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Kyra McCreath enjoys her meal on Tuesday as the Dream Big for Youth Foundation launched a breakfast programme at the Elite Basic School in Seaview Gardens, St Andrew. See story on Page A2.
16 Sep, 2026 0

Dream Big Foundation serves up ‘Breakfast for Bright Futures’

The Elite Basic School in Seaview Gardens, St Andrew, provided Antoine Lodge with refuge, friends, and filial love when he was a student there more than 20 years ago. Describing the school as a “safe…
A section of the exhibition hall at the Jamaica Product Exchange at Moon Palace Jamaica on Tuesday.
16 Sep, 2026 0

Closed hotels sell their comeback at JAPEX

WESTERN BUREAU: Nearly 11 months after Hurricane Melissa knocked thousands of hotel rooms out of Jamaica’s tourism inventory, some of the properties that remain closed or only partially reopened are…
Staff at Royalton Blue Waters Trelawny pose for the camera as the resort accepts its first guests after 11 months of closure.
16 Sep, 2026 0

1,200 back on the job as Royalton reopens Trelawny resorts

WESTERN BUREAU: Nearly 11 months after Hurricane Melissa forced their closure, Royalton’s two Trelawny resorts reopened their doors Tuesday morning, welcoming their first set of guests and putting…
Deputy Director of Tourism for the Americas, Phillip Rose addressing delegates at the opening forum of the Jamaica Product Exchange in Ocho Rios, St Ann, on Monday.
15 Sep, 2026 0

Demand outpacing recovery in tourism bounceback

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism industry is facing an unusual post-hurricane challenge: demand for the destination is running ahead of the country’s ability to accommodate it. Eight months into…
Deputy Spokesperson on Education Dr Maziki Thame addresses a press conference on Monday as Opposition Leader Mark Golding (left) and Education Spokesperson Damion Crawford (right) look on.
15 Sep, 2026 0

PNP: Gov’t failed to plan for school reopening - Opposition cites safety, deadline concerns as repairs lag

The People’s National Party (PNP) has accused the Government of “building narratives” to cover up a failure to properly plan for the new school year, pointing to widespread delays in school…
La Sonja Harrison, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, delivering the keynote address during the 10th staging of the Jill Stewart MoBay City Run Scholarship Presentation at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday.
15 Sep, 2026 0

RESET VALUES - Harrison challenges schools to shape students of sound character amid rising moral concerns

WESTERN BUREAU: Speaking against the background of the recent abduction and sexual assault of a 10-year-old student in Clarendon, Jamaica Teachers’ Association President La Sonja Harrison is calling…
La Sonja Harrison, president, of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, addressing last Thursday’s luncheon.
15 Sep, 2026 0

Harrison: Jamaica must stop normalising failure in education

Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President La Sonja Harrison is warning that Jamaica is facing an education emergency and is calling for urgent national action to address widening learning gaps.…
From left: Audley Gordon, executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA); Dwayne Vaz, Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland; Danree Delancy, Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar; and Desmond McKenzie, Minister of Local Government an
15 Sep, 2026 0

$29-million waste station opens in Westmoreland

WESTERN BUREAU: There is hope that garbage collection in Westmoreland will improve significantlyfollowing the opening of a $29-million waste transfer station, which will allow trucks to make multiple…
Senior Superintendent of Police Eron Samuels, commanding officer for the St James Police Division, addressing the monthly meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation last Thursday.
15 Sep, 2026 0

St James residents urged to seek permission for social events

WESTERN BUREAU: Senior Superintendent of Police Eron Samuels, the police commander for St James, is reminding persons who want to hold social events in their communities to first seek permission from…