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La Sonja Harrison, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association.
27 Aug, 2026 0

Port Henderson Primary pleads for gov’t help to address security woes

WESTERN BUREAU: The leadership of Port Henderson Primary School in St Catherine is calling for immediate government intervention to address space and security concerns that are negatively affecting…
Senator Marlon Morgan.
26 Aug, 2026 0

Consider use in compiling book lists, Morgan urges schools

WESTERN BUREAU: Senator Marlon Morgan is urging school administrators to exercise greater care in preparing book lists, arguing that parents are sometimes asked to purchase textbooks and workbooks…
La Sonja Harrison (left), the newly installed president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, and Dr Dana Morris Dixon, minister of education, skills, youth, and information, in conversation on the third and final day of the association’s 62nd annual c
26 Aug, 2026 0

Mile Gully High ‘not fit’ for education, JTA president declares

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President La Sonja Harrison has described the condition of Mile Gully High School in Manchester as unacceptable, declaring that it is “not fit to…
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26 Aug, 2026 0

Sinclair: Gov’t will find Coopers Pen solution

WESTERN BUREAU: Senator Charles Sinclair, deputy general secretary of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), has intimated that the Government will be finding a solution to address the plight of residents of…
J. C. Hutchinson, Jamaica Labour Party deputy leader for Area Council Four, announced his retirement from the post come October after 30 years as an officer.
25 Aug, 2026 0

Hutchinson plans to rally Labourites for JLP’s fourth term

WESTERN BUREAU: While J.C. Hutchinson will be stepping down as the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) deputy leader in charge of Area Council Four come October, he has made it clear that he plans to remain…
Medical and healthcare practitioners listen keenly to data on mental health during the Western Regional Health Authority’s Family Health Review, held at the Burchell Baptist Church Hall in Montego Bay on August 20.
22 Aug, 2026 0

Stigma blocking children from mental-health care

WESTERN BUREAU: Nurse practitioner Tackaya Brown-Lawrence, who heads the St James Child and Adolescent Wellness Centre, says mental-health stigma remains a major barrier preventing children and…
Healthcare providers take notes during the Western Regional Health Authority’s Family Health Review at the Burchell Baptist Church Hall in Montego Bay on August 20.
21 Aug, 2026 0

Nutrition counselling giving pregnant women better shot at beating anaemia

WESTERN BUREAU: Nadine Simmonds-Lewis, the regional nutritionist at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), said a review by the entity has found that pregnant women who received nutrition…
Jamaica Teachers’ Association President LaSonja Harrison
20 Aug, 2026 0

‘I cannot change who I am’ - JTA boss vows to disrupt education status quo

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President La Sonja Harrison says she cannot change, declaring that she will continue to challenge the status quo and ask uncomfortable questions on…
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20 Aug, 2026 0

JTA holds fire on JTC bill

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President La Sonja Harrison says the association is waiting patiently to see the revised Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Bill before they are…