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Dr Adrian Stokes, chairman of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC), gives his update on the progress of the implementation of the recommendations from the Patterson Report at a press conference at the UWI Regional Headquarters in St Andr
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

ETOC reports steady progress on education reform

The Education Transformation and Oversight Committee (ETOC) says implementation of the Orlando Patterson Report recommendations remains on track, with a 32 per cent progression rate achieved so far.…
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December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Defence seeks dismissal of Reid trial, citing fatal flaw

Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell is expected to deliver a ruling today on an application by the defence seeking to have the fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid thrown out,…
Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels.
December 9, 2025 by Bryan Miller

HMC moves to collect nearly $1 million in rent arrears

WESTERN BUREAU: Tenants occupying properties owned by the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) are reportedly behind on their rent, with arrears exceeding $900,000. As a result, the corporation has…
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December 9, 2025 by Lester Hinds

Registration, nomination open for Jamaica Diaspora Council elections

NEW YORK: Jamaicans living across North America, the United Kingdom, and other parts of the world are being encouraged to take part in the upcoming elections for the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council. …
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December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

UWI student found dead in dorm room

Residents at the George Alleyne Hall at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, were offered counselling services yesterday following the suspected suicide of a female student. The deceased has…
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December 9, 2025

GG to proceed with IC appointments

Following pressure from civil society for Governor General Sir Patrick Allen to break his silence on the delay in making two critical appointments to the Integrity Commission (IC), King’s House has…
Stephen Edwards (centre), managing director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), provides an onsite update on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road project to Robert Morgan (left), minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic
December 9, 2025

Land acquisition challenges being overcome as Long Hill Bypass takes shape

WESTERN BUREAU: Robert Morgan, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, says the longstanding land acquisition challenges that once impeded…
Former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson speaks at the P. J. Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy Scholarship, sponsored by the National Commercial Bank, in honour of his 90th birth anniversary, at the institute located at The University of the W
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

‘Dangerous and horrible’

Former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson is describing the United States (US) drone attacks on vessels in Caribbean waters as “fundamentally dangerous and a horrible erosion of regional leaders’…
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica in St Andrew.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

Late delivery

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has revealed the population grew by 2.8 per cent from 2011 to 2022, as it yesterday released the long-anticipated census, bringing an end to a gruelling…