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July 21, 2026
Clarendon teacher finds global stage for a lifelong calling through Participate Learning
Tamar Blair-Robinson will tell you she was born to teach. As a child growing up in May Pen, Clarendon, she would gather rocks and stones, line them up and pretend they were her students – asking them…
July 21, 2026
by Gareth Davis Sr
Municipal corporation moves to restore order in Port Antonio
The Portland Municipal Corporation says it will move to tackle the growing problem of illegal vending which is increasingly disrupting the flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in Port…
Updated 18 hours ago
INDECOM probing fatal police shooting in St Catherine
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the fatal shooting of a man by the police during an alleged shoot-out in Crescent district, St Catherine on Monday.
Updated 17 hours ago
Jamaica heightens inspection of iceberg lettuce, other produce from US over cyclospora outbreak
The Ministry of Agriculture says Jamaica has heightened its surveillance of all imported iceberg lettuce, other leafy vegetables, and fruits originating in or transiting through the United States amid…
Updated 17 hours ago
NSWMA launches Operation CALM to boost hurricane preparedness in Whitehouse, Westmoreland
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has launched Operation Clearing, Advising, Leveraging, and Maintaining (CALM) in Whitehouse, Westmoreland, as part of efforts to strengthen…
Updated 16 hours ago
KSAMC removes illegal signs, billboards in Corporate Area crackdown
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has removed unauthorised signs and billboards from sections of the Corporate Area.
Updated 15 hours ago
Advocacy group renews call for legal clarity after Holland High graduation dispute
Children's rights organisation Fi We Children Foundation is renewing its call for clearer legal limits on the authority of school administrators to exclude students from graduation ceremonies,…
Updated 14 hours ago
Some Trelawny communities still without water since Hurricane Melissa, NWC says restoration ongoing
Amid complaints by residents of Daniel Town and Texas in Trelawny about being without water since the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October, the National Water Commission (NWC) says work is under…
Updated 21 hours ago
Growth & Jobs | Helping small businesses succeed
When Keri-Ann Salmon, client relations manager at JN Bank Small Business Loans - Region 4, first met an aspiring entrepreneur in Manchester about 18 years ago, the businesswoman was operating a modest…