Monthly Archives January 2013

On page 8 of Volume 2 of BOSA Newsletter under the heading: JAMAICAN PROVERBS THAT OUR ANCESTORS TAUGHT US, we defined a proverb (which comes from the Latin word proverbium) in any language – including Jamaican Patois – as a simple and concrete saying that is popularly known and repeated and expresses a truth based on common sense or the practical experiences of humanity.

In addition to seventy-nine (79) Jamaican Proverbs that were published in Volumes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Association’s Newsletters, Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) is pleased to list the following twenty-seven (27) additional Jamaican Proverbs for the information and consideration of all Beersheba Elementary/All Age/Primary School Alumni, Honorary BOSA Members, Friends, and Well-wishers and othe...

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...

Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) is please to publish the following feedback that the Association has received with respect to the visit of its Secretary/Treasurer to Bermuda, September 17-23, 2012 to continue and complete his primary and secondary research on James “Dick” Richards.

“I am most pleased that a book is being commissioned as I have a lot of interest in this project.” (Sasha Castle, Attorney- at – Law, great-grand-daughter of James “Dick” Richards)

“Pleased to meet you and congratulations on such a wonderful project. Keep me and the Bermuda Historical Society (BHS) up to date on progress...

Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) Alumni, Honorary BOSA Members, Friends, and Well-wishers and other readers of BOSA Newsletters, will recall that in Volume 9 page 11 of 16 through 16 of 17 which featured James “Dick” Richards (1872 – 1965), Beersheba Primary School Alumnus, Soldier, Self-made Businessman, and Philanthropist under the heading MEET THE ACHIEVERS AND TRAILBLAZERS, mention was made that Mr. Richards built a house in Carr District, New Market, Saint Elizabeth, or his brother “Doxie” Gayle which he named “Del Cottage.”

Although “Del Cottage” in which the Dennis Family resided after the death of “Doxie” Gayle  and his marriage to his second wife and widow Estena “Miss Tena” to Nathaniel Dennis “Mass Keitie” has been demolished and the pr...

BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS OF BOSA

Bi-monthly meetings of BOSA are held in the main auditorium at Beersheba Primary School on the second Sunday every two months at 4.00 PM.

FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH BOSA ASSISTANCE FUND

BOSA Members, Honorary BOSA Members, Friends, Well-wishers, and other Beersheba Primary School Old Students who have not yet heard but who through the help of other Old Students, and this News Letter, will be made aware of BOSA existence and the work that the Association has been doing in the interest and welfare of students at Beersheba.

Primary School, are urged to make Checks/Cheques/Money Orders for their generous financial contribution to BOSA Assistance Fund payable to BEERSHEBA OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION and is to be mailed to the Association at 99 Jacarand...

   Damanike Smith, 12 year old grade 7G student from Flint Valley, New Market, Saint Elizabeth, who attends Saint Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS)  and maintains 69.1 averages academic performance.

Damanike Smith, whom the Managing Committee and the School Board at Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) has decided to defray 50% of her school fees and inescapable miscellaneous expenses as a qualified beneficiary of James Richards Educational Trust Fund since September 2011, in her own quiet way, continues to make satisfactory progress at Saint Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS.

Nickayla Stevens, 12 years old grade 7F student from Flint Valley, New Market, Saint Elizabeth, attends St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) and maintains a 75.6 academic performance.

Provision of Electricity –

Nickayla  and her mother occupied a one room apartment with no electricity.  Nickayla use to study her lesson with light from a kitchen bitch (kerosene tin lamp with wick) and light from her grand-father’s cell phone until BOSA provided electricity in the apartment.

Nickayla Stevens, a qualified beneficiary of James Richards Educational Trust Fund since September 2011, continues to do well academically at Saint Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) where she excels in all her class subjects getting 90 in Spanish and 89 in Mathematics.

Tanhoi Guthrie, 13 year old grade 8-22 student from New Savannah, New Market, Saint Elizabeth, who attends Hampton High School and maintains 79.6 averages, 3.1 GPA academic performance.
Tanhoi Guthrie, a qualified beneficiary of James Richards Educational Trust Fund since September 2010, continues to do well academically at Hampton School. Her excellent academic average has earned her the coveted position at the Headmistress Round Table and a Gold Pin Award.

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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