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21 Nov, 2025
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‘Shelter school’ springs to life at Godfrey Stewart High
Excited chatter filled Godfrey Stewart High School in Westmoreland last Wednesday as children’s voices echoed across the compound. From the main office, teachers could be heard giving instructions to…
21 Nov, 2025
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Some displaced students to be hosted by Corporate Area schools
Some Corporate Area public and private schools have volunteered to host students displaced from western institutions severely impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon…
21 Nov, 2025
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HOUSELESS TEACHERS
Wayne Coley had only seconds to decide whether to stay or run. The 31-year veteran teacher at Frome Technical High School watched as his kitchen door flew open – twice – before the bedroom door did…
21 Nov, 2025
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NCU head requests urgent help for tertiary students severely affected by Melissa
Professor Lincoln Edwards, president of Northern Caribbean University (NCU), is urging the Government to prioritise assistance for tertiary students following the devastation caused by Hurricane…
21 Nov, 2025
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Senators salute Wehby at first working session
Lawmakers from both sides of the political divide, at their first working meeting on Friday since the start of the new parliamentary term, came together to pay glowing tribute to former Senator Don…
21 Nov, 2025
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Autoimmune treatments struggle, prompting new approach
Scientists are trying a revolutionary new approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus and other devastating autoimmune diseases – by reprogramming patients’ out-of-whack immune…
21 Nov, 2025
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Cornwall Regional Hospital roof repaired
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says roofs at the Cornwall Regional Hospital have been fully restored just three weeks after they were destroyed by Hurricane Melissa. The repair work was funded and…
21 Nov, 2025
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Leptospirosis outbreak declared in Jamaica
Jamaica is now experiencing an outbreak of leptospirosis following Hurricane Melissa, with six suspected deaths so far, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has disclosed. During a press…
21 Nov, 2025
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Update | Foreign affairs ministry clarifies Ariel Bowen's role at New York consulate
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has clarified that Ariel Bowen is being deployed to the Consulate-General of Jamaica in New York as Officer-in-Charge. A previous Gleaner report had…