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January 26, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Fake IDs, stolen titles

Five financial institutions have been fleeced of more than $600 million through an elaborate and complex fraudulent scheme allegedly involving an upper St Andrew medical doctor and two accomplices,…
Carl Green, dean of discipline at Jonathan Grant High School in Spanish Town, St Catherine.
January 25, 2026 by Sashana Small

Quietly preparing for greatness

Jonathan Grant High School’s stunning upset of Campion College in the opening round of Television Jamaica’s Schools’ Challenge Quiz last week played out like a modern-day David versus Goliath – an…
Latoya Harris-Ghartey, executive director of the National Education Trust.
January 25, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Severely damaged, sparsely enrolled

At least nine primary schools are now under review for possible consolidation, with decisions pending on the future placement of their students, after extensive hurricane-related damage further…
Cover of book - ‘Uphill Climb - Cerebral Palsy Adventures’.
January 25, 2026 by Rene Lambert

Living with cerebral palsy ... a unique story to share

Writing has always been a tool of self-expression and reflection for me. As a person who has cerebral palsy with a speech impairment, expressing myself through writing has always given me a sense of…
January 25, 2026

Continue to produce graduates who help to shape Jamaica

On behalf of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, I am delighted to extend heartfelt congratulations to the principal, staff, students, alumni, and wider school community of…
Kaysia Kerr (left), chief executive officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC),  looks on as Kyle Paul Stephenson (right) explains to the audience the objectives he hopes to be achieved by the end of the workshop.
January 25, 2026 by Dudley McLean II

Bridging home and school

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Parental involvement in schools, as it is traditionally practised, is often limited and does little to build the parenting skills needed to improve student outcomes. This,…
January 25, 2026

Kindness at work can mean giving honest feedback, limiting meetings and bending rules

NEW YORK (AP): Beth Brown was assigned to a major project at work when hardship struck. First, her six-month-old daughter fell ill with COVID-19. A few days later, her mother passed away. Brown,…
The police have released a photo of the man they say is wanted in a house breaking investigation in St Andrew.
January 25, 2026

Police seek public's help to locate man wanted in St Andrew house breaking probe

The police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man who is wanted in connection with a house breaking investigation in St Andrew. The police have released a photograph of the man. …
A JetBlue airplane is seen, March 16, 2017, at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York.
January 25, 2026

Some JetBlue flights to and from Kingston cancelled amid US winter storm

Several JetBlue flights in and out of Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) have been cancelled from Sunday through Tuesday due to a winter storm affecting parts of the United States, airport…