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Novlette Howell, executive director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation.
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BREAKING BARRIERS

Nearly 140 adolescent mothers will return to school on Monday, a move executive director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Novlette Howell, said reflects a shifting attitude towards the reintegration of teenage mothers into the classroom. “The notion where our girls are not getting into institutions, it’s a thing of the past,” she told The Gleaner.

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Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, providing an update on visitor arrivals and tourism earnings during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank in St Andrew on Wednesday, September 2.
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Bartlett appeals for authentic Jamaican souvenirs

WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is challenging Jamaica’s craft vendors and artisans to move away from imported souvenirs and seek to create authentic Jamaican products that showcase…
London Crawlle 2026 recipient of the Dr Rickert Allen Scholarship from NCB Foundation is flanked by the foundation’s CEO, Perrin Gayle (left) and University of the Commonwealth Caribbean’s Dean of the College of Graduate Studies and Research Dr Andrea
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‘I can do that’

By the time London Crawlle applied for an NCB Foundation scholarship, the deadline had passed. She submitted her application anyway. It was the latest in a series of big decisions that shaped her…
Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon, speaking at the St James Municipal Corporation Emancipation and Independence Church Service at the Norwood Seventh-day Adventist Church on July 25, 2026
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St James MC to activate funding for water trucking

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says that the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) will soon activate funding to have water trucked to the parish’s drought-hit communities. In an…
Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang (left) examines the proposed design for the Old Fort Craft Market in Montego Bay with Jamaica Social Investment Fund Managing Director Omar Sweeney.
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Chang wants major craft centre on the north coast

WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang is calling for the development of a major craft centre along Jamaica’s north coast as the country seeks to expand its craft industry and create…
Senior Superintendent of Police Eron Samuels.
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Two rifles seized in St James

WESTERN BUREAU: The St James police seized two illegal high-powered rifles on Thursday, the third in recent weeks. The make and model of the two rifles, which were seized alongside a quantity of…
Anastacia Williams (centre) shows the mobile phone she relied on for university coursework alongside the laptop she received through a partnership involving AdventHealth and Andrews Memorial Hospital. Sharing in the moment are Dr Audrey Gregory (left), sen
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Powered by perseverance

For more than two years, Northern Caribbean University (NCU) nursing student Anastacia Williams used an Android phone to complete university assignments, prepare PowerPoint presentations, work on…
Omar Wright (right), lead, Environment and Community Development at the JN Foundation, hands over back-to-school-supplies to Roan Green, principal of Petersfield High School in Westmoreland. JN Foundation made the donation to the institution during a visit
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Petersfield High principal praises resilient staff

Roan Green, principal of Petersfield High School in Westmoreland, has praised the resilience and unwavering commitment of his teachers for their efforts to keep learning on track at the institution…
From left: Danielle Insang (left), brand marketing lead at CB Foods, with scholarship recipients Akeem Brown, Wayne Smith, Shamar Morrison, Shani Williams, Tyquon McDougall and Samantha Fisher (third right), assistant brand manager at CB Foods.
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CB Chicken backs students at Tivoli Gardens back-to-school treat

For 14-year-old Shani Williams, receiving an $80,000 scholarship from CB Chicken brought both a smile and a welcome sense of relief. The Holy Childhood High School student is being supported for the…
Suzanne Brown (right), administrative assistant, system operations, Jamaica Public Service, presents Ricardo Clarke with a new backpack during a community back-to-school treat at Waterhouse in Kingston on August 30.
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JPS provides $22m in back-to-school support

Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it has invested about $22 million to help students, families and schools across Jamaica prepare for the 2026-2027 academic year. Through the JPS Foundation…