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Jennifer Williams, president of the Jamaica Association of Principals and Vice-Principals, is urging the Government to increase funding for schools to alleviate the burden of auxiliary fees on parents. Her call comes after Prime Minister Andrew...

In what could be considered an almost urgent attempt to get Jamaicans to stick with his governing party, Prime Minister Andrew Holness used the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP’s) 81st annual conference on Sunday to target middle-income earners and...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness came to yesterday’s 81st annual conference of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) with a warehouse of giveaways, leaving most supporters with wide smiles as they heard of a coming reduction on electricity bills, $20,000 for...

After receiving threats and abuse over his unearthing of hidden issues affecting the lives of citizens across the nation, Giovanni Dennis, the Press Association of Jamaica’s (PAJ) 2024 Journalist of the Year, felt like giving in and leaving Jamaica...

WESTERN BUREAU: Over the past decade, declining enrolment has led to the closure of four rural primary schools in western Jamaica, placing significant financial and emotional burdens on parents who now face the challenge of sending their children...

Jamaica’s private schools are grappling with mixed enrolment trends – while some have seen growth, many continue to struggle to reach operational capacities. This occurs against the backdrop of a broader crisis, where 604 of the island’s 732...

WESTERN BUREAU: Several former medical technologists who resigned before the payment of salary arrears to their colleagues in December 2023 are expressing frustration over what they describe as the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ (MOHW) failure to...

The funeral for retired Ambassador Madge Barrett, often referred to as ‘Miss Protocol’, has been set for December 16. The service of thanksgiving will be held at the University Chapel, Mona, starting at 10:30 a.m. Barrett died at home on November...

As a geography teacher with nearly a decade of experience and a degree in geography education, I’ve seen how this subject does more than educate – it transforms lives. Geography is not just a classroom subject, it’s a gateway to the real world....

Former Mayor of Morant Bay, Yvonne Rosemarie Shaw, has made a triumphant return to the St Thomas Municipal Corporation with a decisive victory for the People’s National Party (PNP) in yesterday’s by-election in Morant Bay. Shaw’s win is seen by...

Describing the road infrastructure in his constituency as “very bad”, Duane Smith, the newly elected member of parliament (MP) for St Andrew North Western, declared that improving the roads will be his foremost concern. “The priority for North...

WESTERN BUREAU: Based on the testimony of a children’s officer from the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), all was not well at the controversial Qahal Yahweh compound in Montego Bay, St James, when it was raided by the police on...