THE Ministry of Education and the Overseas Examination Commission (OEC) are to introduce several measures in an effort to prevent a repeat of breaches which tarnished Jamaica’s reputation and left portfolio Minister Fayval…
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Classroom tragedy
WAKEFIELD, Trelawny — Tears flowed freely down the cheeks of grief-stricken teachers and students at Wakefield Primary and Infant School on Wednesday morning as they mourned the sudden passing of eight-year-old grade three…
Video of UK Football Star Singing Vybz Kartel Song Goes Viral
A TikTok video of the United Kingdom’s Chelsea and England star football player, Cole Palmer, has gone viral. The video shows the footballer singing and dancing to the hit song, “Clarks” by Jamaican…
7 Things Your Jamaican Relatives Want You to Know When Packing Christmas Barrels
When the Christmas season nears, anticipation builds in Jamaica, not just for the festivities but for a special ritual. Families are setting aside funds and bracing for the freight fees that come with…
Gov’t cuts JUTC fares
The State-run Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), which is already suffering billions in losses, is to face further haemorrhaging over a 24-month period as the Government is reducing bus fares, beginning in January…
Ice-cold Boyz
Jamaica created history by beating Canada 3-2 in cold Toronto, Tuesday night, to advance to the semi-finals of the Conacaf Nations League and an automatic qualification for the COPA America next summer. The…
Ocho Rios Main Street To Be Renamed in Honor of Late Founder of Sandals Resorts Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart
In a tribute to the late founder of Sandals Resorts International, Gordon “Butch” Stewart, the St Ann Municipal Corporation has passed a declaration to rename Main Street in Ocho Rios in his honor….
What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in Djibouti?
Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in Djibouti ? In this episode of “Jamaicans to the World”, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Marsha Murray. She is a Jamaican…
Food prices set to soar
NEW FOREST, Manchester — A Manchester farmer who plants several cash crops is telling Jamaicans to brace for an up to 35 per cent increase in prices following the flood rains last week….
World Bank increases support for education in Jamaica
THE Government of Jamaica and the World Bank on Monday signed a $30-million agreement aimed at improving teaching practices, inclusiveness and learning conditions; reaching more vulnerable students; and is also focused on the…