Monthly Archives September 2013

It is with much sad regret that Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) brings to the attention of all Beersheba Primary School Alumni in Jamaica and the Diaspora, the following Alumni who have gone home since the publication of Volume 15 of its Newsletter:

Tatlin Walker, age 82 years, housewife from Flint Valley, New Market, Saint Elizabeth.
Ethel Wallace, age 93, housewife – James Gabbidon’s mother – from Happy Hall, New Market, Saint Elizabeth.
Errol “Peaches” Piper, age 61 years, farmer from Happy Hall, New Market, Saint Elizabeth who went home suddenly while digging yam in his farm at the family home at Happy Hall on September 28, 2013.

Additional information with respect to Thanksgiving Service for the lives of these love one and interment of their mortal remains will be posted on ...

“Only The Best Is Good Enough”

Volume 15 October 2013

Produced by:    Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA)
Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased)
New Market P.O., Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, West Indies
E-mail: beershebaoldstudentsassn@gmail.com

Officers:

Glenis Daley, President
Victor Smith, Vice President
Vincent Samuels, Secretary/Treasurer, Editor/Producer
Ann Hamilton, Assistant Secretary

REFLECTION ON BEERSHEBA PRIMARY SCHOOL ALUMNI THAT HAVE PASSED ON
It is with much sad regret that Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) brings to the attention of all Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) Alumni in Jamaica and the Diaspora, Gerald Gayle, age 71 years, Beersheba primary School alumnus from Long Ground, New Market, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica West Indies that ha...

Dorcas Gertrude Alexandria Green

Thanksgiving Service for Dorcas Gertrude Alexandria Green, 105 years – Black River oldest centenarian – foundation member and longest serving elder of Holiness Christian Church, was held at the Church which is located  on Central Road, Black River, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica West Indies on Friday, September 20, 2013.

Ernest Collins – who was among seven persons who were baptized to start the church in 1955 – in his tribute, spoke of the late Doris Green’s commitment and loyalty to the church. Several other tributes lauded the deceased for her philanthropy and caring concern for those who were unable to fend for themselves.

The deceased leaves behind Sylvia, her only surviving sister, sons Leroy Crooks, Dr. Ernie Salmon. M.D...

Inside View of Beersheba Primary School.

Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) has written to the Chairman of the School Board Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) seeking answers regarding alleged unauthorized disbursements that have been made from James Richards Educational Trust Fund.

Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) is alleging that disbursements which were not authorized by the Managing Committee for James Richards Educational Trust Fund, were made in consultation between the Chairman of the School Board and the Principal Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) prior to the meeting of the Managing Committee that was held on August 28, 2013.

On the recommendation made by Mrs...

New Market Branch Library at Lewisville, New Market, Saint Elizabeth.

In the pursuance of its mission to not only highlight a problem but to offer constructive solution to solve the problem, in bringing to the attention of the Director General Jamaica Library Service the plight of High School and other students in particular and the public in general that has been brought about by the unavailability of Internet Service at New Market Branch Library at Lewisville, New Market, Saint Elizabeth; Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) has suggested to the Director General that synergy that could occur from meeting of the minds of erudite illustrious Achievers and Trailblazers to whom copies of the letter addressed to her has been sent; could ultimately result in strategies being formulated ...

In the pursuance of its role as a safety net for students from the impoverished, poverty stricken, peasant farming hilly terrain of Flint Valley and adjoining Districts in Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) Community, Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) has provided High School Students with excellent academic performance who attend Saint Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) and other High Schools, with three sets of school uniforms, school shoes, notebooks, pens, pencils, and brand-named school bags for 2013/2014 school year that began on September 2, 2013.

Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) has been involved in this benevolent deed since September 2009 so as to underscore its zero tolerance towards mediocrity and to motivate students to aim high and uphold the...

Panoramic view of Carr District, New Market, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica West Indies, birth place of  James “Dick” Richards.

The panoramic nostalgic view of Carr District that appears on BOSA website, has stirred the interest of readers and viewers to our website to inquire if there is a connection between Carr Gate and Carr District, birthplace of James “Dick” Richards (1872-1965), “Bermuda King”, that is situated on the plains of New Savannah, Saint Elizabeth, part of the slave estate of Paynes Town.

Intense primary research conducted by the writer of this news article with Edwin “Pun” Pryce, 92 years, Beersheba Elementary Moravian Church School Alumnus and Joslyn “Carpus” Brown, age 78 years – both natives of Carr District – has revealed that the District is named after a well beloved, b...