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June 23, 2026 by Livern Barrett

JAMP flags ‘glaring inconsistency’ in Wheatley Case

There is a “glaring inconsistency” in how Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has so far handled the legal troubles facing de facto Science, Technology and Special Projects Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley,…
June 23, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

St Mary steps up storm preparations

The Mayor of Port Maria, Fitzroy Wilson, may be preoccupied with the usual round of drain cleaning ahead of the hurricane season. Yet, for him, the real priority is human safety in the event of a…
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June 23, 2026

Medical Associates funds computers for St Catherine inmates

Medical Associates Limited has funded six computers and a printer for the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre in Spanish Town through Food For The Poor Jamaica. The equipment is expected to…
June 24, 2026

Banker outlines three habits to achieve financial stability

Men of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) were recent recipients of professional advice on how to achieve and maintain financial stability. Speaking at the JCF Chaplaincy Service Branch…
June 24, 2026 by Sashana Small

Storm-tested scores - Hurricane ‘resilience’ reflected in PEP results

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information says performance in this year's Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations remained stable, with most students achieving proficient or highly…
June 24, 2026

‘It was nothing to be nervous about’ - Park Mountain’s Jasonnia Beadle is Jamaica’s top 2026 primary PEP student

WESTERN BUREAU: Eleven-year-old Jasonnia Beadle, head girl of Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St Elizabeth, is Jamaica’s top performer in the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination,…
June 23, 2026

More Haitians found in Portland

Another group of Haitians were picked up by the police on the property of the College of Agriculture Science and Education at Passley Gardens, Eastern Portland, Monday afternoon.
June 23, 2026

UPDATE: A&E nurses at UHWI walk off the job, protest overcrowding

An alleged standoff between nurses at the Accident and Emergency and ward nurses at the University Hospital of the West Indies has culminated in A&E nurses walking off the job.