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August 20, 2026
Peril premiums unchanged for all NHT mortgagors
The National Housing Trust (NHT) is advising mortgagors that they will continue to pay the existing peril insurance premium for the upcoming period, September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027. Manager for…
August 20, 2026
Education Minister hails gains in CSEC Mathematics
Minister of Education Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon says the latest Caribbean Examinations Council results, particularly in Mathematics, show that targeted interventions are beginning to pay off,…
August 20, 2026
Taxi operators, residents protest deteriorating roads in St Catherine
More than 40 taxi operators withdrew their services and staged a peaceful protest along the Back Pasture main road in St Catherine on Wednesday, as frustration mounts over the deteriorating condition…
August 20, 2026
School is not a runway, but students’ rights matter, says children’s rights group
Children’s rights group, Fi We Children Foundation, says the long-awaited national student dress and grooming policy must protect students’ rights while providing schools with clear and reasonable…
August 20, 2026
Police hunt man after brother fatally stabbed in Portmore
The police are searching for a man who allegedly fatally stabbed his brother following an argument in their community of Beverly Flats in Newlands, Portmore, St Catherine, on Tuesday. Dead is…
August 20, 2026
Earth Today | Report spotlights mental health cost of climate change
THE NEED to elevate mental health-related loss and damage from climate change as a key consideration for policymakers is among a set of recommendations from a recent global stocktake of national…
August 20, 2026
Earth Today | Urban Forest Run to help restore tree cover in western Jamaica
JAMAICANS ARE encouraged to don their running shoes this weekend, in support of restoring the tree cover lost in western Jamaica with the passage of the devastating Hurricane Melissa last October. The…
August 20, 2026
Earth Today | Trash doesn’t stop at the shoreline
PICTURE A fisherman returning to shore somewhere in the Caribbean. Alongside his catch, tangled in his net, are plastic bottles, food wrappers, and a lone flip-flop that clearly didn’t come from…
