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Shantell Hill-Afonso (right), marketing manager at Sunshine Snacks, presents an assortment of snacks to Audley Feare, principal of Aberdeen High School in St Elizabeth. Sharing the moment are (from left) Marilyn McDonald, manager of community renewal at th
April 9, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

JPS powers $10m extra-lessons programme for western students

WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has launched a $10-million extra-lessons initiative to assist students who will begin sitting the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) and the Caribbean…
Hanover’s Custos Lennox Anderson-Jackson.
April 9, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover Custos backs push for greater focus on STEAM, TVET subjects in schools

WESTERN BUREAU: Hanover Custos Lennox Anderson-Jackson has voiced strong support for educators advocating for greater recognition of STEAM and TVET subjects, emphasising that rapid technological…
NHF Chairman Shane Dalling.
April 9, 2026 by Karen Madden

NHF commissions major solar energy systems in green push

The National Health Fund (NHF) has taken a significant step towards improving energy efficiency and reducing operational costs with the commissioning of a multimillion-dollar solar energy system at…
House fire in the community of St John’s Garden in Spanish Town, St Catherine on April 9, 2026.
April 9, 2026

14-y-o girl killed, brother critical after house fire in Spanish Town

Tragedy struck the community of St John’s Garden in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Wednesday afternoon when a 14-year-old girl perished in a devastating house fire that also left her elder brother…
The St Catherine Parish Court in Spanish Town.
April 9, 2026

St Catherine court rules men held allegedly with cocaine on highway should stand trial

St Andrew residents Errol White and John Todd, who were held allegedly with cocaine along a highway, are to stand trial as a judge in the St Catherine Parish Court has ruled that they have a case to…
Commander of the St Catherine North Police Division, Senior Superintendent Hopeton Nicholson, speaking with reporters on April 8, 2026.
April 9, 2026

St Catherine North police raise alarm over increase in sexual offences against children

Law enforcement officials in the St Catherine North Police Division are expressing concern over an increase in sexual offences involving children, with senior officers warning that many of the…
A screenshot from a video of a shooting incident in Jarrett Lane, Kingston
April 9, 2026

Two named persons of interest in Jarrett Lane gun incident

The police have named two persons of interest in connection with Saturday’s shooting incident on Jarrett Lane in Kingston that was captured on video and has since gone viral. Being sought are ‘Sir…
Mark Malabver, president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), addressing delegates on the third and final day of the JTA's 2026 education conference at the Princess Grand Hotel in Hanover on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
April 9, 2026

JTA president hits back, says Education Minister was told about school shelter allegations

Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver has clapped back at critics questioning his reports of shelterees committing sexual acts while occupying school-based shelters, declaring…
The Westmoreland Bridge in St Mary
April 9, 2026

St Mary residents concerned about impact of mining on bridge, authority seeks to calm fears

The Mines and Geology Division is seeking to quell fears amid mounting complaints from residents that the structural integrity of the Westmoreland Bridge in St Mary is being compromised by mining…