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Minister of Education, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon.
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Education Ministry pushes back at claims about inappropriate behaviour at school shelters

The Ministry of Education has stated that it has received no official reports of inappropriate behaviour by individuals sheltering at schools, following allegations made by Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver. Speaking yesterday at the first day of the JTA’s 2026 education conference Malabver said that the association has received reports of students and teachers being unable to use their classrooms where shelterees engage in unsavoury activities while occupying the buildings.

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A resident of Beecher Town, St Ann, collects water from a community standpipe.
Published 16 hours ago

Beecher Town water woes draw diaspora intervention

Residents of Beecher Town in St Ann continue to struggle with irregular water supply, despite the availability of several water sources elsewhere in the parish. The community, which sits just over…
Members of Titchfield High’s Class of 1987 pose for a photo during the school’s 240th anniversary celebrations.
Published 16 hours ago

Titchfield High marks 240 years

The venerable Titchfield High School marked its 240th anniversary with a week-long programme of celebrations, culminating in a family fun day on the school’s grounds on Easter Monday. Festivities…
The Pure Chocolate factory in Ocho Rios, St Ann, that was severely damaged by a falling guango tree during the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October.
Published 16 hours ago by Tanesha Mundle

Sweet comeback

Just a week after opening its doors, the Pure Chocolate factory in Ocho Rios, St Ann, was battered by Hurricane Melissa. A massive guango tree lodged in its roof, leaving production at a standstill…
Reverend Sheldon Ashman (third left), chairman of the Hanover Ministers Fraternal, collects a symbolic cheque for $2.4 million from 12-year-old Gareson Whittaker, the son of Michelle Whittaker, managing director of GV Service Station in Hanover. Sharing in
Published 16 hours ago by Bryan Miller

GV Service Station pumps $9.2m into Kitchen of Love for 2025

WESTERN BUREAU: The Hanover Kitchen of Love has received a $2.4-million boost from GV Service Station, which is spearheading an initiative to provide 400 hot meals per month to needy persons in the…
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Published 16 hours ago by Livern Barrett

Pedestrian, bikers among 5 killed in Easter Weekend crashes

Five people died on Jamaica’s roadways over the five-day Easter holiday weekend, raising concerns for the main road safety advocacy group even as road fatalities continue to trend downwards.…
Veteran DJ Jaggy D, who was shot dead in Hopewell Square.
Updated 12 hours ago by Adrian Frater

Veteran DJ ‘Jaggy D’ shot dead in Hopewell Square

WESTERN BUREAU: Veteran deejay Roger Walker, popularly known as ‘Jaggy D’, was murdered shortly after midday on Monday in Hopewell, Hanover, when an unknown assailant opened fire, killing him on the…
Dr Kevin Brown, president of the University of Technology, Jamaica, addresses the opening day of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s 2026 Education Conference on Tuesday.
Published 16 hours ago by Christopher Thomas

UTech president wants end to TVET stigma

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Kevin Brown, president of The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), has joined calls for an end to the stigma that currently exists against technical and vocational education…
Latoya Harris Ghartey (second left), executive director, National Education Trust (NET); Kennecy Davidson (fifth left), assistant chief education officer; Everette Riley (sixth left), senior education officer for Region 4; Roger Hinds (seventh left), of Ja
Published 16 hours ago by Corey Robinson

NET targets power gaps as schools remain in the dark after Melissa

Dozens of schools still without electricity months after Hurricane Melissa are now being targeted for emergency support as the National Education Trust (NET) moves to plug critical gaps with the…
Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver addressing the JTA’s 2026 Education Conference in Hanover on Tuesday.
Published 16 hours ago by Bryan Miller

ON EDGE

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver is calling on the Government to show greater respect for the nation’s teachers, arguing that educators are not being…