Karen Madden/Gleaner Writer

From left: Shantia Cummings, Jada Blackwood, Haiden Williams, Paris Martin, Brandon Burrowes, and Keneilia Morgan, from Red Hills Primary School, all think they did well in their PEP examinations.
May 1, 2026 by Karen Madden

Confidence high as grade six students wrap up PEP

After two intense days, more than 30,000 grade six students across the island are breathing a collective sigh of relief after completing the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP), the outcome of which will…
Sherrion Robinson, parent of a student at Melrose Primary and Junior High in St Andrew, whose questions sparked the idea for a sensory room.
April 29, 2026 by Karen Madden

Ground broken for sensory room at St Andrew school

An ambitious suggestion during a parent-teacher conference at Melrose Primary and Junior High led to a seed being planted that has now grown into the breaking of ground for the construction of a…
Nicola McCarthy (third right), grade-six teacher with her students back in school at the Mount Fletcher Primary in Mavis Bank, rural St Andrew, last November after Hurricane Melissa.
April 28, 2026 by Karen Madden

Storm-tested minds

After experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of primary school students will tomorrow sit the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations just six months after the catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane…
Oblique Seville
April 18, 2026 by Karen Madden

Weekend ‘double treat’ at Stadium

Sports fans are being promised a double treat at the National Stadium this weekend with two massive events planned for the Independence Park facility today and tomorrow. This after the organisers of…
Varinder Dhillon.
April 18, 2026 by Karen Madden

Ontario man faces Canadian court over theft of hurricane relief supplies headed to Jamaica

A man from Brampton, Ontario, in Canada has been arrested and slapped with multiple charges following the theft of relief supplies destined for Jamaica, in the wake of the devastation the island…
Agriculture Minister Floyd Green (seated, third right); US Chargé d’Affaires Scott Renner (centre); and US Ambassador N. Nick Perry (seated, third left) pose with representatives of American Friends of Jamaica and grant recipients at the 2026 AFJ Annual
April 18, 2026 by Karen Madden

Over a dozen schools benefit from nearly US$1m in AFJ grants

More than a dozen educational institutions were among 64 organisations that received grants totalling nearly US$1 million ($150 million) from American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) at a ceremony held at…
Jamaica's Roje Stona celebrates an Olympic record-breaking gold-medal performance in the men’s discus at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on Wednesday, August 7.
April 17, 2026 by Karen Madden

BLOCKED!

Shockwaves rippled through the global track and field community – particularly in Jamaica – after World Athletics (WA) on Thursday blocked the transfer of allegiance to Türkiye for 11 professional…
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April 13, 2026 by Karen Madden

MoBay court tosses defunct company’s multimillion-dollar rent claim

The Montego Bay Parish Court recently struck down a multi-million dollar claim brought by SBV Company Limited and Arla Vernon-Gordon against their former tenant Karett Brown, operator of a supermarket…
NHF Chairman Shane Dalling.
April 9, 2026 by Karen Madden

NHF commissions major solar energy systems in green push

The National Health Fund (NHF) has taken a significant step towards improving energy efficiency and reducing operational costs with the commissioning of a multimillion-dollar solar energy system at…