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20 Aug, 2026
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Backing big dreams
As he enters his second year of law school at The University of the West Indies, Mona, 20-year-old Jaleel Smith is feeling more at ease after being awarded a scholarship that covers more than 50 per…
20 Aug, 2026
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Portmore woman charged for allegedly fabricating home robbery to get relief grant
A Portmore, St Catherine woman has been charged after police say she made a false report that her home was robbed in an attempt to obtain a financial benefit. Forty-four-year-old office assistant…
20 Aug, 2026
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Rose-Howell set to take charge of Jamaica’s Miami Consulate, Johnson-Green named honorary consul for Birmingham
Angela Rose-Howell is expected to take over the leadership of Jamaica’s consulate in Miami, Florida, while Beverley Johnson-Green has been appointed as Jamaica’s honorary consul in Birmingham,…
20 Aug, 2026
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Peril premiums unchanged for all NHT mortgagors
The National Housing Trust (NHT) is advising mortgagors that they will continue to pay the existing peril insurance premium for the upcoming period, September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027. Manager for…
20 Aug, 2026
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Education Minister hails gains in CSEC Mathematics
Minister of Education Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon says the latest Caribbean Examinations Council results, particularly in Mathematics, show that targeted interventions are beginning to pay off,…
20 Aug, 2026
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Taxi operators, residents protest deteriorating roads in St Catherine
More than 40 taxi operators withdrew their services and staged a peaceful protest along the Back Pasture main road in St Catherine on Wednesday, as frustration mounts over the deteriorating condition…
20 Aug, 2026
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School is not a runway, but students’ rights matter, says children’s rights group
Children’s rights group, Fi We Children Foundation, says the long-awaited national student dress and grooming policy must protect students’ rights while providing schools with clear and reasonable…
20 Aug, 2026
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Police hunt man after brother fatally stabbed in Portmore
The police are searching for a man who allegedly fatally stabbed his brother following an argument in their community of Beverly Flats in Newlands, Portmore, St Catherine, on Tuesday. Dead is…
20 Aug, 2026
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Earth Today | Report spotlights mental health cost of climate change
THE NEED to elevate mental health-related loss and damage from climate change as a key consideration for policymakers is among a set of recommendations from a recent global stocktake of national…