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Bishop Christine Gooden-Benguche, president of the Jamaica Council of Churches, blessing Transport Minister Dary Vaz at a handover ceremony for the buses under the National Rural School Bus Programme last August.
24 Feb, 2026 0

Golding seeks probe into $1.4b school bus deal

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has written to three of the country’s anti-corruption bodies requesting an investigation into the transport ministry’s procurement of 110 used school buses brought in…
Reverend Claude Ellis, principal of the St Andrew-based Pembroke Hall High School.
20 Feb, 2026 0

LITERACY SOS

Pembroke Hall High School Principal Reverend Claude Ellis is calling on the Government to redirect its resources into the primary and early childhood sectors to address educational gaps being…
Dr Donovan Stanberry, Mona Campus registrar.
19 Feb, 2026 0

UWI doors open to med students in Cuba

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, says there has been no official communication or request to accept anxious Jamaican medical students in Cuba, but it has indicated that it can…
From left: Pembroke Hall High School Principal Reverend Claude Ellis; Vice-Principal of Human Resources and Operation Yvette Shields-Green and Stacy-Ann McIntosh-Richard engage in a conversation.
16 Feb, 2026 0

Reading revival

Less than a year after a literacy crisis at Pembroke Hall High School drew national attention, the institution has reported a landmark academic turnaround. Internal assessments have shown that 76 per…
Fayval Williams, minister of finance and the public service.
07 Feb, 2026 0

Jamaica eyes stronger ties as CAF rethinks risk metrics

Finance Minister Fayval Williams says Jamaica is looking to deepen its relationship with CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, noting that the financial institution has grown more…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness
05 Feb, 2026 0

Red-tape gridlock

Jamaica’s ability to develop at a faster pace is being hampered by “excessive bureaucracy”, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is arguing. Holness, who was speaking at the official handover ceremony of…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade.
03 Feb, 2026 0

Johnson Smith urges Haiti to respect Feb 7 red line on transition amid council turmoil

Days before Haiti’s transitional government is set to expire, Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith has warned that any move away from the February 7 deadline would risk further fragmentation,…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade.
31 Jan, 2026 0

Johnson Smith touts Jamaica as ‘place to be’ for int’l investors

PANAMA CITY, Panama: Jamaica’s foreign minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, has issued a clarion call to international investors to partner in the strategic redevelopment of the island’s western…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade.
30 Jan, 2026 0

GEOPOLITICAL TIGHTROPE

Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith says Jamaica’s economic independence is dependent on its ability to balance competing global interests amid mounting geopolitical tensions.…