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Leighton Johnson, principal of Muschett High School in Wakefield, Trelawny.
28 Sep, 2026 0

POWERING UP AGAIN - Western schools looking towards solar installations post-Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: At least two western Jamaica high schools that were damaged during Hurricane Melissa last October are looking to expand the solar-power facilities they had prior to the category-5…
From left: Dr Michelle Pinnock, regional director in the Ministry of Education; Omar Sweeney, managing director of JSIF; Education State Minister Rhoda Moy Crawford; Hanover Western Member of Parliament Heatha Miller Bennett; Khani Simpson, chairman of Ken
28 Sep, 2026 0

Kendal Primary moves into new school

WESTERN BUREAU: Staff and 132 students at Kendal Primary School in Hanover are celebrating a new J$146.5-million school building, funded by the government and the Caribbean Development Bank. The new…
From left: Janet Richards, founder of the Janet Richards Foundation; entertainer Fitzroy Minott; and Cordell Howell-Huie, manager of the Mustard Seed Children’s Home in Adelphi, St James, share a moment during the annual Christmas treat which was put on
28 Sep, 2026 0

Janet Richards Foundation ends seven-year run of outreach

WESTERN BUREAU: The Janet Richards Foundation has announced that it has ceased operations due to funding and administrative challenges. The foundation, the brainchild of former banker Janet Richards,…
A child plays near the beach in Nauru during the Pacific Islands Forum on the Pacific nation of Nauru.
28 Sep, 2026 0

Sergey Petrovich | The seabed is not a no-man’s land

International seabed and its resources belong to all humanity. Yet, the United States is trying to appropriate them. The 31st session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA, headquartered in…
Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, addressing nurses from Ghana who arrived in Jamaica on September 27, 2026.
27 Sep, 2026 0

Jamaica gets first batch of nurses from Ghana

Jamaica today received the first batch of healthcare workers from Ghana as part of ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Health and Wellness to strengthen the country’s healthcare workforce and support…
27 Sep, 2026 0

Taxi operator arrested after fellow cabbie mowed down during dispute in Old Harbour

The Old Harbour police in St Catherine have arrested a taxi operator who reportedly used a vehicle to mow down another cabbie during a dispute along the Gutters main road in Old Harbour this morning. …
27 Sep, 2026 0

Calypso icon Mighty Sparrow dies at 91

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Legendary calypsonian Slinger Francisco, better known as the Mighty Sparrow, has died at the age of 91. His family said the Grenada-born, Trinidad-raised performer died…
Chief Technical Director, Housing, Urban Renewal and Projects at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development (MEGID), Authrine Scarlett, speaks about the Ministry’s national squatter survey and the development of a National Squatter Ma
27 Sep, 2026 0

National survey of informal settlements near completion

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development is nearing completion of a national survey of informal settlements that will provide the data needed to inform a new policy framework for…
West Indies batsman Amir Jangoo
27 Sep, 2026 0

India beat West Indies by 8 wickets in first ODI

The West Indies went down by eight wickets to India in the first of their three-match One Day International (ODI) series in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Batting first, the West Indies posted 296,…