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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon (left) shares in conversation with the mother of a child who was severely injured after a boulder fell on her on Friday, September 11, while on her way to school in Breadnut
14 Sep, 2026 0

Education Minister pledges support for three children injured by boulder in St Elizabeth

Minister of Education Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon has indicated that the Ministry, along with the Ministry of Health and Wellness, is providing support to the three students who sustained injuries…
Boats sit on dry ground as water levels have dropped on the Danube River in Petrovaradin, Serbia, on August 25, 2026.
14 Sep, 2026 0

Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? - El Niño might bring record slow storm season

The Atlantic is quiet – record quiet – this hurricane season thanks to an enormous El Niño that crushes storms before they get going. No Atlantic hurricanes have formed yet this year and none are…
Duhaney Park Police Station.
13 Sep, 2026 0

TB fears in lock-up

Two persons arrested and charged, and who were being housed at the Duhaney Park Police Station lock-up, are suspected to have died from tuberculosis (TB) within 15 days of each other after being…
Rachel Martinez
13 Sep, 2026 0

Fleeing Cuba, finding Jamaica

There is a quiet surge in the number of Cubans seeking temporary residence in Jamaica, with approvals by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) increasing by 60 per cent over the last…
Funeral home attendants put the bodies of seven-year-old Keriecia Hutchinson and her four-year-old brother, Samson Cameron, in their vehicle along Smith Lane in downtown Kingston yesterday after the two children died in a house fire.
13 Sep, 2026 0

Deadly Smith Lane blaze kills young siblings

Two children perished in a deadly fire at their home in Smith Lane, downtown Kingston, yesterday morning. The children have been identified as seven-year-old Keriecia Hutchinson and her four-year-old…
The Copacabana Beach in Bull Bay, St Andrew, on August 26.
13 Sep, 2026 0

UPDATED: PARADISE OR PERIL

Depending on who you ask, Copacabana Beach in Bull Bay, St Andrew,can either be a beach lover’s dream or a nightmare. The black-sand beach on the southern end of the eponymous community is among 60…
A student having a snack at Ascot Primary School in Portmore.
13 Sep, 2026 0

Selling sweets, serving children

Antriesha Williams had no problem telling the two children “no”. One wanted ‘vampire teeth’. The other wanted a ‘Surprise Bag’ — an assortment of toys and candy. However, with the school day about to…
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton
13 Sep, 2026 0

Tufton stands firm in criticising procurement paralysis at Bellevue

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has doubled down on his criticism of Jamaica’s public procurement system, insisting that the prolonged delay in getting a proposed 100-bed…
13 Sep, 2026 0

'Woody' Miller has died: 'A servant of the teaching profession'

The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) says the late Woodburn “Woody” Miller was a servant of the teaching profession whose life reflected a deep and enduring dedication to the development of young…