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Updated 8 hours ago by Sashana Small

A small school’s big day - Grove celebrates 9 graduates as past student establishes scholarship in honour of mom

Despite having just nine graduates this year, Grove Primary and Infant School in St Andrew marked the occasion in style, with the establishment of a scholarship fund by a past student and the merging…
Updated 5 hours ago

Thirty-nine outstanding Jamaicans receive 2026 Governor-General’s Achievement Awards

Another 39 outstanding Jamaicans have been honoured with the prestigious Governor-General’s Achievement Awards (GGAA) by Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen.
Updated 4 hours ago by Rasbert Turner

Farmer charged with murder after bus driver killed with pitchfork in Old Harbour

A St Catherine farmer has been charged with murder after allegedly attacking a bus driver with a pitchfork in Bois Content district in Old Harbour, St Catherine, on Wednesday night.
Updated 5 hours ago by Janet Silvera

Dream Weekend rolls out app-based transport network for all as MoBay prepares for festival influx

WESTERN BUREAU: Dream Weekend will introduce a dedicated ride-hailing app, 500 authorised vehicles, and fixed US$5 per-person fares as organisers seek to improve transportation and ease traffic…
Updated 8 hours ago by Olivia Brown

DEFIANCE AGAINST DOUBT - China-trained Jamaican doc returns home on mission to redefine standard of care

The journey from a small town in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, to the podium of a major international medical university is rarely a straight line. For Dr Orbin O’Bryan Barnes, it was a path paved…
Updated 5 hours ago by Corey Robinson

NPTAJ urges cap on school fees as principals defend graduation costs

The president of the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) is accusing some schools of exploiting parents with exorbitant graduation, registration, and summer school fees and is…
Updated 5 hours ago

PAAC members question HEART training data amid employer discontent

Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust Dr Taneisha Ingleton says the skills training institution has certified more than 55,000 people in the last financial year. The disclosure was made by…
Updated 8 hours ago by Andre Williams

Bent joins Bailey in Turks and Caicos police force

Dr Terrence Bent, former senior superintendent of police in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), was on Wednesday sworn in as assistant commissioner of police with responsibility for training and…
Updated 5 hours ago

UDC invites Jamaicans to enjoy island with new summer campaign

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) officially launched its Enjoy Your Jamaica campaign last Saturday at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, introducing three summer initiatives aimed at…