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by Erica Virtue
JC student injured in bust-up withdraws from school
The teenage boy who suffered injuries in an incident at Jamaica College on March 26 will not be returning to the Old Hope Road, St Andrew-based institution when it reopens for the summer term next…
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‘Focus on what is now’
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): The 2026 West Indies Championship is set to explode onto the scene this Sunday, ushering in a new three-round bilateral format at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. With…
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by Bryan Miller
ON EDGE
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver is calling on the Government to show greater respect for the nation’s teachers, arguing that educators are not being…
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by Corey Robinson
NET targets power gaps as schools remain in the dark after Melissa
Dozens of schools still without electricity months after Hurricane Melissa are now being targeted for emergency support as the National Education Trust (NET) moves to plug critical gaps with the…
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by Christopher Thomas
UTech president wants end to TVET stigma
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Kevin Brown, president of The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), has joined calls for an end to the stigma that currently exists against technical and vocational education…
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by Adrian Frater
Veteran DJ ‘Jaggy D’ shot dead in Hopewell Square
WESTERN BUREAU: Veteran deejay Roger Walker, popularly known as ‘Jaggy D’, was murdered shortly after midday on Monday in Hopewell, Hanover, when an unknown assailant opened fire, killing him on the…
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by Livern Barrett
Pedestrian, bikers among 5 killed in Easter Weekend crashes
Five people died on Jamaica’s roadways over the five-day Easter holiday weekend, raising concerns for the main road safety advocacy group even as road fatalities continue to trend downwards.…
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by Bryan Miller
GV Service Station pumps $9.2m into Kitchen of Love for 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: The Hanover Kitchen of Love has received a $2.4-million boost from GV Service Station, which is spearheading an initiative to provide 400 hot meals per month to needy persons in the…
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Tourism sector drives delinquent loans to record high
Past-due loans in Jamaica’s banking system surged to $84.6 billion in January 2026 – the highest level on record – driven by a deterioration in tourism sector borrowing that suggests Hurricane…