SANJA Elliott, the former deputy superintendent of roads and works at the Manchester Municipal Corporation who was in 2020 sentenced to five years behind bars at hard labour for being the “ringmaster” in…
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Effortville Primary improving image
Effortville Primary School, led by Principal Lisa Holmes Shirley, has embarked on a drive to rid it, and by extension, the community, of the stigma of having been a bad place. Over the…
Mandeville traffic project to be completed by July, says NWA
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — The implementation of a traffic management system here to address long-standing congestion is expected to be completed by July following delays caused by difficulties to relocate utility poles and complaints…
Chang calls for legislation to address threat of illegal migration
MONTEGO BAY, St James – National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang is urging Caribbean leaders to swiftly put laws in place to stem the flood of illegal migration that blossomed in the aftermath…
Allman Town Infant gets boost for Child Month
THE Allman Town Infant School in east Kingston is a step closer to improving its literacy and academic performance after the National Baking Company Foundation gifted the students with an array of learning…
Students dream big
It was all by chance that their wishes for their favourite teachers would come true, when Kelecia Calame, Sarah-kay Campbell and DeAndre Simpson entered an essay competition detailing the dream gift for their…
New park brings smiling faces to Pembroke Hall
RESIDENTS of Pembroke Hall and surrounding communities in St Andrew now have access to a multi-purpose park, where they can keep fit on a jogging trail, learn to play chess and table tennis,…
St Catherine scare
Appalling data from the child and teen helpline, SafeSpot, unearthed a raft of issues affecting the nation’s children, with St Catherine leading the contacts of suicidal ideations, suicidal attempts, emotional distress and self-harming…
All eyes on the PM
ALL eyes will be on the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) over the next 48 hours as the long-expected Cabinet reshuffle may well be announced. Prime Minister Andrew Holness last week announced…
CXC blunder no surprise
NATIONAL Secondary Students’ Council President Dannyelle-Jordan Bailey is calling on Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) officials to quickly update students who sat the 2023 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate mathematics paper two examination Wednesday on…