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Principal of the St Catherine-based Greater Portmore High School, Ricardo Ross (third left), with (from left) Vice Principal, Kevin Wright; Vice President of the Student Council, Mauricih McIntosh; Head Girl at the school, Sashneik Nicholson; Prefect, Seth
December 9, 2025

Greater Portmore High School achieves big improvement in CSEC English

Greater Portmore High School in St Catherine has achieved a pass rate of 82 per cent in Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) English, moving from a rate of 56 per cent. Principal,…
Former Education Minister Ruel Reid (left) and former Caribbean Maritime University President Professor Fritz Pinnock.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Reid’s defence fights attempt to block witnesses’ names from media publication

The defence team in the multimillion-dollar fraud case involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused has strongly opposed a prosecution request barring the media from publishing the…
Richard Mullings, president of the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Masterbuilders raise red flag over Government’s failure to spend

The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) is raising an alarm over what it describes as the persistent underspending of the national capital budget, even as many of its members…
The newly renovated section of the Salvation Army School for the Blind is now in tip top shape to receive students.
December 9, 2025 by Dave Rodney

Rotary Club of Kingston completes renovation at Salvation Army School for the Blind

The Rotary Club of Kingston says it is pleased to bring to completion the renovation of the early childhood section of the Salvation Army School for the Blind on Manning’s Hill Road in St Andrew.
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane (left), greets grade 11 student at William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny, Amere Pugh (right), at the USF Influencer Creative Workshop held at the St Hilda’s High Sch
December 9, 2025

Students benefit from USF’s inaugural Influencer Creative Workshop

STUDENTS LOOKING to become content creators and influencers were equipped with the knowledge and skills to build their brand and succeed in the digital space at the Universal Service Fund’s (USF)…
From left: Carlinton Burrell, CEO of the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC), addresses the winners of the ScaleItUp Accelerator Demo Day pitch competition. John Mark Clayton and Kerri Anne Gray (Towerfarms Limited), Joanna Anderson (Phinetic) and D
December 9, 2025

Three climate entrepreneurs to represent Jamaica in Europe

Three Jamaican climate-focused entrepreneurs are preparing to take their innovations to Europe on fully funded, all-expense-paid trips after being named winners of the Caribbean Climate Innovation…
CSA President William Brown
December 9, 2025

CSA’s 55th AGM, Conference and Exhibition draws over 300 executives to Paramaribo

MORE THAN 300 of the region’s leading shipping executives will gather for the Caribbean Shipping Association’s (CSA) 55th Annual General Meeting, Conference and Exhibitionin Paramaribo, Suriname from…
Several plaintiffs in the current court case concerning public access to the Flanker/Providence Beach property in St James, some of them wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the phrase ‘Beach Access Rights’, congregate outside the St James Parish Court in
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

Plaintiffs in Flankers/Providence Beach lawsuit head back to court in November

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of several communities in proximity to the Flankers/Providence Beach in Montego Bay, St James, are adamant that they should be granted unrestricted access to the beach, which…
December 9, 2025

Don Dobson | Diaspora engagement: A missing link in Jamaica’s sports governance

“Money is a factor. But poor operational controls and weak leadership are at the heart of the sport’s problems. I’ve watched too many teammates struggle to compete in a sport they love without the…