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Sprinter Adora Campbell
10 Sep, 2026 0

Prominent athletes leave St Jago girls team for various schools

Indications are that close to a dozen athletes could end up being transferred from St Jago High School girls' track and field team for the new school year which got underway on Monday. The…
Councillor Scean Barnswell
10 Sep, 2026 0

Councillor urges vigilance after alleged abduction, sexual assault of 10-year-old in Clarendon

Councillor Scean Barnswell is urging residents and other stakeholders to intensify their vigilance and assist the police investigation into the reported abduction and sexual assault of a 10-year-old…
Councillor for the Mount Industry Division, Correl Davis.
10 Sep, 2026 0

Councillor seeks $8.2 million annual allocation for Mount Industry Division

Councillor Correll Davis of the Mount Industry Division in the St Catherine Municipal Corporation is recommending that the annual allocation for her division be increased from $3.2 million to $8.2…
Dr Fenley Douglas, Waterford Municipal Division Councillor
10 Sep, 2026 0

Councillor calls for increase in PATH grants for schoolchildren

A call has been made for the Government to increase the financial assistance provided to schoolchildren who are beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). …
Jamaica Teachers’ Association President LaSonja Harrison
10 Sep, 2026 0

Harrison: Put young men to work on school repairs

Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President LaSonja Harrison says the Government should use the shortage of labourers hampering school repairs as an opportunity to employ young men, expose them to…
Jamaica Teachers’ Association President LaSonja Harrison
10 Sep, 2026 0

JTA president challenges Holness to act on overheating classrooms

Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President LaSonja Harrison has challenged Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to draw from his personal experiences of overheating classrooms to ensure the Government…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) and Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori shake hands after a joint news conference at the presidential palace in Lima, Peru, on Thursday. - AP photo
10 Sep, 2026 0

Rubio pledges US won't take unilateral action against drug trafficking despite recent strikes

LIMA, Peru (AP) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged on Thursday that the United States would not take military action against narcotics traffickers in Latin American countries without the…
Jamaican Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt poses on the red carpet during the formal opening of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday. - AP photo
10 Sep, 2026 0

Red carpet and $10M in prize money at stake make track look different ahead of Ultimate Championship

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – There was a flowing, floor-length ivory gown, an infield with the grass painted jet black and the promise of green – US$10 million to be exact – to be paid out to nearly 400…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
10 Sep, 2026 0

Jamaican Government welcomes UK Privy Council decision to scrap visa fees for Commonwealth citizens

The Jamaican government has praised a UK Privy Council decision to scrap visa fees for Commonwealth citizens, marking a significant relief for Jamaicans seeking justice at the country’s highest…