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Students start off the morning with a quick but fun warm-up session chanting ‘I love me’, a catchphrase from a Jamaica Moves song.
April 25, 2026

Success depends on support

While Broughton Primary School’s Jamaica Moves showcase drew praise for its creativity and execution, Principal Marva Davis-Clarke says long-term success will depend on sustained support – especially…
Photo op with Jane Owen, governor of Cayman Islands.
April 25, 2026

Jamaica’s NDTC conquers Duke and Cayman

From a sold-out triumph at one of America’s most prestigious universities to standing ovations in the heart of the Cayman Islands, the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) has once again reminded the…
Britain’s Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch
April 25, 2026

Legality v morality – a convenient farce

When those who race to plant their flag on the moral high ground and by the look of things – all over the moon – recast centuries of barbarism as lawful conduct, having first judged vast sections of…
From left: Kent Skyers, superintendent of public and community relations, Discovery Bauxite; Councillor Kim Brown Lawrence, Brown’s Town Division; Krystal Lee, member of parliament for St Ann North Western; Franklin Witter, minister of state in the Minis
April 25, 2026

Discovery Bauxite to provide water storage ponds for farmers

Farmers in and around Muir House district in northwest St Ann are set to benefit from a 2.5-million-gallon capacity storage pond to be built by Discovery Bauxite in partnership with the Ministry of…
Avryl Francis, Digicel Foundation board director and security operations manager, engages with participants during the Girls in ICT Day AI and Climate Change Hackathon on Thursday, hosted by the Digicel Foundation and STEMSpark Solutions.
April 25, 2026

Montego Bay High wins hackathon for hurricane‑response app

Montego Bay High School for Girls emerged with top honours at an ICT Day hackathon on Thursday, earning praise for an artificial-intelligence application designed to strengthen hurricane response,…
The winning team in Flow’s Girls in ICT Day AI workshop pitch competition celebrates with Maya Walrond (left), senior director, digital transformation, Flow; Rosalynn Williams (second from left), B2B service manager, Flow; Stacey Hines (third from right)
April 28, 2026

AI workshop equips girls for digital future

To mark Girls in ICT Day on Thursday, Flow and the Flow Foundation hosted an AI workshop aimed at equipping high-school girls with digital skills.
Principal of Duckenfield Primary and Infant School in St Thomas, Stafford Thomas, and education officer for Region Two in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Marcia Dallas-McKenzie, unveil the sign to the institution’s newly opened
April 25, 2026

New library opens at Duckenfield Primary in St Thomas

Students at Duckenfield Primary and Infant School in St Thomas now enjoy an enhanced learning environment with the official opening of a new library on Tuesday, a milestone hailed as a major boost to…
The Math Race forms an exhilarating part of the National Jamaica Moves Day in schools as students engaged their minds and bodies.
April 25, 2026

Broughton Primary moves students with mix of physical activity and academics

A sprint to the right answer, children forming shapes at the sound of music, and teams crawling, jumping and racing across the field – Broughton Primary School turned its Jamaica Moves in Schools…
Zahir Davis, 18. (Contributed photo)
April 25, 2026

Murder suspect arrested in New York after return from Jamaica

A teen who left Jamaica last night was arrested for murder on arrival in New York City, a United States police official says. He is Zahir Davis, 18. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, of the New…