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19 Aug, 2026
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Teachers balk - JTA rejects pay package over benefits concern
WESTERN BUREAU: Unresolved issues surrounding their uniform allowance and a graduate policy for educators pursuing further studies were among the main concerns raised by delegates on Tuesday as the…
19 Aug, 2026
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CXC FINDS MATHS FORMULA - Exam body to roll out more subjects as modular learning yields impressive results in pilot
Students preparing for next year’s Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) examinations will be able to take up to four subjects under the newest qualification, the Caribbean Targeted Education…
19 Aug, 2026
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UWI urges students to beware of suspicious links amid cybersecurity alert
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is urging students, staff and other members of its community to avoid clicking on suspicious links or opening unfamiliar attachments as it investigates a…
19 Aug, 2026
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DPP Claudette Thompson ‘honoured, humbled’ by King’s Counsel appointment
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Claudette Thompson has welcomed her appointment as King’s Counsel (KC), describing the distinction as both a personal honour and a renewed responsibility to serve…
19 Aug, 2026
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Education ministry eyeing new schools to meet Region Three demand
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, says available data indicate that the Region Three Educational Division requires additional schools, as changing…
19 Aug, 2026
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Police officer’s vehicle stolen in Portmore
Police personnel in the St Catherine South division have launched a search for the person or persons who stole a police officer’s vehicle in Portmore between Monday and Tuesday. Reports are that…
19 Aug, 2026
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Butchered in the bushes - Cattle farmers tremble over thieves’ midnight meat runs
Cattle farmers in Colbeck, St Catherine, are living in fear as thieves repeatedly enter the community under the cover of darkness, steal their animals and slaughter them in nearby bushes in what the…
19 Aug, 2026
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PIOJ cuts recovery timeline as economy contracts 2.9 per cent in June quarter
Jamaica’s economy contracted 2.9 per cent in the April to June quarter, but the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has shortened its projected recovery timeline to two years, from three. “Given the…