After two intense days, more than 30,000 grade six students across the island are breathing a collective sigh of relief after completing the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP), the outcome of which will determine their high-school placements. On...
An ambitious suggestion during a parent-teacher conference at Melrose Primary and Junior High led to a seed being planted that has now grown into the breaking of ground for the construction of a sensory room at the St Andrew-based institution. A...
After experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of primary school students will tomorrow sit the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations just six months after the catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brought another abrupt pause to their...
Sports fans are being promised a double treat at the National Stadium this weekend with two massive events planned for the Independence Park facility today and tomorrow. This after the organisers of Velocity Fest announced that its 19th staging,...
A man from Brampton, Ontario, in Canada has been arrested and slapped with multiple charges following the theft of relief supplies destined for Jamaica, in the wake of the devastation the island sustained during Hurricane Melissa in October last...
More than a dozen educational institutions were among 64 organisations that received grants totalling nearly US$1 million ($150 million) from American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) at a ceremony held at the United States Embassy in St Andrew on Tuesday...
Shockwaves rippled through the global track and field community – particularly in Jamaica – after World Athletics (WA) on Thursday blocked the transfer of allegiance to Türkiye for 11 professional athletes in an unprecedented ruling. WA said the...
The Montego Bay Parish Court recently struck down a multi-million dollar claim brought by SBV Company Limited and Arla Vernon-Gordon against their former tenant Karett Brown, operator of a supermarket and deli. SBV had filed an action to recover US...
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 its Marcus Garvey Drive warehouse in the Corporate...
Facing an $88-million operating deficit, the Nature Preservation Foundation (NPF) has launched an international fundraising campaign to rescue Hope Royal Botanic Gardens (HRBG). The initiative, unveiled on Monday, is backed by the Blue Mahoe...
The Union of Clerical Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE) is blaming systemic “inertia” for the protracted delay in correcting an anomaly affecting registered dental surgeons. The union, as part of its efforts to press the ministries...
Hundreds of passionate fans cheering loudly, coupled with the weight of expectation from your school, your family and your own ambitions is the triple dose of anxiety that athletes must navigate at the ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics...
Following last year’s controversy where more than 60 false starts were recorded over the five-day ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs), meet director, Anthony Davis, says measures have been taken to ensure that those...
There is a thin line between success and failure at any athletics championship. On occasion, that difference could be created by iinfringements of a rule. Those rules at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs), on at...
The fun and excitement of one of the most highly anticipated sports festivals on the globe depends on the event being safely executed and with over 35 thousand fans expected to descend on the National Stadium from today until Saturday, March 28,...
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) will have to make adjustments to its coaching set-up in the national women’s football teams in order to comply with Thursday’s announcement by the world governing body for football that effective this year,...
Gender advocates, while lauding Fayval Williams, minister of finance and the public service, for turning the spotlight on sexual harassment and abuse, are at the same time calling for those sentiments to be backed up by action. Williams, the first...
Against the background of continued instances of violence in Jamaican schools, a 10-week initiative aimed at combating violence and providing support to the nation’s youth and their families is now under way at Belair High School in Manchester. The...
Following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Melissa and the debilitating effects on the small-business sector, the Government has indicated that it will be seeking to strengthen support for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)....
Sports drives passion but also fuels anxiety, and if the coach loses, so does his family. No one knows that more than Scout Turner, whose father, Rick, is Jamaica’s basketball team’s national head coach. She was in the stands as Jamaica went down...
The adage ‘family is everything’ rings even more true in the face of adversity. When national basketballer Chase Audige helped Jamaica to back-to-back upset wins over Puerto Rico last November, it had only been six months after he lost his father,...
Middle- and long-distance coach at Kingston College (KC) Hamlin Pagon is among members of the local track and field community paying tribute to experienced coach and teacher Rahnsomn Edwards. Edwards passed away in hospital yesterday after a period...
With Jamaica’s tourism products experiencing appreciable rebound following the displacements brought about by Hurricane Melissa last October, privately owned attractions are also fighting to get back to pre-hurricane operations. Nearly four months...
At least two medical professionals are cautioning parents and caregivers to pay extra attention to their children when the country experiences colder-than-usual temperatures. Two recent cold fronts came at a time that paediatricians Dr Carolin...
As the country continues to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa last October, the Government is moving to provide tax relief to companies that offered financial assistance to employees affected by the Category 5 storm. Finance...
