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From left: Helen Li, senior staff member at the United States-based National Education Association’s (NEA) international relations office; Mark Malabver, immediate past president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA); Maureen Mullings-Nelson, the
01 Oct, 2026 0

Harrison: Stop normalising broken schools

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President La Sonja Harrison is urging the Government to fast-track the rehabilitation and restoration of schools that have still not been repaired…
A dancer from the National Ballet of Cuba adjusts her ballet shoes before rehearsal in Havana, Cuba, August 21.
01 Oct, 2026 0

Cuba’s cherished ballet tradition endures through blackouts, shortages

For months, two-thirds of Cuba had no electricity at night. Some neighbourhoods in the capital of Havana have been without running water for more than two weeks. Transportation is scarce, and eggs,…
A patient receives a vaccine protecting against human papillomavirus (HPV) at a pharmacy in Miami, September 9, 2025.
01 Oct, 2026 0

One shot or two? - What to know about HPV vaccination recommendations

Preteens may soon have something to celebrate: Medical experts are discussing the possibility that one dose of a life-saving cancer vaccine, instead of two, may be enough to protect them. US…
Dave Fairman, vice-president, Best Dressed Chicken.
01 Oct, 2026 0

Poultry industry’s next growth phase hinges on intra-regional trade

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s poultry industry has become one of the Caribbean’s agricultural success stories, but its next phase of growth will depend on expanding intra-regional trade, according to Dave…
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (left), observes as Head Girl, Louise Bennett Coverley Primary School, Shenel Jonas, selects a book from Di Cawna Library at the school after it was offici
01 Oct, 2026 0

Louise Bennett Coverley Primary hailed for literacy gains

Louise Bennett Coverley Primary School has been praised for achieving a 21 per cent increase in Grade Four literacy scores. For the 2025-26 academic year, the literacy rate for PEP Grade 4…
Caroline Reid, with the Swedish oat milk company Oatly, shows a sample of the company’s new milk carton climate campaign for New York Climate Week on Wednesday, September 23 in New York.
01 Oct, 2026 0

World’s largest oat milk producer joins climate campaign

Oatly, the world’s largest producer of oat milk, is sending a new message to its consumers: Most people want their governments to take action on climate change. Splashed on the side of the Swedish…
Nicole Campbell Robinson (left), vice-president of communications, social media, and corporate social responsibility at Sagicor Group Jamaica, and DorrettRCampbell, interim principal of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, cut the rib
01 Oct, 2026 0

Hope restored - Sagicor Foundation $25-m investment restores painting studio at Edna Manley College

Sagicor Foundation Jamaica has officially handed over the rebuilt upper floor of the Hope Brooks Painting Studio at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, completing a major…
ECC officers participate in an Irie Tower exercise during Irie Homes Toolbox training, exploring positive, non-violent strategies to support children’s behaviour and development.
01 Oct, 2026 0

ECC expands positive-parenting support through Irie Homes Toolbox

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has trained a cadre of officers to deliver the Irie Homes Toolbox, a parenting programme designed to promote positive, non-violent child-rearing practices in…
Professor William Aiken
01 Oct, 2026 0

Aiken: No Jamaican man needs to die from prostate cancer

One of the most dangerous things about prostate cancer is how quietly it can begin. A man can feel well, move through his days without alarm and have little reason to suspect that anything is wrong.…