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08 Sep, 2026
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J$1.5m lifeline for children of tourism workers
WESTERN BUREAU: As thousands of children returned to classrooms across Jamaica yesterday, some sons and daughters of tourism workers were doing so against a very different backdrop – their parents…
08 Sep, 2026
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NET rebuilding schools for future resilience
In acknowledging the unease, particularly among those in the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa, the National Education Trust (NET) is reaffirming the unwavering pledge of the Build Back Better…
08 Sep, 2026
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Schools must follow repair protocols – education minister
Education Minister Senator Dana Morris Dixon is urging schools not to undertake repairs outside the Ministry of Education’s established protocols as the ministry awaits a second report on the…
08 Sep, 2026
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Bath Primary principal helps three mothers pass CSEC English
Three mothers in the quiet community of Bath, St Thomas are celebrating academic success after passing this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) English A examination under the…
08 Sep, 2026
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JP Farms extends education support to Coleraine Pines students
JP Farms has expanded its longstanding educational support programme beyond the children of its employees, awarding grants to three students from the neighbouring Coleraine Pines community as they…
08 Sep, 2026
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Man shot dead inside his home in Gregory Park in Portmore
Detectives assigned to the Caymanas Police Station in Portmore, St Catherine, are searching for person(s) who fatally shot a man inside his home in Gregory Park on Monday. Dead is 32-year-old Tavin…
08 Sep, 2026
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Education Minister reports decline in teacher resignations
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, has announced a decline in teacher resignations this year compared with 2025 She confirmed that fewer than 300…
08 Sep, 2026
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IDT blocks tanker drivers from taking industrial action
The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) has stepped in to prevent tanker drivers represented by the Petroleum Tanker Drivers' Association, an affiliate of the Union of Clerical, Administrative and…
08 Sep, 2026
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Mother gets three months in prison for failing to report daughter's sexual abuse by husband
A 59-year-old woman, who is a health worker employed at a Corporate Area hospital, was on Monday sentenced in the St Catherine Parish Court to three months in prison for failing to report the sexual…