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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness
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Children’s rights group takes issue with Holness’ ‘learning closer to nature’ remark

At least one organisation representing the interests of children has taken issue with Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ comment about students “learning closer to nature” under trees as the new…
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI)
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UHWI urges public to seek alternative care as emergency services overwhelmed

Jamaica’s primary regional referral facility, the 579-bed University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), is urging the public to seek alternative care as a massive patient influx has overwhelmed its…
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Incomplete court file delays case against driver in woman’s death, daughter’s injury along Young Street

The case involving a motorist charged in connection with the death of a St Catherine woman and the injury of her daughter has been postponed due to an incomplete court file. Dead is 54-year-old Janet…
Alister McLean Disability Inclusion Advocate.
Updated 16 hours ago by Edmond Campbell

Disabilities Act yet to break down barriers... but few successes recorded at tribunal

Four years after Jamaica implemented the Disabilities Act, structural and communication barriers continue to hamper members of the disabled community, according to inclusion advocate Alister McLean.…
The main building at St Hilda’s Diocesan High School, showing some damage caused by Hurricane Melissa in October 2025.
Updated 16 hours ago by Carl Gilchrist

St Hilda’s delays boarders’ return

Nearly a year after Hurricane Melissa battered St Hilda’s Diocesan High School in Brown’s Town, St Ann, leaving an estimated $40 million in damage, the institution has been forced to delay the full…
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Police kill suspect linked to string of murders

A suspected gangster and contract killer, who the police have linked to a string of murders and other violent crimes across several parishes, was killed during an alleged confrontation with cops on…
Ministry of National Security and Peace State Minister Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn addressing the 14th annual conference of the Association of Caribbean Heads of Corrections and Prison Services at AC Hotel in St Andrew on Monday.
Updated 16 hours ago by Tanesha Mundle

Gov’t plans $8b max-security prison

Planning is under way for the construction of a new maximum-security correctional facility, with the government having identified a site and established a committee to advance the project. The…
Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang.
Updated 17 hours ago by Albert Ferguson

Chang: New Granville Police Station back on track

WESTERN BUREAU: National Security and Peace Minister Dr Horace Chang has indicated that the plan to build a new police station in Granville, St James, is now back on track. According to Chang,…
Davis-Williams
Updated 17 hours ago by Gareth Davis Sr

New approach for boys at Port Antonio Primary

Seeking to narrow the achievement gap between boys and girls, Port Antonio Primary has introduced all-boys classes and tailored learning programmes as part of a broader effort to improve outcomes…