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Dr Horace Chang (second right), deputy prime minister and minister of national security and peace; Scott Renner (right), charge d’affairs at the United State Embassy in Kingston; and Charmaine Shand (left), assistant commissioner of police, Community Saf
August 1, 2026 by Sashana Small

GAME CHANGER - community renovation project to create safer spaces in inner-city
The basketball court in Majesty Gardens, St Andrew, was largely undeveloped when 31-year-old Andre Moore started playing the game there about two decades ago. However, he said the long hours he spent…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness
August 1, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Holness appeal fails

The Court of Appeal has found no error in Supreme Court Justice Althea Jarrett’s decision rejecting Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ bid to strike out portions of an affidavit filed by a senior…
Dr Ravi Prakash Sangappa (left), chief executive officer, Oasis Imaging Centre; is greeted by Dr Christopher Tufton (right), minister of health and wellness; while Mayank Joshi, high commissioner of India to Jamaica, looks on during the official inaugurati
August 1, 2026

Tufton hails AI-powered imaging centre

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has hailed the newly inaugurated Oasis Imaging and MRI Centre as an important addition to Jamaica’s healthcare landscape, commending its investment…
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen
August 1, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

GG urges unity, compassion as Jamaica rebuilds after Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has urged Jamaicans to remain united in faith and purpose as the nation continues its recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa,…
Senator Marlon Morgan (left), parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, presents the Outstanding Leadership in Education Award to Dr Mark Smith, principal of Munro College and immediate past president of the Jamai
August 1, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

REGION OF CHAMPIONS

WESTERN BUREAU: Rhoda Crawford, minister of state in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, has credited the resilience and leadership of Region Five’s principals for transforming…
News
August 1, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Lucea gridlock sparks calls for permanent road fix

WESTERN BUREAU: Bad road conditions along the main road in Hanover’s capital, Lucea, are once again causing lengthy delays, with what would normally be a three-minute drive through the town now taking…
Nicola Grizzelle, principal of Waterford Primary School, with top girl, Tanice Webster.
August 2, 2026

From remediation to recognition

At the ‘blackboard’ of assessing learning trajectories and outcomes, particularly in the island’s 189 National School Learning and Intervention Programme (NSLIP) primary schools deemed in need of…
Jamaica Football Federation president Michael Ricketts.
July 31, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Brakes on FIFA Forward - JFF to vote on proposal today; Ricketts ‘unhappy’ with Infantino’s lack of transparency
Michael Ricketts, president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), said he is confident his directors will vote to reject FIFA President Giovanni Infantino’s ‘FIFA Forward Enterprise’ proposal when…
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda
July 31, 2026 by Sashana Small

WATER WATCH - Wasting prohibition looms as Jamaica battles prolonged drought

The Government is not ruling out implementing a prohibition order against water wasting to mitigate against drought conditions that are expected to continue into the next three months. Speaking at a…