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Dr Horace Chang (second right), deputy prime minister and minister of national security and peace; Scott Renner (right), charge d’affairs at the United State Embassy in Kingston; and Charmaine Shand (left), assistant commissioner of police, Community Saf
August 1, 2026 by Sashana Small/Staff Reporter

GAME CHANGER - community renovation project to create safer spaces in inner-city

The basketball court in Majesty Gardens, St Andrew, was largely undeveloped when 31-year-old Andre Moore started playing the game there about two decades ago. However, he said the long hours he spent on the fenceless “rockie rockie” court in the inner-city community not only honed his skills in the sport, but also effectively steered him away from juvenile delinquency.

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Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda
July 31, 2026 by Sashana Small

WATER WATCH - Wasting prohibition looms as Jamaica battles prolonged drought

The Government is not ruling out implementing a prohibition order against water wasting to mitigate against drought conditions that are expected to continue into the next three months. Speaking at a…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness speaking at the signing of the contract for the Kingston Harbour Walk Project on July 22, 2026.
July 30, 2026 by Sashana Small

Dignity debate - Holness rejects PNP criticism of placement of plaques in homes of social housing beneficiaries

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has dismissed assertions that the practice of installing commemorative plaques on homes distributed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) dehumanises…
July 13, 2026 by Sashana Small

Skai’s the limit! - Self-motivated 11-y-o overcomes odds to shine as Hague’s PEP star
Six years ago, when Skai Harvey began her journey at the Hague Primary and Infant School in Trelawny, her classroom was a computer screen. Like the many students who started school during the height…
July 9, 2026 by Sashana Small

Solid waste ‘not a today problem’ - JET CEO laments lack of focus necessary to tackle growing pollution threat
A coordinated three-pronged effort involving citizens, industry and the Government is essential if Jamaica is to tackle its growing solid waste management and plastic pollution crisis, Chief Executive…
July 8, 2026 by Sashana Small

HEART students gain ‘priceless’ experience in China
Three years ago, while working at a supermarket in Black River, St Elizabeth, Javier Farquharson received a flyer about the robotics programme at the HEART/NSTA Trust Derrick Rochester Southwest…
July 5, 2026 by Sashana Small

Copy, paste, repeat? Students rethinking AI as schools adapt, but educators still fear critical-thinking cost
Fourth-form Jonathan Grant High School student Alexander Ashley had a revelation when he completed his first term in grade 10. Although he did very well in his take-home assignments, the final grades…
July 3, 2026 by Sashana Small

A small school’s big day - Grove celebrates 9 graduates as past student establishes scholarship in honour of mom

Despite having just nine graduates this year, Grove Primary and Infant School in St Andrew marked the occasion in style, with the establishment of a scholarship fund by a past student and the merging…
July 2, 2026 by Sashana Small

‘I can’t dictate US policy’

Cabinet Minister Audrey Marks has denied proposing the controversial deal under which Jamaica would receive up to 10,000 third-country nationals (TCNs) from the United States (US). Marks said media…
July 1, 2026 by Sashana Small

RAISE FALLS SHORT - Stakeholders say cost of living outrunning $1,000 hike as new minimum wage takes effect
While some stakeholders have welcomed the increase in the national minimum wage, which takes effect today, they argue that it will do little to offset the rising cost of living and are calling for a…