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Ackera Nugent.
03 Sep, 2026 0

Nugent finds best form

Lavanya Williams and Ackera Nugent were in winning form yesterday at a World Continental Tour bronze meeting inside Beograd Stadium in Serbia. The in-form Williams rebounded from her eighth-place…
Dr Christopher Tufton (centre), minister of health and wellness, examines the Global School-Based Student Health Survey report while in discussion with (from left) Ian Stein, PAHO/WHO representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and The Cayman Islands; Paulette Smit
03 Sep, 2026 0

Drunk in class - One in 10 students report going to school inebriated or under influence of drugs, survey finds

Jamaica’s classrooms are facing an unsettling challenge, with one in every 10 high-school students reporting that they have gone to school drunk, while a similar proportion say they have turned up…
A section of the Ferris Primary school compound which houses the Grade 3 classroom and upward, shows apparent readiness following work that was done on the roofs and a fresh paint job.
03 Sep, 2026 0

Ferris Primary reborn

Western Bureau: After months of rehabilitation work in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Ferris Primary School in Westmoreland is now all but ready to welcome students to its newly transformed…
Police and firefighters at Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High School in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew, where the section of a building collapsed, killing a man and injuring another on September 1.
03 Sep, 2026 0

After Balcombe collapse, Crawford warns against repairs at open schools

Chairman of the Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High School Board Alden Brown is accusing the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information of failing to respond to appeals for assistance in…
Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon (right), minister of education, skills, youth and information, listens keenly to Tracie Campbell, principal of Ferris Primary School, in Westmoreland, as she expresses gratitude over the readiness of the institution ahead of ne
03 Sep, 2026 0

All western schools to reopen Monday, declares Morris Dixon

Western Bureau: Despite claims by several principals that their schools are not ready, Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon is insisting that all schools across the ministry’s Region Four –…
Educator Linvern Wright.
03 Sep, 2026 0

Educator demands workers not be ‘scapegoated’ to maintain stable economy

WESTERN BUREAU: The immediate past president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools is taking issue with the Government’s economic policy, arguing that Jamaican workers must not…
Dujuan Richards at Wimbledon FC.
03 Sep, 2026 0

‘Whisper’ tug-o’-war begins

Phoenix Sports Management CEO Craig Butler insists that Dujuan ‘Whisper’ Richards remains under contract with the organisation and says the company facilitated the player’s season-long loan move to…
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03 Sep, 2026 0

New ITA boss promises transformation

Lieutenant Colonel Sheldon Bryan has taken over as director-general of road traffic at the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), promising to usher in a more modern, efficient and customer-focused…
Theo James sharpens his classic tailoring with polka dots.
03 Sep, 2026 0

Something Extra | Thursday

Three years after its debut, Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen returns for a second season. The Netflix drama held its world premiere in London on Wednesday night, with Theo James and Kaya Scodelario…