KCOBA Honors Frances Marie Coke
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Frances Coke receives award from Everton Carless (President - KCOBA NY) |
The following citation written by Stephen Vasciannie and Patrick Dallas was read by Dr. Ivor Nugent at the KCOBA ( USA ) Banquet on May 13th, 2006 in New York read more
KCOBA HONORS Rainford Jonathan Wilks , MB BS, DM, MSC, MRCP
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Rainford Wilks receives award from KCOBA NY |
Professor Rainford Wilks was born in Whitfield Town, St. Andrew, but spent his early days in the parishes of St. Catherine, St. Mary and Clarendon. He attended Kingston College from 1966 – 1972, after a 1-year detour through Clarendon College . He was a member of the famed 3G Special, a form comprising boys who skipped second form under an academic experiment by the revered late headmaster, Douglas Forrest.read more
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A Few Words from the Editor
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| Glen Laman |
It was with tremendous excitement that Daryl Crosskill and I approached the entrance to the bleachers at the national stadium for the beginning of read more |
I am a KC Girl
"I am a KC girl," says Sergeant Ruth Anderson , as I took a seat by her desk in one of the offices at the Central Police station. Her face lit up and she was adamant. She pointed to the purple and white standing fan beside her. read more |
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Openng of Barrington Watson's Art Gallery on Old Hope Road
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To reach out to art, one must be able to feel
- Barrington Watson OJ, CD read more |
KCOBA Toronto Ships Computers to Jamaica
KCOBA ( Toronto ) has shipped 10 computers, books and a small set of tools to KC. The shipment is due to arrive in Kingston , Jamaica on June 19, 2006 and will be used in the library at the Melbourne Campus, the computer lab and industrial arts department at the North Street Campus. The supplies were acquired due to the efforts of KCOBA ( Toronto ) members and old boys Lawrence "Tiger" Prendergast, Locksley Wright, Norman Lee, Earle Oxford |
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Mickey Murdoch’s Memories of the 1940’s and 1950’s
Micky 'Fairy Boots' Murdoch, KC's quintessentially gifted football genius of late 1940's to the early 1950's, recalls some moments, humorous and serious, during his sojourn at the "Kollege" in what Senator Johnson dubbed as the school's "Golden Era." It was an era in which he played football and cricket with the likes of Collie Smith, Easton read more |
KCOBA Summit 2006 Update - as of June 1, 2006
Confirmation of Participants
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Toronto - site of 5th KCOBA Summit
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Mr. Keith Bryan, Acting Principal, has confirmed that he will be in attendance read more
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Letter to the Editor
Congratulations to you and the crew that make this newsletter possible. The new format is outstanding!!
It is quite obvious that a lot of effort goes into putting this together month after month
I always read more |
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Avian Influenza - A Pandemic in the making? Part II
For the past couple of weeks, the focus on the Avian Influenza H5N1 virus has shifted sharply to Indonesia where in the small village of Kubu Simbelang seven members of one family died of the disease between the 2nd and 24th of May. As a result of this unusual cluster of cases, 54 surviving family members and other close contacts of the dead have been read more
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KCOBA Atlanta - President's End of Term Message
It’s been another rewarding year for our organization as we’ve hit many of our goals and are striving fervently towards others. We’ve reached out across the Diaspora
and initiated the steps necessary to realize a united KC family. Our devotion and passion read more |
KCOBA Toronto - Notice of Annual General Meeting of Members
The Annual General Meeting of members of the Kingston College Old Boys' Association (Toronto Chapter) will be held at the Delta Toronto Airport West read more |
KCOBA Copyrights 'Fortis' brand
The story of Kingston College having a copyright for a part of its motto is true.
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AJA Background:
The Atlanta Jamaican Association (AJA) is a non-profit organization established to promote friendship, unity and understanding between Jamaicans and the members of the greater Atlanta community. The organization was incorporated in 1977 and, based primarily on its range of services and how long it has been in operation, it is undoubtedly the most experienced and read more |
Now Voyageur, now Teacher
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| Stephen Vasciannie |
For the last fortnight or so, I have lived in a field of nostalgic thoughts, recollec-tions of childhood, bittersweet remembrance. read more |
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Wayne Jones Signs MOU with Jamaica Government
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Dr. Omar Davies (left), Minister of Finance and Planning, and Wayne Jones Photograph by Jamaica Gleaner RICARDO AKYN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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This, for us, is one of the best chances.to secure general societal agreement on how we need to advance the interest of the poor working class people.
- Wayne Jones , VP Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU).
After months of stormy meetings, stinging criticism by the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) of being a sell read more |
Congrats Delano Franklyn
Bogle rose up in Stony Gut... forward march Sam Sharpe fought them to the finish....forward march
-- Barry Chevannes , Forward March against Imperialism read more |
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KCOBA ( Toronto ) Annual Church Service at St. David's Anglican Church
The Annual Church service of KCOBA ( Toronto ) was held at St. David 's
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Toronto on Sunday, May 21, 2006 at 10:00 AM . The Rev. Canon James R. Garland read more |
Frances Coke : Truly One of Us
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Frances Coke with her students
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As students at KC in the glory days of the seventies, we reckoned that we came across two categories of teachers. In the first category read more |
KC Board of Governors
The following are the members of new KC Board of Governors which had its first meeting in April:
Crafton Miller-Chairman |
Diocese Appointee |
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