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Reading renaissance - Results continue to give implementers of grade-seven literacy initiative reason to smile

Grace Baston, the lead implementer behind the Grade Seven Academy Reading initiative at Holy Trinity High School in Kingston, could not be more pleased with the latest findings from the third…
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Updated 6 hours ago by Curtis Myrie

‘Slow learners’ shine at CSEC

The 2026 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) English language examination success of young grades 8 and 9 students Andrelissa Brown and Tegan Brown of St Thomas Technical High School…
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Updated 6 hours ago by Lester Hinds

131 to receive Barry Wint Memorial scholarships

One hundred and thirty-one persons are set to receive Dr Barry Wint Memorial Scholarships this year, pushing the total number of recipients to more than 800 since the programme began in 2024. The…
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Highway menace - Former legislator, daughter and friend survive collision with stray cow on May Pen-Mandeville toll road

Three passengers counting their blessings, a wrecked Mitsubishi Pajero and a dead cow were the grim remnants of a frightening late-night collision last week on the May Pen-to-Mandeville leg of the…
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Updated 5 hours ago by Lester Hinds

JTB appoints first business development liaison for the diaspora

A business development liaison officer has been appointed by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) to spur investment in the Jamaican tourism industry from the diaspora. Appointed to the post is Vance…
Superintendent Odaine Dennis, commanding officer for the Manchester Division, greets and poses with a young camper last week.
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Manchester youth eye JCF after camp

Loud cheers, competitive energy and vibrant musical performances filled the air last Friday as the Manchester Division southern zone summer camp ended with an action-packed sports day and talent…
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Professor Carol Archer tapped for global sustainable cities award jury

Professor Carol Archer has been invited to serve as one of seven international jurors for the fourth cycle of the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities, known as the Shanghai Award, in…
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Rolling out the mat for oneness

Say the word yoga and most people picture a mat, a set of postures, and perhaps a studio with soft lighting and softer music. That picture is not wrong, but it is incomplete. The postures, or asanas,…
Kim Mair (right), CEO of the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, takes a first-hand look at Little Theatre’s new Digital Sound Board System, with her is Marisa Benain, executive director of the Little Theatre.
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JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation donates J$1.5m to support Little Theatre restoration

The JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the JMMB Group, has donated J$1.5 million towards the restoration and preservation of the historic Little Theatre, supporting the purchase of…