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From left: Dr Dana Morris-Dixon, minister of education, skills, youth and information; Kasan Troupe, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, and Rhoda Moy Crawford, minister of state in the Ministry of Education, on the panel at the third and fin
August 20, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Report substandard post-Melissa repair work at schools, says education minister

WESTERN BUREAU: Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon is urging teachers who observe substandard work, or little to no work at all, being done at their schools, which are undergoing repairs…
Christopher Zacca, president and CEO of Sagicor Group Jamaica and chairman of Sagicor Foundation, speaks with JTA/Sagicor National Athletics Championships, Jahmar Amos, 2026 Champion Boy and Travaneek Breakenridge, 2026 Championship Girl at the Sagicor Fou
August 20, 2026

Backing big dreams

As he enters his second year of law school at The University of the West Indies, Mona, 20-year-old Jaleel Smith is feeling more at ease after being awarded a scholarship that covers more than 50 per…
August 19, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Teachers balk - JTA rejects pay package over benefits concern

WESTERN BUREAU: Unresolved issues surrounding their uniform allowance and a graduate policy for educators pursuing further studies were among the main concerns raised by delegates on Tuesday as the…
CXC Registrar and Chief Executive Officer Dr Wayne Wesley
August 19, 2026 by Sashana Small

CXC FINDS MATHS FORMULA - Exam body to roll out more subjects as modular learning yields impressive results in pilot

Students preparing for next year’s Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) examinations will be able to take up to four subjects under the newest qualification, the Caribbean Targeted Education…
Crows feasting on the remains of cattle left by thieves after slaughtering the animals in the bushes.
August 19, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

Butchered in the bushes - Cattle farmers tremble over thieves’ midnight meat runs

Cattle farmers in Colbeck, St Catherine, are living in fear as thieves repeatedly enter the community under the cover of darkness, steal their animals and slaughter them in nearby bushes in what the…
Dr Wayne Henry, director general of the Planning Institute of Jamaica.
August 19, 2026

PIOJ cuts recovery timeline as economy contracts 2.9 per cent in June quarter

Jamaica’s economy contracted 2.9 per cent in the April to June quarter, but the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has shortened its projected recovery timeline to two years, from three. “Given the…
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August 19, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Doctor pleads guilty in $600m fraud case

An upper St Andrew medical doctor has pleaded guilty to her involvement in an elaborate mortgage loan and real estate scheme used to defraud several Jamaican banks of approximately $600 million, court…
From left: Enrolled Assistant Nurse Codner and Registered Nurse Dawes from the Savanna-la-mar Health Centre; Novlin Leslie Little, parish manager, Westmoreland Public Health Services; Dr Beverley Wright, regional cancer programme coordinator at the Western
August 19, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

FIT hailed as ‘game changer’ in colorectal cancer fight

WESTERN BUREAU: Cancer survivor Dr Beverley Wright, the regional cancer programme coordinator, has described the introduction of the Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) in western Jamaica as a “game…
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August 19, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Jamaican Ricky Wade expands McDonald’s empire

Jamaica-born and Florida-based businessman Ricky Wade has expanded his holdings of McDonald’s franchises. Wade told The Gleaner that his company has acquired an additional five franchises in central…