Lead Stories
July 23, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Region One schools urged not to block students from external exams
Western Bureau: School administrators in the 45 high schools across the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information’s Region One are being urged to avoid the practice of preventing students…
July 23, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Family milestone
As Steve Mitchell fought back tears inside the National Arena on Sunday, he knew he was witnessing a once-in-a-lifetime moment. The 50-year-old had just collected his master’s degree with Distinction…
July 23, 2026
Where ‘failures’ flourish
Graduates turning the page at Edith Dalton James High School, an institution known for “working with the lowest performing students from PEP”, as acknowledged by principal Dr Orlando Worges, are…
July 23, 2026
by Livern Barrett
Senior JDF officer due in court after Florida arrest
A senior Jamaican military officer embedded with a United States (US)-based international counter-narcotics task force is facing a criminal charge after being arrested with a person under the age of…
July 23, 2026
Edith Dalton unlocks potential through intervention
Prioritising intervention is pivotal to the learning trajectory and journey at Edith Dalton James High School as it seeks to improve academic outcomes. “We prioritise interventions that address…
July 23, 2026
Meade defends hurricane cash delay
Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) Dr Rocky Meade has offered an explanation for why the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) spent only two per…
July 23, 2026
Hurricane relief cash being pumped into building new foundations
Rocky Meade, permanent secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, yesterday said the balance of unspent donated funds for hurricane victims, flagged in an auditor general’s report in May, is now…
July 23, 2026
by Janet Silvera
TRAGEDY IN TROY
WESTERN BUREAU: Merle Williams, the maternal grandmother who raised 10-year-old Shani Coke from birth, yesterday recounted the agonising hours spent searching for the child after sending her to a…
July 22, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Capacity crisis at Bellevue sparks calls for expansion, specialised police training
Fresh concerns are being raised about Jamaica's mental healthcare system, with Councillor Jesse James Clarke warning that Bellevue Hospital has reached its capacity and can no longer adequately…