries are part of its learning community.

Williams, who grew up in Westmoreland and left Jamaica less than a decade ago, studied AS-Level travel and tourism at the Cayman Prepar...

 Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Winston A. Samuels, Ph.D., President and CEO of Maxx Performance, Inc., Chester, New York, USA, and Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased)

 Alumnus, will be inducted into Virginia Tech College of agriculture and Life Sciences Hall of Fame, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA on March 22, 2013 commencing at 6.00 p.m. Classmates of Dr. Samuels from Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased), New Market, Saint Elizabeth and Jamaica School of Agriculture (JSA) who may either wish to attend the ceremony or send him a congratulatory message, may either contact him through his e-mail address: Winston.samuels@maxxperform.commm or you may tweet him on social media Twitter: @ maxxperformance-http://twitter...

Roy Winston Holness, FAIA, ASCA, Public Accountant, Managing Director, Electrical and Electronic Parts Limited, Chairman, Handy Hardware Supplies Limited, Beersheba Elementary School Alumnus; was born on July 15, 1942 at Happy Hall, Saint Elizabeth to Rufus Alexander Holness and Robertha Holness (both deceased), farmer, grocer,  and housewife respectively.

Insatiable appetite for learning

 In the pursuance of his insatiable appetite for learning and higher education which he displayed as a student at Beersheba Elementary School, New Market, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, West Indies, Roy went on to advance himself scholastically by studying at Crescent College, University of Technology (UTECH), and University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies.

Organizati...

Significant national honours are now in the offing in Jamaica for the man who became known as ‘The Bermuda King’ primarily in the local parish where he was born and surrounding areas. James (Dick) Richards, revered for his benevolence and philanthropy to his homeland, is slated for a posthumous by the Jamaica 50 Celebrations Committee.

That’s the latest word from Vincent Samuels whom we dubbed the ‘BOSA Man’, during his high profile, week-long visit to Bermuda in September in his capacity as secretary-treasurer of the Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA), connected with the Beersheba Primary School. That is the alma mater of ‘Dick’ Richards. which BOSA plan to turn into a museum in his honour.

http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20121027/ISLAND09/710279951

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