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May 20, 2026
WHO concerned about scale and speed of Ebola outbreak
BUNIA (AP):
The World Health Organization director general yesterday openly expressed worry over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where the authorities…
May 20, 2026
Board of Peace urges UN to press Hamas to disarm
GENEVA (AP):
The body overseeing the US‑brokered ceasefire in Gaza will ask the United Nations Security Council to press the Hamas militant group to disarm.
The report by the Board of Peace, an…
May 20, 2026
Road safety drive accelerates with new speed guns for JCF
Excessive speeding remains one of the major causes of fatal crashes in Jamaica, devastating many families and communities across the island. Against this background, the handover of five new laser…
May 20, 2026
New intellectual property training institute proposed for Jamaica
Jamaica has moved closer to establishing a national intellectual property training institute after signing a letter of intent with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The institute…
May 20, 2026
CXC introduces ‘bite-sized’ math certification
Dinthill Technical High is among a handful of regional schools piloting a new Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) qualification.
The Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (CTEC) breaks subjects…
May 20, 2026
Reggae Jammin math marathon delivers confidence boost before exams
Calculators clicked. Questions flew across classrooms. And somewhere between a quadratic equation and a problem set, something shifted.
For more than 90 high school students gathered at the…
May 20, 2026
Buff Bay Primary tops 30 Portland schools in math competition
Buff Bay Primary School has emerged as the winner of the 2026 Portland Maths Quiz Competition, topping a field of 30 schools.
The competition, which opened on February 6, recorded its highest number…
May 20, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
MoBay mayor wants Bogue lands situation settled
WESTERN BUREAU:
The current occupiers of the Bogue Industrial Estate property, in the western city, are being urged to be prepared to purchase their lots once the procurement process ends in June,…
May 20, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
St Elizabeth cops wearing body cameras in commercial centres
WESTERN BUREAU:
Superintendent Coleridge Minto, the commanding officer for the St Elizabeth Police Division, has confirmed that police personnel operating in key commercial districts in that parish…