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Latoya Harris-Ghartey, executive director of the National Education Trust.
25 Jan, 2026 0

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…
The deep pit initially caused by land caving in at The Estuary housing scheme, in St James.
24 Jan, 2026 0

Estuary on edge

Western Bureau: With the 2026 hurricane season just months away, some residents of Phase Two of the Estuary Housing Scheme, in St James, are worried about the slow pace of the rehabilitation work on a…
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24 Jan, 2026 0

‘Quite frankly, I was afraid’

Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green testified on Thursday that fear had prevented him from giving an immediate statement to investigators following a fatal 2013 police shooting along Arcadia Road in…
Leighton Johnson and La Sonja Harrison, former presidents of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association.
24 Jan, 2026 0

Former JTA head loses lawsuit against teachers’ body

The wage agreement for a 20 per cent minimum increase in basic salary after tax, between the Government and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), has been upheld after the Supreme Court dismissed a…
24 Jan, 2026 0

Ports under pressure

Jamaica’s ports and cargo warehouses continue to face significant congestion, weeks after the traditional holiday rush. The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) and key stakeholders yesterday urged…
This photo shows reconstruction work, which is under way at the Outpatient Clinic at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital, Westmoreland, which was destroyed during Hurricane Melissa last October.
24 Jan, 2026 0

Sav hospital reckons with disturbing pickup in patient load post-Melissa

In the days following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, doctors at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital began noticing a troubling pattern among patients seeking care. Dr Suman Vemu, orthopaedic surgeon at the…
Janice McIntosh, newly elected member of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council.
24 Jan, 2026 0

UPDATED: 44 candidates nominated for Global Diaspora elections

Forty-four persons have been nominated across Canada and the United States to compete for seats on the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) and the Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council (GDYC). Of…
Ethlyn Clarke (centre), of Mt Salem, St James, together with family members and well-wishers on Thursday, following the celebration of her milestone 100th birthday on Tuesday. Also pictured (from left) are Paulette Ricketts, caregiver for Ms Clarke; Tyler
24 Jan, 2026 0

Centenarian Ethlyn Clarke stood tall through sickness and Hurricane Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: In August last year, Ethlyn Clarke suffered a major health scare. Two months later, she survived the brutal assault of Hurricane Melissa, so, when she celebrated her 100th birthday on…
A view of the front section of the Hemmingay Preparatory and Kindergarten School in Paradise, Norwood, St James.
24 Jan, 2026 0

Hemmingay’s 50th anniversary celebrations in limbo

WESTERN BUREAU: The Hemmingay Preparatory and Kindergarten School in Norwood, St James, which was in the middle of planning this year’s 50th anniversary celebrations when Hurricane Melissa impacted…