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24 Jul, 2026
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NHF’s EduCare offers $25 million in grants to healthcare students
The National Health Fund (NHF) is inviting eligible healthcare students to apply for its 2026 EduCare Grant, marking the seventh year of an initiative that has helped Jamaican students overcome…
24 Jul, 2026
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School leaders encouraged to take advantage of $75-million allocation to improve literacy and numeracy
School leaders are being encouraged to take advantage of a $75-million allocation by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information to implement targeted intervention programmes aimed at…
24 Jul, 2026
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Caribbean charts united course for artificial intelligence
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is underscoring the need for a structured regional framework to guide the responsible development and…
24 Jul, 2026
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National Disaster Fund Committee now in place, says Commander Gayle
Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, says the National Disaster Fund Committee (NDFC) is now in place. “In January of this…
24 Jul, 2026
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Hospital donor urges first responder training for police
A former ward of the State who donated more than $5 million worth of medical equipment to the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) last Thursday is urging the Government to consider providing…
24 Jul, 2026
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US-based philanthropist looks to transform St James Parish Library
WESTERN BUREAU: Convinced that education remains one of the most powerful weapons in the fight against crime and poverty, Jamaica-born academic and philanthropist Dr Janice Johnson Dias has decided to…
24 Jul, 2026
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St Johns Road mourns three men killed in Trelawny crash
The black buntings hanging across St Johns Road on the outskirts of Spanish Town fluttered gently in the breeze on Thursday, but they could not soften the grief that has settled over the close-knit St…
24 Jul, 2026
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MBCC fashion lecturer stitches together 35 years of excellence
WESTERN BUREAU: Ann Marie Brown-Burgess, the fashion designing course lecturer at the Montego Bay Community College (MBCC) in St James, was recently presented with the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s…
24 Jul, 2026
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Calabar promised water relief next week
WESTERN BUREAU: The water woes that have been plaguing the Calabar community near Duncans, Trelawny, could be alleviated in the coming week as Councillor Fabian Davis says plans are…