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Clive Harris, group technical manager at Rainforest addressing scholarship recipients at the group’s headquarters in Montego Bay.
21 Aug, 2026 0

Beyond ‘Red Light, Yellow Light, Pepper Light’

WESTERN BUREAU: Young Jamaicans are being challenged to look beyond Red Light, Yellow Light, Pepper Light hype and use the Internet to find scholarships, learn skills, and pursue opportunities capable…
Healthcare providers take notes during the Western Regional Health Authority’s Family Health Review at the Burchell Baptist Church Hall in Montego Bay on August 20.
21 Aug, 2026 0

Nutrition counselling giving pregnant women better shot at beating anaemia

WESTERN BUREAU: Nadine Simmonds-Lewis, the regional nutritionist at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), said a review by the entity has found that pregnant women who received nutrition…
Principal of Maud McLeod Beverley Feare hands out a care package to one of her students after Hurricane Melissa.
20 Aug, 2026 0

Battered schools, resilient results - Storm-hit western institutions make major gains in CSEC, CAPE

WESTERN BUREAU: Before Beverley Feare could prepare her students for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, she first had to find them. Hurricane Melissa had torn through…
Dr Dana Morris-Dixon, minister of education, skills, youth and information, addresses the delegates at the third and final day of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s 62nd annual conference at the Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny yesterday.
20 Aug, 2026 0

‘Students must follow the rules’ - Education minister says schools’ grooming policies must be made clear to parents

WESTERN BUREAU: Ahead of the start of the September school term, Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon is urging school administrators to ensure that students obey stipulated dress and grooming…
Jamaica Teachers’ Association President LaSonja Harrison
20 Aug, 2026 0

‘I cannot change who I am’ - JTA boss vows to disrupt education status quo

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President La Sonja Harrison says she cannot change, declaring that she will continue to challenge the status quo and ask uncomfortable questions on…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon.
20 Aug, 2026 0

Education minister dismisses call to remove ‘political influence’ from school boards

WESTERN BUREAU: Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon has dismissed concerns that there is a need to remove what some have labelled ‘political influence’ from school boards. According to…
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20 Aug, 2026 0

JTA holds fire on JTC bill

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President La Sonja Harrison says the association is waiting patiently to see the revised Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Bill before they are…
From left: Dr Dana Morris-Dixon, minister of education, skills, youth and information; Kasan Troupe, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, and Rhoda Moy Crawford, minister of state in the Ministry of Education, on the panel at the third and fin
20 Aug, 2026 0

Report substandard post-Melissa repair work at schools, says education minister

WESTERN BUREAU: Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon is urging teachers who observe substandard work, or little to no work at all, being done at their schools, which are undergoing repairs…
Christopher Zacca, president and CEO of Sagicor Group Jamaica and chairman of Sagicor Foundation, speaks with JTA/Sagicor National Athletics Championships, Jahmar Amos, 2026 Champion Boy and Travaneek Breakenridge, 2026 Championship Girl at the Sagicor Fou
20 Aug, 2026 0

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…