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Scholarship recipient Marvin Whyte delivers a testimonial during Jamalco’s Education Assistance Awards Ceremony at the Wembley Centre of Excellence in Hayes, Clarendon, on Wednesday.
August 1, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Jamalco scholar defies the odds

There was a morning when Marvin Whyte’s mother searched desperately for money to send him to school. She found just $50, enough to pay his bus fare but not enough to buy lunch. “There were days when…
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen
August 1, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

GG urges unity, compassion as Jamaica rebuilds after Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has urged Jamaicans to remain united in faith and purpose as the nation continues its recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa,…
Lishann Salmon (centre), chargée d’affaires at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, DC,. poses with recipients of the DMV Jamaica Diaspora Awards during the thanksgiving service marking Jamaica’s 64th anniversary of Independence at the Seabrook Seven
August 1, 2026

‘The island needs us united ...’ Minister appeals for greater unity among diaspora organisations as J’cans in the DMV mark Independence

LANHAM, Maryland: Hundreds of Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica from across the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia gathered at the Seabrook Seventh-day Adventist Church on Sunday for a…
Nathian Samuels
August 1, 2026 by Keisha Hill

Aspiring nurse turns personal loss into purpose

Growing up in the rural community of Gimme-Me-Bit, Clarendon, Nathian Samuels developed a strong desire to serve others. Witnessing the challenges many families faced in accessing quality healthcare…
Senator Marlon Morgan (left), parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, presents the Outstanding Leadership in Education Award to Dr Mark Smith, principal of Munro College and immediate past president of the Jamai
August 1, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

REGION OF CHAMPIONS

WESTERN BUREAU: Rhoda Crawford, minister of state in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, has credited the resilience and leadership of Region Five’s principals for transforming…
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August 1, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Lucea gridlock sparks calls for permanent road fix

WESTERN BUREAU: Bad road conditions along the main road in Hanover’s capital, Lucea, are once again causing lengthy delays, with what would normally be a three-minute drive through the town now taking…
Nicola Grizzelle, principal of Waterford Primary School, with top girl, Tanice Webster.
August 2, 2026

From remediation to recognition

At the ‘blackboard’ of assessing learning trajectories and outcomes, particularly in the island’s 189 National School Learning and Intervention Programme (NSLIP) primary schools deemed in need of…
Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica wave the Jamaican flag during JAMAICA Fest 2025, hosted by the Embassy of Jamaica at Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.
August 1, 2026

JAMAICA Fest to cap Independence celebrations in Maryland

Jamaican culture will take centre stage at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Sunday, August 9, when thousands are expected to attend the fifth staging of JAMAICA Fest. Beginning at noon,…
Robert Douglas stands amid the ruins of his home, which was destroyed in a suspected arson attack on Tuesday.
August 1, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

Farmer loses home, over $100,000 in suspected arson

A Top Mountain resident whose one-room concrete-and-plywood house was destroyed by fire on Wednesday says he has been left with nothing but the clothes on his back after suspected arsonists reduced…