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Awardees of the 2026 JWN Foundation Scholarship cohort with volunteers and directors during the recently staged Movie Day and Awards Ceremony at the Palace Cineplex in Kingston. 
September 3, 2026

JWN Foundation celebrates 69 secondary scholars

Sixty-nine secondary-school students were recognised by the JWN Foundation at its annual Secondary Scholars Movie Day & Awards Ceremony at Palace Cineplex on August 31. The scholars, from…
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September 3, 2026

New ITA boss promises transformation

Lieutenant Colonel Sheldon Bryan has taken over as director-general of road traffic at the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), promising to usher in a more modern, efficient and customer-focused…
Educator Linvern Wright.
September 3, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Educator demands workers not be ‘scapegoated’ to maintain stable economy

WESTERN BUREAU: The immediate past president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools is taking issue with the Government’s economic policy, arguing that Jamaican workers must not…
Police and firefighters at Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High School in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew, where the section of a building collapsed, killing a man and injuring another on September 1.
September 3, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

After Balcombe collapse, Crawford warns against repairs at open schools

Chairman of the Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High School Board Alden Brown is accusing the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information of failing to respond to appeals for assistance in…
Randell Gordon (left), a recent beneficiary of the East Central St James Scholarship and Welfare Fund, receives his presentation certificate from Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism and member of parliament for St James East Central, during the 30th annua
September 3, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Pastor turns personal struggles into youth mission

WESTERN BUREAU: For 35-year-old pastor Randell Gordon, the hardships of his childhood and a near-fatal motor vehicle accident have shaped a mission to help young people find purpose and resist the…
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda (foreground), along with personnel from the National Water Commission (NWC), tours the Monroe Road and Wellington Drive pipeline and sewerage expansion works in St Andrew on September 1.
Published 14 hours ago

Munroe Road-Wellington Drive pipeline project will move to night-time operations

The pipeline upgrading works from Munroe Road to Wellington Drive are shifting to night-time operations, with the corridor closing almost entirely on Sundays to allow for up to 24-hour construction. …
Published 12 hours ago

18-year-old charged with murder over fatal domino game stabbing

Eighteen-year-old Oneil Thompson, otherwise called ‘Pretty Puss’, has been charged with fatally stabbing another man during a fight at a domino game. Thompson, of New Haven, Kingston 20, is charged…
Labour and Social Security Minister, Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), making a point during a recent interview with Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Giovanni Dennis, at the Ministry’s North Street offices in St Andrew.
Published 11 hours ago

Persons urged to contact Labour Ministry’s parish offices for status on ROOFS benefits

Labour and Social Security Minister, Pearnel Charles Jr., is advising persons who have not yet received benefits under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family Shelters (ROOFS) Programme to contact…
Published 11 hours ago

St Andrew businessman charged with fraud over alleged $2.5 million car deal

A St Andrew businessman has been charged with fraud for allegedly failing to deliver a vehicle for which he was given $2.5 million. Charged with fraudulent conversion and non-delivery of goods is…