Lead Stories
25 Aug, 2026
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Hutchinson plans to rally Labourites for JLP’s fourth term
WESTERN BUREAU: While J.C. Hutchinson will be stepping down as the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) deputy leader in charge of Area Council Four come October, he has made it clear that he plans to remain…
25 Aug, 2026
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Library closure raises fears for students, residents in Oracabessa
“What is a community without a library to help the kids with assignments and things to print?” That is the question a 15-year-old St Mary student is asking as the Oracabessa Branch Library faces…
25 Aug, 2026
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High-school friends create AI companion for mental wellness
More than two decades after they met in high school in Jamaica and became friends, Rene Myrie and Francine Forbes have combined their professional knowledge to create Choobi, an artificial…
25 Aug, 2026
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Expansion joint issue continues to dog Howard Cooke Boulevard bridge
WESTERN BUREAU: Motorists and pedestrians are again calling for a comprehensive repair of an expansion joint on a bridge along Howard Cooke Boulevard in Montego Bay. The bridge has faced recurring…
24 Aug, 2026
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Coopers Pen tax tangle - $26-million bill due to TAJ over disputed land
New Falmouth Resorts Limited is facing a mounting $26.3-million tax bill on more than 260 acres of prime land, which is now at the centre of a public dispute between Coopers Pen residents and the…
24 Aug, 2026
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Reading renaissance - Results continue to give implementers of grade-seven literacy initiative reason to smile
Grace Baston, the lead implementer behind the Grade Seven Academy Reading initiative at Holy Trinity High School in Kingston, could not be more pleased with the latest findings from the third…
24 Aug, 2026
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‘Slow learners’ shine at CSEC
The 2026 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) English language examination success of young grades 8 and 9 students Andrelissa Brown and Tegan Brown of St Thomas Technical High School…
24 Aug, 2026
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131 to receive Barry Wint Memorial scholarships
One hundred and thirty-one persons are set to receive Dr Barry Wint Memorial Scholarships this year, pushing the total number of recipients to more than 800 since the programme began in 2024. The…
24 Aug, 2026
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Highway menace - Former legislator, daughter and friend survive collision with stray cow on May Pen-Mandeville toll road
Three passengers counting their blessings, a wrecked Mitsubishi Pajero and a dead cow were the grim remnants of a frightening late-night collision last week on the May Pen-to-Mandeville leg of the…