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Dervan Malcolm
28 Aug, 2026 0

Veteran broadcaster Dervan Malcolm has died

Veteran Jamaican broadcaster Dervan Malcolm has died. Malcolm, whose broadcasting career spanned more than 30 years, died on Thursday after a brief illness. He was a popular voice on Power 106 FM,…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness meeting with residents of Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, on Friday. – Ashley Anguin photo
28 Aug, 2026 0

Holness visits Coopers Pen demolition site, promises ‘truthful conversation’

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness visited Cooper's Pen, Trelawny, on Friday, where several homes were demolished on August 11. He told the affected residents that he was seeking sustainable…
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28 Aug, 2026 0

Public sector wage boost warning - Salary hikes could spur spending but slow growth through infrastructure cuts, says economist

A massive increase in public-sector salaries could become a double-edged sword for the economy, economist Keenan Falconer has warned, noting that cuts in infrastructure spending could undermine…
A section of the Alligator Pond Primary School, which is falling apart.
28 Aug, 2026 0

Cloud hangs over crumbling Alligator Pond Primary as new school year approaches

WESTERN BUREAU: There are concerns that the Alligator Pond Primary and Infant School in Manchester may not be ready to welcome students physically at the start of the new school year as areas of…
Senator Marlon Morgan, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, speaking at the Region Four Back-to-School Conference for principals at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James.
28 Aug, 2026 0

No lockout for grooming breaches, ministry tells schools

WESTERN BUREAU: Students who turn up at school in breach of grooming or uniform rules must still be allowed through the school gates, with the Ministry of Education insisting that disciplinary…
Superintendent of Police Colridge Minto (right) speaks at the opening of the Newcombe Valley to Amos Lane farm road in Pedro Plains, St Elizabeth. Seated at the head table are (from left) Richard Solomon, mayor of Black River; Karle Whyte, councillor for t
28 Aug, 2026 0

Farm theft reports plunge sharply in St Bess

WESTERN BUREAU: Superintendent Colridge Minto, the police commander for St Elizabeth, says praedial larceny in the parish has plunged by 76 per cent, thanks to targeted operations by the specialised…
St Catherine North Western Member of Parliament Damion Crawford (left) in conversation with Trisha Williams-Singh, chairperson of the Early Childhood Commission, at the recently held certification fair.
28 Aug, 2026 0

Early childhood educators get certification support in Linstead

Early childhood educators in St Catherine North Western were spared the usual weeks of travel, paperwork and expense on Wednesday when key agencies came together in Linstead to make the certification…
From left, Campion College students Jozanne Thompson, Amari Cross, Matthew Williams and Tori Senior, who represented Jamaica at the recent International Olympiad of AI in Astana, Kazakhstan.
28 Aug, 2026 0

Jamaica wins bronze at international AI Olympiad

Seventeen-year-old Campion College student Matthew Williams has earned a bronze medal at the International Olympiad of AI (IOAI), held recently in Astana, Kazakhstan. Held under the patronage of the…
Andrew Chong is working with the Caribbean School of Architecture at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), to catalogue his father’s architectural drawings and related materials.
28 Aug, 2026 0

UTech catalogues Wilson Chong’s architectural legacy with help from son

Long before Jamaica’s modern skyline began to take shape, architect Wilson Chong was imagining what the country’s built environment could become. Among Jamaica’s earliest licensed architects, Chong…