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C'bean teachers' union demand CXC changes amid regional crises
The Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) is urging the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to adjust its syllabus amid the continued impact of COVID-19 in the region and now the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent. According to...
CommentsHealth authorities investigating one suspected COVID vaccine-related death
Health authorities say they are now investigating one suspected COVID vaccine-related death in Jamaica. At a press conference on Wednesday, they did not provide details. However, Chief Medical Officer Dr Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie described...
Comments- More than 83,000 people vaccinated in first islandwide blitz
- Holder named one of Wisden’s 2020 Players of the Year
- UPDATE: MP George Wright released from police station without charge
- Hanover man charged in relation to fatal gun attack
- US weighs next steps for J&J virus vaccine amid blood clot mystery
Wright walks free for now
Frustration is mounting in the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) over the handling of the allegations of domestic abuse stalking its embattled first-time lawmaker from Westmoreland, George Wright. Wright, who the police named Monday as a person...
CommentsVaxxed to the max
Powered by the five-day mass immunisation programme that ended on Tuesday, Jamaica has surged to become the English-speaking Caribbean country which has administered the most doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Ministry of Health...
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Earth Today | ‘Collaborate for regional water security’
THE COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus the value of water, prompting the Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) to call for regional collaboration to ensure sustainability and improve access to the precious resource. “Amidst the...
CommentsEarth Today | Adaptation Fund doubles funding support for vulnerable countries
IN RESPONSE to the continued record demand for projects amid the ongoing climate crisis, the Adaptation Fund Board made the historic decision at its 36th meeting earlier this month to double the amount of funding that countries can access. The...
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Frustration! Premium
President of Netball Jamaica Tricia Robinson said her organisation is growing frustrated as they are yet to be granted permission from the Government for the Sunshine Girls to return to contact training. The Sunshine Girls, who are ranked fourth in...
CommentsNo weekend worries for JAAA Premium
Despite the Government’s extension of the weekend curfew measures, Ian Forbes, first vice president of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), said this will not affect the body’s ability to stage meets locally, once they received...
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Europe lacking in EV charging infrastructure
In line with its ambition to make Europe a greener place, the European Union wants to drastically reduce gas emission from transport by 2050 and promote electric cars. But according to a report from the bloc’s external auditor, it is lacking the...
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While Jamaica’s financial system received a passing grade from the most recent report that gave it a health check, two banks and a securities dealer were said to have breached their minimum regulatory markers when hypothetical but possible adverse...
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Buju Banton Foundation, Audiomack bring music to Mount Olivet Boys’ Home
The residents and staff at the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Manchester are singing songs of gratitude for the gift of shiny new musical instruments, courtesy of the Buju Banton Foundation and music streaming platform, Audiomack. The presentation was...
CommentsBusiness-seeking singer Akon draws political fire in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP): American rap artiste and singer, Akon, is drawing criticism from rights activists over his meetings with Uganda’s president as he pursues the development of a futuristic city in the East African country. Akon is helping to...
CommentsLetter of the Day | COVID confusion
HOWARD MITCHELL, chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), “has been bombarded by fraudsters seeking to cash in on the global hunger for the jab”. This is another example of the new outlook of some Jamaicans and foreigners to carve out a profit...
CommentsProvide mental health support for educators
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am indeed saddened by the recent report of a two-year-old child in Falmouth, Trelawny, who was beaten severely by a caregiver. I would like to use this medium to empathise with the mother of this child. My heart also goes out...
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Expert blames George Floyd’s death on heart rhythm problem
MINNEAPOLIS (AP): George Floyd died of a sudden heart rhythm disturbance as a result of his heart disease, a forensic pathologist testified for the defense Wednesday at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, contradicting experts who said...
CommentsMen rape 3 at orphanage, kill guard
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP): More than a dozen men broke into a US-run orphanage in Haiti’s capital, killed the security guard and then raped two girls and a woman, the manager told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The incident occurred late Sunday...
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Something Extra | Thursday
The agro-processing learning lab at the Knockalva Polytechnic College in Ramble, Hanover, was officially opened recently. The lab will help prepare students for agro-processing and the wider world of agribusiness, while providing greater access to...
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Jason Walker gives food lovers a taste of paradise
With the lockdown protocols still in full swing, many are turning up their culinary skills to flaming degrees by creating dishes fit for kings and queens. And who could blame them? It saves both money and time. One company looking to assist you in...
CommentsChef Colin Hylton was a ‘culinary genius of his time’
Exquisite, flavourful and decadent. Those are three words that immediately come to mind when you hear the name Colin Hylton, the chef extraordinaire who passed away last week. His friend, Christopher Reckord, confirmed that his death was caused by...
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Editorial | Attack CARICOM’s crisis with cross-border teaching
Elizabeth Morgan | COVID plus a sustained volcanic eruption