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March 25, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Doctor warns of choking risks as schools rethink bun-eating contests

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Anthony Taylor, principal of St Mary’s Preparatory School, says his institution will tighten safety measures around bun-eating contests but will not remove the activity from its…
The order to enroll in another school is one of three conditions that were imposed during a bail hearing in the St Ann Children’s Court on Wednesday.
March 25, 2026 by Andre Williams

Defence paints lead investigator as incompetent in Clansman trial

The further cross-examination of a senior investigator took centrestage in the Clansman gang trial yesterday, as defence attorneys sought to challenge the credibility and thoroughness of the…
Matthew Samuda, minister of water, environment and climate change, speaks with Ansord Hewitt, director general of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) at the 12th Annual Director General’s Stakeholders’ Engagement held last Thursday at The Jamaica
March 25, 2026

OUR head bats for multilayered disaster risk framework for utility sector

As the transatlantic hurricane season approaches, Ansord Hewitt, director general at the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), is calling for a multilayered disaster risk framework for the utility…
Shane Munroe, chief executive officer, MBJ Airports Limited.
March 25, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

MBJ CEO signals plan to help end shift systems in hurricane-hit schools

WESTERN BUREAU Shane Munroe, chief executive officer of MBJ Airports Limited, has signalled a major push to help restore normal school operations across western Jamaica, as several institutions…
Nickolette Robotham.
March 25, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hundreds in Hanover to miss back-to-school benefits due to flooding

WESTERN BUREAU: Repeated flooding in the Oceanpointe Housing Scheme in Point, Hanover, is being blamed for the suspension of the 2026 ‘Back to School’ treat, usually hosted by the Oceanpointe…
March 25, 2026

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From left: Dwayne Cameron, art teacher at Campion College, with Bryce Wilson, winner of the lower‑secondary cover design challenge; Kate Smith Moulton of York Castle High School with upper‑secondary story winner Haley Clarke; and teacher Jason Richard
March 25, 2026

Student artwork to feature on the cover of Jamaica’s UN Review

Students across Jamaica have contributed their artistic talents to the nation’s sustainable-development efforts through the Jamaica’s Young Voices: SDG Creative Expression Competition, a partnership…
Members of the Little London Justice of the Peace Association during the presentation of two 18-inch wall fans to the Little London Clinic in Westmoreland.
March 25, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Little London JPs donate fans to clinic

The Little London Justice of the Peace (JP) Association has donated two 18-inch wall fans to the Little London Clinic in Westmoreland, in an effort to improve comfort for patients and staff. Marva…
Donna Parchment Brown
March 25, 2026

Bus fare support being rolled out to help Newell High students

With more than 400 students in St Elizabeth still absent from classrooms months after Hurricane Melissa swept through the parish, the St Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation has launched a new initiative…