Daily Archives June 14, 2013

James “Dick” Richards

 In contrast to “cas cas”, “verandah/shop  talk”, and several misconceptions held by “village lawyers” and other unscrupulous persons whose agenda is to propagate mischief, perusal of instructions left by James “Dick” Richards (1872-1965) with respect to funds that are to be disbursed from his estate, clearly stipulate that money  that was to be placed in a Trust Fund for Beersheba Primary School was to provide scholarship for two of the best academic performing students.

The expressed written intention of James “Dick’ Richards that was carried out throughout the years after his death in 1965 by Bermuda Trust Company Limited – a subsidiary of HSBC Bank that bought the assets of Bermuda National Bank in which Mr...

An Honour Roll on which is recorded the names of students who have excelled in Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) and other exams and have graduated from Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased), New Market, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, West Indies, is mounted on a wall in front of the School’s Library adjacent to the office of the Principal of the School.

A conspicuous entry in 2009 GSAT Honour Roll is the  sole name of Joel Wilson whom Mrs. Tatlin E. Smith-Williams, Principal, Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) introduced along with Shanisa Jones to Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) in 2009 as the two best academic performing students in GSAT Exam.

What is the reason that the name of Shanisa Jones who has maintained a consistent academic average of 83...