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Christopher Tyme, principal of Mile Gully High.
August 18, 2026 by Sashana Small

Principals do the math as CXC releases results today

Principals across Jamaica are hopeful that the strategies employed to improve their students’ mathematics performance will pay off when this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)…
Attorney-at-law Helene Coley Nicholson, president of Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship Jamaica, addresses yesterday’s opening session of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s 62nd annual conference at the Ocean Coral Spring in Trelawny.
August 18, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Taxpayers will pay if Cooper’s Pen men win lawsuits – Coley Nicholson

WESTERN BUREAU: Attorney-at-law Helene Coley Nicholson, president of Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship Jamaica, is warning that lawsuits filed against the State, for breaching the constitutional rights of…
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August 18, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Lisa Hanna facing $8-million film fight

Businesswoman Lisa Hanna is facing an $8-million lawsuit over an aborted documentary project, with Neish Creative Group Limited, the production company behind the film, accusing her of breaching their…
Lennox Wallace (left), parish manager at the St James Public Health Services, was giving support to the drivers from the region at the WRHA Regional Defensive Driving and Driver Sensitisation Programme Cohort 2.
August 18, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

WRHA drivers get defensive-driving boost

WESTERN BUREAU: Drivers employed by the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) are now undergoing a 10-day Driver Sensitisation, Certification and Recertification Programme aimed at upgrading their…
Adele Warner (seated centre) cuts into her birthday cake alongside one of her grandchildren as other members of her family look on during a celebration of her 100th birthday at her home in Goodwill, St James, on Sunday. The celebration was held ahead of Wa
August 18, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

A century to celebrate

WESTERN BUREAU: Looming rain clouds and strong winds were not enough to dampen the party spirit in Goodwill, St James, on Sunday, as relatives and friends came together to celebrate the 100th birthday…
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August 17, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Deal or no deal - Public-sector teachers to decide on Government’s adjusted wage offer

The government has made an improved offer on key components of the 28-point claim from the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), which will be placed before delegates for a decision early this week.…
Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness.
August 17, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Tufton calls for law changes to tackle hospital ‘social cases’

Jamaica will have to change its laws and policies to address the perennial problem of patients remaining in public hospitals long after they are medically discharged, Health and Wellness Minister Dr…
Edna Lindsay Francis
August 17, 2026 by Earl Moxam

75 years later, the scars of Hurricane Charlie remain

The Gleaner headline of Friday, August 17, 1951, was ominous: “Hurricane may hit Jamaica today: Bad weather from noon, Crisis in evening.” It was not a sensational prediction. By the time it was…
August 17, 2026 by Karen Madden

Medical technologists sue Gov’t over unpaid wages

Five medical technologists have sued the Government over an alleged breach of contract and unpaid wages. The claimants – Nika Palmer, Damois Barnett, Rachael Adenigbagbe, Naidia Rachel James and Karon…