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Senator Marlon Morgan.
Published 12 hours ago by Albert Ferguson

Consider use in compiling book lists, Morgan urges schools

WESTERN BUREAU: Senator Marlon Morgan is urging school administrators to exercise greater care in preparing book lists, arguing that parents are sometimes asked to purchase textbooks and workbooks…
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Published 12 hours ago by Erica Virtue

Night garbage collections offer relief but added challenges

Night-time garbage collection is being used in some sections of the island to beat the punishing heat, but workers say the approach comes with its own risks, including poor visibility, parked…
La Sonja Harrison (left), the newly installed president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, and Dr Dana Morris Dixon, minister of education, skills, youth, and information, in conversation on the third and final day of the association’s 62nd annual c
Published 12 hours ago by Albert Ferguson

Mile Gully High ‘not fit’ for education, JTA president declares

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President La Sonja Harrison has described the condition of Mile Gully High School in Manchester as unacceptable, declaring that it is “not fit to…
In the air.
Published 12 hours ago by Carl Gilchrist

Mom’s leap of faith pays off as 19-y-o takes to the skies

When mom Kerrine Blair realised that she could do no more to influence her son’s career choice, she admitted defeat and decided to fully support him in his quest to become a pilot. The fact that she…
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Published 12 hours ago by Albert Ferguson

Sinclair: Gov’t will find Coopers Pen solution

WESTERN BUREAU: Senator Charles Sinclair, deputy general secretary of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), has intimated that the Government will be finding a solution to address the plight of residents of…
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August 25, 2026 by Kimone Francis

Children abandoned - Five young ones among 60 patients deserted by relatives

Four of the five children abandoned at the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine have spent their entire lives at the facility, a situation Chief Executive Officer Jacqueline Ellis says is…
Jason Arday.
August 25, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Jason Arday planned Jamaica visit to encourage parents of autistic children

The late Cambridge professor Jason Arday was set to deliver a message of hope to Jamaican parents of autistic children before his untimely death, organisers of the Hope, Tools and Tomorrow Autism…
J. C. Hutchinson, Jamaica Labour Party deputy leader for Area Council Four, announced his retirement from the post come October after 30 years as an officer.
August 25, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Hutchinson plans to rally Labourites for JLP’s fourth term

WESTERN BUREAU: While J.C. Hutchinson will be stepping down as the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) deputy leader in charge of Area Council Four come October, he has made it clear that he plans to remain…
The original library.
August 25, 2026 by Racquel Porter

Library closure raises fears for students, residents in Oracabessa

“What is a community without a library to help the kids with assignments and things to print?” That is the question a 15-year-old St Mary student is asking as the Oracabessa Branch Library faces…