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Published 1 hour ago by Erica Virtue

Reading renaissance

Grace Baston, the lead implementer behind the Grade Seven Academy Reading initiative at Holy Trinity High School in Kingston, could not be more pleased with the latest findings from the third…
Tegan Brown
Published 1 hour ago by Curtis Myrie

‘Slow learners’ shine at CSEC

The 2026 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) English language examination success of young grades 8 and 9 students Andrelissa Brown and Tegan Brown of St Thomas Technical High School…
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Published 1 hour ago by Lester Hinds

131 to receive Barry Wint Memorial scholarships

One hundred and thirty-one persons are set to receive Dr Barry Wint Memorial Scholarships this year, pushing the total number of recipients to more than 800 since the programme began in 2024. The…
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Published 1 hour ago by Erica Virtue

Highway menace

Three passengers counting their blessings, a wrecked Mitsubishi Pajero and a dead cow were the grim remnants of a frightening late-night collision last week on the May Pen-to-Mandeville leg of the…
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Published 1 hour ago by Lester Hinds

JTB appoints first business development liaison for the diaspora

A business development liaison officer has been appointed by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) to spur investment in the Jamaican tourism industry from the diaspora. Appointed to the post is Vance…
Superintendent Odaine Dennis, commanding officer for the Manchester Division, greets and poses with a young camper last week.
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Manchester youth eye JCF after camp

Loud cheers, competitive energy and vibrant musical performances filled the air last Friday as the Manchester Division southern zone summer camp ended with an action-packed sports day and talent…
One of several appeals made on Saturday.
Updated 20 hours ago by Janet Silvera

‘We need help’ - Cooper’s Pen residents return to the streets, plead for relocation as demolition threat hangs over community

WESTERN BUREAU: “Where are you, Mr Prime Minister? Where are you? We need help.” It was the anguished cry from Cooper’s Pen, on Saturday morning as residents, some already homeless and others fearful…
August 23, 2026

How to help your kids make friends at a new school

For students starting at a new school, the first day holds many questions: Will they see any familiar faces? Who will they sit with at lunch? Who will they play with at recess? “I’m this much…
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August 22, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

PNP bets on democratic socialism - Golding embraces Manley’s 1970s philosophy, vows to build on former PM’s legacy

People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has embraced democratic socialism, the political philosophy championed by former PNP leader and Prime Minister Michael Manley in the 1970s,…