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A section of the Alligator Pond Primary School, which is falling apart.
August 28, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Cloud hangs over crumbling Alligator Pond Primary as new school year approaches

WESTERN BUREAU: There are concerns that the Alligator Pond Primary and Infant School in Manchester may not be ready to welcome students physically at the start of the new school year as areas of…
Senator Marlon Morgan, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, speaking at the Region Four Back-to-School Conference for principals at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James.
August 28, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

No lockout for grooming breaches, ministry tells schools

WESTERN BUREAU: Students who turn up at school in breach of grooming or uniform rules must still be allowed through the school gates, with the Ministry of Education insisting that disciplinary…
Superintendent of Police Colridge Minto (right) speaks at the opening of the Newcombe Valley to Amos Lane farm road in Pedro Plains, St Elizabeth. Seated at the head table are (from left) Richard Solomon, mayor of Black River; Karle Whyte, councillor for t
August 28, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Farm theft reports plunge sharply in St Bess

WESTERN BUREAU: Superintendent Colridge Minto, the police commander for St Elizabeth, says praedial larceny in the parish has plunged by 76 per cent, thanks to targeted operations by the specialised…
St Catherine North Western Member of Parliament Damion Crawford (left) in conversation with Trisha Williams-Singh, chairperson of the Early Childhood Commission, at the recently held certification fair.
August 28, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

Early childhood educators get certification support in Linstead

Early childhood educators in St Catherine North Western were spared the usual weeks of travel, paperwork and expense on Wednesday when key agencies came together in Linstead to make the certification…
From left, Campion College students Jozanne Thompson, Amari Cross, Matthew Williams and Tori Senior, who represented Jamaica at the recent International Olympiad of AI in Astana, Kazakhstan.
September 3, 2026 by Paul H. Williams

Jamaica wins bronze at international AI Olympiad

Seventeen-year-old Campion College student Matthew Williams has earned a bronze medal at the International Olympiad of AI (IOAI), held recently in Astana, Kazakhstan. Held under the patronage of the…
Andrew Chong is working with the Caribbean School of Architecture at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), to catalogue his father’s architectural drawings and related materials.
August 28, 2026

UTech catalogues Wilson Chong’s architectural legacy with help from son

Long before Jamaica’s modern skyline began to take shape, architect Wilson Chong was imagining what the country’s built environment could become. Among Jamaica’s earliest licensed architects, Chong…
From left: Kingsley Jair Harrison, Sulandi Sutherland, and Preteginua Dixon of Target Technologies.
August 28, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

Ocho Rios entrepreneur develops all-in-one business platform

A Jamaican-built platform that aims to give small businesses a single hub for marketing, sales and customer management is gaining traction across the Caribbean and beyond. SnapTap, an AI-powered…
Healthcare personnel will screen patients for hypertension and other medical conditions.
August 28, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Diaspora medical mission to serve several parishes

A 35-member team of diaspora doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals will arrive in Jamaica next week to provide free medical services across seven parishes. Led by Dr Robert Clarke, chief…
Ian Kelly, CEO of Derrimon Trading.
August 28, 2026

Derrimon suit progresses over New York roof collapse

Trading conglome-rate Derrimon Trading Company Limited said it wants to recover the full cost of its New York investment, along with lost opportunity over the period, but stopped short of revealing a…