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Dr Julius Garvey, the son of Jamaica’s first national hero, Marcus Garvey, has welcomed the recently tabled resolutions in the United States Congress seeking exoneration of his father and to make August 17 his day. Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette...

WESTERN BUREAU: Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon says she will be making sure that the measures her ministry is now instituting to ensure students are able to read at their grade levels are strictly enforced in the nation’s schools. Speaking...

WESTERN BUREAU: For Falmouth, Trelawny resident Jada-Leigh Haughton, getting into university has been her longstanding dream. But, while her father, Donavan, was prepared to do all he could to support her passion, carrying the financial burden was...

Chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Campaign Committee Dr Christopher Tufton says the party has acknowledged “some similarities” between internal polls and public opinion polls but holds “alternative” views in other areas. Tufton, who was...

Bridgetown, Barbados: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley is calling on Caribbean media to play a greater role in nation-building by promoting content that deepens public understanding of regional culture and values. Speaking at the Caribbean...

WESTERN BUREAU: After nearly a decade of missed deadlines, the Ministry of Education has submitted its financial reports for the 2024–2025 fiscal year on time. Dr Kasan Troupe, permanent secretary in the ministry, made the announcement on Thursday...

A day after nine inmates brazenly breached confinement at the St Andrew North Police Division headquarters and made an escape, eight were back in custody up to last night. The ninth was reportedly held early this morning. The islandwide manhunt for...

WESTERN BUREAU: Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon was forced to take back her words yesterday after a comment she made at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 61st Annual Conference in Hanover provoked the wrath of the teachers. In her...

Informal language usage, lack of education and physical disabilities are among the challenges - and even biases - that prevent members of the public from accessing aspects of the justice system. It’s a dilemma that prompted yesterday’s launch of...

The opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is holding onto a razor-thin, but declining lead over the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), as a new public opinion poll shows more undecided voters now favouring the JLP fewer than two weeks out...

A nationwide manhunt is under way to recapture eight prisoners who escaped custody early Tuesday morning from the Constant Spring Police Station lock-up in St Andrew. As at press time last night, none of the fugitives had surrendered to authorities...

WESTERN BUREAU: Mark Malabver, the new president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), is urging the Ministry of Education to provide greater support for the nation’s educators amid their ongoing salary dispute with the Government. The JTA,...