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August 19, 2026
Education Ministry preparing contingency plans for schools still under repair
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is preparing alternative arrangements, including rotating students on alternate days, for schools that may not be fully repaired by the start…
August 19, 2026
by PORT
Japan and OAS award Haiti $3M to help troubled country prepare for long-awaited elections
The money will help Haiti’s government update its voter lists and procure 350,000 blank identification cards, the OAS said in a statement. Gang violence has displaced a record 1.5 million people…
August 19, 2026
KSAMC, TAJ target Half-Way Tree tax dodgers
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) and Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) are stepping up efforts to recover millions of dollars in outstanding property taxes and business-related…
August 18, 2026
by Livern Barrett
COOPER’S PEN LAWSUIT - Nine men sue Gov’t over detention amid demolition of Trelawny homes
Nine men from Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, who claim that they were rounded up by the police and kept in custody for hours during last week’s controversial demolition exercise in the community, have filed…
August 18, 2026
Langrin takes the helm
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has appointed Dr Brian Langrin as governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), succeeding Richard Byles, whose seven-year term ends today. The appointment follows a…
August 18, 2026
New rules simplify process for clearing criminal records
The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has outlined the application and appeal processes for eligible persons seeking to have their criminal records cleared, under the newly amended…
August 18, 2026
Teachers reject Government’s latest wage offer
Delegates attending the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) 62nd Annual Conference at the Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Duncans, Trelawny, have rejected the Government’s latest wage offer, which…
August 18, 2026
Regional CSEC Mathematics pass rate rises to 42 per cent, English holds at 80 per cent
More students across the Caribbean passed Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics this year, with the regional pass rate increasing to 42 per cent, up four percentage points from…
August 18, 2026
JTA calls for further talks with the Government as new school year approaches
WESTERN BUREAU: With the new academic year just a few weeks away, the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) and the Government have yet to settle on a wage agreement. The association is urging the…