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BREAKING BARRIERS - Women’s Centre helping 139 teen moms to head back to school on Monday

September 05, 2026 | News
Nearly 140 adolescent mothers will return to school on Monday, a move executive director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Novlette Howell, said reflects a shifting attitude towards the reintegration of teenage mothers into the classroom. “The notion where our girls are not getting into institutions, it’s a thing of the past,” she told The Gleaner.
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Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from debris 10 days after devastating floods

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, as teams continued searching for thousands of missing people. The man was rescued from a hydropower tunnel, according to a social media post by the country’s prime minister’s office, bringing the total to three workers pulled alive from the Trishuli hydropower project. Two Nepalese workers were rescued on Friday.
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JCF mourns constable killed in Westmoreland collision

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Trinidadian man in New York pleads guilty to sex trafficking, admits to kidnapping six women

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Novlette Howell, executive director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation.
Updated 17 hours ago

BREAKING BARRIERS - Women’s Centre helping 139 teen moms to head back to school on Monday
Nearly 140 adolescent mothers will return to school on Monday, a move executive director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Novlette Howell, said reflects a shifting attitude towards the reintegration of teenage mothers into the classroom. “The notion where our girls are not getting into institutions, it’s a thing of the past,” she told The Gleaner.

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Jamaica’s Oblique Seville celebrates after capturing the men’s 100 metres at yesterday’s Wanda Diamond League Finals in Brussels.
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Gayle, Seville strike gold at Diamond League Finals

Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle and Oblique Seville produced outstanding performances on the opening day of the Wanda Diamond League Finals in Brussels, Belgium, yesterday, capturing titles in the men’s long jump and 100 metres, respectively. Gayle saved his best for last, soaring to a season’s best 8.46 metres (+1.4m/s) with his final attempt to snatch victory from Olympic and World champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece, who had taken the lead with 8.40m.

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Almost 30 years after the release of the iconic movie ‘Dancehall Queen’, starring Audrey Reid, the new television series ‘Daughters of the Dancehall Queen’ draws on its cultural legacy.
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Almost 30 years after ‘Dancehall Queen’, new series enters production

Building on the legacy of the iconic film Dancehall Queen while bringing a new generation of stories to the screen, Daughters of the Dancehall Queen is set to begin principal photography in early October. Almost three decades after the film’s success, one of its writers is bringing a new Jamaican story to television, rooted in family, womanhood, music and contemporary life.

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September 4, 2026

Jamaica offers premiums to buy back US$2.3b in bonds

The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) wants to pay out investors holding three bonds valued at US$2.33 billion, offering premiums above face value on the debt. “GOJ announces an invitation for offers to tender for cash,” stated a notice headline on the Government’s offer.

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Veronica Richards-Whittaker beams with pride, following her first place win at the 2026 National Senior Spelling Bee Champion held on Thursday.
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GoodHeart | Senior Spelling Bee champion gets every word right

On Thursday, Veronica Richards-Whittaker entered the ballroom of The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston with one goal, to become the 2026 National Senior Spelling Bee Champion and take the trophy home to St Mary. She did just that, with a magnificent display that saw her spelling every word correctly. “I came here with the intention to win,” Richards Whittaker told GoodHeart without any hint of boasting. “St Mary last won in 2022, and I said it’s time for the trophy to come home. I feel very proud of myself.”

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Editorial | Listening to deaf citizens

September, observed as Deaf Awareness Month, offers Jamaica an opportunity to examine how well the country is serving its deaf citizens. Deaf Jamaicans may have the legal right to education, employment, healthcare, information, and participation in public life, yet they still encounter a system where communication itself becomes an obstacle.

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