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01 Oct, 2026
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Louise Bennett Coverley Primary hailed for literacy gains
Louise Bennett Coverley Primary School has been praised for achieving a 21 per cent increase in Grade Four literacy scores. For the 2025-26 academic year, the literacy rate for PEP Grade 4…
01 Oct, 2026
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FAO calls for faster action on C’bean food security
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says the 20th staging of Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), which got under way on Monday in Trelawny, is not only a milestone but…
01 Oct, 2026
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Poultry industry’s next growth phase hinges on intra-regional trade
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s poultry industry has become one of the Caribbean’s agricultural success stories, but its next phase of growth will depend on expanding intra-regional trade, according to Dave…
01 Oct, 2026
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Woman accused of shooting at Rihanna’s home indicted on felony charges
LOS ANGELES (AP): A Florida woman accused of driving across the country to fire a rifle at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home, hitting a trailer the celebrity couple was inside and a nursery where their…
01 Oct, 2026
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One shot or two? - What to know about HPV vaccination recommendations
Preteens may soon have something to celebrate: Medical experts are discussing the possibility that one dose of a life-saving cancer vaccine, instead of two, may be enough to protect them. US…
01 Oct, 2026
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Beyond lip service on childhood cancer
THE EDITOR, Madam: By the time this letter reaches you, September, ‘Children’s Cancer Awareness Month’, will have passed. This letter is as much an attempt to prolong childhood cancer awareness as it…
01 Oct, 2026
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The Shanghai breakthrough: Why TVET and STEM are Jamaica’s true engines of economic growth
THE EDITOR, Madam: When news reached Jamaica last month that Brandon Brown had won a historic gold medal in optoelectronic technology at the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, the nation felt…
01 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | The PNP and the coming AI divide
THE EDITOR, Madam: I have a word of advice for the People’s National Party: artificial intelligence should become one of the major intellectual questions the party begins addressing now. Not simply…