1+ week, 1+ day ago   (497+ words) Principal Roan Green has praised the resilience and unwavering commitment of his teachers at Petersfield High School in Westmoreland for their efforts to keep learning on track following the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October. Green said the school’s complement…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1725+ words) School uniforms are rolling off sewing machines across Jamaica this week as parents rush to get children ready for the new school year, but finding a dressmaker or tailor willing to take on the work is increasingly becoming a challenge....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1082+ words) AT least three schools in Portland are racing against the clock to finish hurricane-related repairs as well as procure much-needed furniture and books for the start of the academic year on September 7. Though spared the wrath of Hurricane Melissa, Happy…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (652+ words) THE University of the West Indies (The UWI) has hailed Professor Locksley Edmondson for championing “Caribbean scholarship with unwavering passion”, and described him as “a luminous scholar whose wisdom and warmth have inspired generations of students, colleagues, and communities across…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (816+ words) PATRICIA Rodney grew up in the quiet farming district of Gimme-Me-Bit, Clarendon, where her life was never defined by material wealth. Instead, it was shaped by resilience, faith, hard work, and a community that believed in lifting one another through…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (678+ words) EIGHTY young innovators from Portmore communities spent five days building, coding and imagining the future at the 2026 Supreme Ventures Foundation’s (SVF) annual Junior Creators Robotics Camp, held August 10-14 under the theme ‘Build the Future’. Hosted on the grounds of Caymanas…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (651+ words) BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth — A school leader here is getting ready to support struggling households amid concerns of a repeat of the last school year when several students ditched the classroom for work. Principal of Black River High School Christopher…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (247+ words) MOUNTAIN SPRING BAY, Trelawny — Teachers attending the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 62nd Annual Conference in Trelawny have until today to instruct the union’s leadership on whether there will be disruptions to the start of the new school term in September. This…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (327+ words) THE University of the West Indies (The UWI) hosted John Dramani Mahama, president of the Republic of Ghana recently, where he applauded The UWI’s unwavering leadership, and spotlighted its Centre for Reparation Research, now a beacon for global scholarship, policy…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (589+ words) TWENTY-FIVE adolescents leaving State care will receive full scholarships for tertiary education, from Supreme Ventures Foundation under its latest investment in the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Transitional Living Programme (TLP). The announcement was made by Chloleen Daley-Muschett,…...