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Leighton Johnson, the principal of Muschett High School in Trelawny.
29 Sep, 2026 0

Muschett High contemplating digitising library books after Hurricane Melissa experience

WESTERN BUREAU: Almost one year after Hurricane Melissa damaged library books and equipment at Muschett High School in Trelawny, the institution’s administration is considering digitising its…
Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining, at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2026 event on September 27.
29 Sep, 2026 0

Overhaul Caribbean’s agricultural transportation system, Green urges

WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green is calling for an overhauling of the Caribbean’s agricultural transportation system, warning that the region cannot achieve food security if food…
Dr Lavern Stewart, principal of Herbert Morrison Technical High School in St James.
28 Sep, 2026 0

BACK TO SQUARE ONE.....Herbert Morrison faces uphill climb to restore student records, library

WESTERN BUREAU: The St James-based Herbert Morrison Technical High School is facing a significant challenge to recover past students’ records and library materials lost during the passage of the…
Patricia Gillings-Smith (left), head of the Industrial Arts Department at Muschett High in Trelawny, oversees students working on plumbing-related projects at the school last week. A section of the plumbing laboratory is still under renovation after being
28 Sep, 2026 0

School labs struggling to recover while students adapt

WESTERN BUREAU: Several high schools in western Jamaica are still working to restore their hurricane-ravaged laboratories, some of which were completely destroyed and lost valuable equipment last…
Leighton Johnson, principal of Muschett High School in Wakefield, Trelawny.
28 Sep, 2026 0

POWERING UP AGAIN - Western schools looking towards solar installations post-Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: At least two western Jamaica high schools that were damaged during Hurricane Melissa last October are looking to expand the solar-power facilities they had prior to the category-5…
American Friends of Jamaica President Wendy Hart (fourth left) cuts the ribbon officially handing over the rebuilt Cove Primary in Hanover, along with Heidi Clarke of Sandals Foundation (second right) and students and members of management of the school l
28 Sep, 2026 0

‘Bouncing back better’ - Cove Primary transformed after Melissa’s blow

WESTERN BUREAU: A beaming Dr Michelle Pinnock last Thursday said she could now “thank God for Melissa” as a result of what has been created at Cove Primary in Hanover, pointing to the larger…
JHTA President O’Brian Heron.
28 Sep, 2026 0

Six in 10 tourism insurance claims still unresolved

WESTERN BUREAU: Nearly two-thirds of the Hurricane Melissa insurance claims filed by hotel operators are still awaiting full settlement, according to a new Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA)…
27 Sep, 2026 0

Nightmare witness

After spending 47 days in custody on gun and robbery charges, St Catherine musician Shamar Champagne says he was amused when the woman who accused him of armed robbery claimed she had seen him in a…
Dominique Whitely in Cuba.
27 Sep, 2026 0

From Mona to Havana and back again - Cuba-trained medical doctor Dominique Whitely recounts gritty seven-year pursuit of degree

Armed with a newly minted medical degree and seven years’ worth of resilience forged in resource-starved Havana, 29-year-old Dominique Whitely has brought her stethoscope back to Jamaica, ready to…