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EDUCATION MINISTER SAYS HELP WILL BE PROVIDED FOR SCHOOLS THAT ARE PERFORMING BELOW STANDARD

  Minister of Education, Reverend Ronald Thwaites, says that help will be provided for those schools that which were classified as failing. A recent National Education Inspectorate (NEI) report indicated that several schools were not performing u...

ANANDA ALERTS ACTIVATED FOR MISSING CHILDREN

  High Alerts have been activated for ten-year-old Tejon Vassell of Retreat Drive, Kingston 10 and sixteen-year-old Chrisolyn Cameron of Smite Lane, Kingston.   Tejon has been missing since Sunday, June 9. Reports from the Constant Spring Poli...

AUGUST EDGES VOLVO TO QUALIFY FOR RED STRIPE PREMIER LEAGUE

  August Town edged Volvo one nil in the final match of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) All-Island Confederation playoffs yesterday, to join Rivoli United in next season’s Red Stripe Premier League. August Town moved on to ten points with...

HOWARD COOK PRIMARY TAKES WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLE

  Howard Cooke Primary won the JPSCo Western Primary Schools Track and Field Championships for the first time. This was the fifth staging of the event and was held at the Montego Bay Sports Complex on Saturday. Howard Cooke came from third place ...

THE POLICE HAVE INTENSIFIED THEIR PRESENCE IN SEAVIEW GARDENS, KINGSTON, FOLLOWING THE KILLING OF FOUR PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY FRIDAY NIGHT

  The Police have stepped up their presence in Seaview Gardens, Kingston 11, following Friday night’s deadly attack on a group of people.   Four men were shot and killed and two persons injured during the incident. Reports are that about 7:3...

CONSULTATION ON JAMAICA’S PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT HOLY CROSS CHURCH, HALF WAY TREE TODAY

  The ongoing national consultations on financing Jamaica’s public health system continue at the Holy Cross Church, Half Way Tree today. Health Minister, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has expressed confidence that the consultations will produce practica...

THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY SAYS IT IS GEARING ITSELF FOR AN ACTIVE HURRICANE SEASON.

  The Ministry of Labour and Social Security says it is gearing itself for an active hurricane season. According to Labour and Security Minister Derrick Kellier, the Ministry’s disaster preparedness plans are in high gear, as the country braces...

ANANDA ALERTS ACTIVATED FOR MISSING CHILDREN

Ananda Alerts have been activated for fourteen-year-old Shavon Wittingham of Sherlock Crescent, Kingston 20 and fourteen-year-old Darian Brown of New Hall, Manchester.   Shavon has been missing since Saturday. Reports from the Duhaney Park Poli...

MEMBERS OF THE POLICE FORCE FACED GUN ATTACKS OVER THREE HUNDRED TIMES SINCE JANUARY

  Information gathered from the National Intelligence Bureau indicates that between January 1 and June 1, 2013, Police officers were shot at by gunmen on three hundred thirty-one occasions.   During these attacks, five Police officers were sho...

THREE MEN KILLED IN CONFRONTATION WITH POLICE AND ALLEGED OBEAH MAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY

  Three men were killed and an alleged obeah man taken into custody during a joint Police military operation was conducted in Waterloo Villa, Sligoville, St. Catherine early yesterday morning.   According to reports, lawmen were at a house bel...