Two primary schools in St. James are celebrating great outcomes in this year’s grade-six sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, which were administered recently. Corinaldi Avenue Primary, in Montego Bay, is once again boasting impressive passes, with 168 students getting scores over the 300 mark out of 400 in the exams. Principal of the school, Deon Stern-Anglin, told...

From July 4 to 10, Jamaica welcomed 55,000 visitors to the island, indicating a recovery of the industry post Hurricane Beryl. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure during his address at the opening ceremony of the Christmas in July trade show, on July 11. The trade show, which is now in its 10th year, is being held from...

Social Worker, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Clurdine Powell Harrison, uses a mobile phone to capture images highlighting damage to Cameka Chamberlin's residence in Mitchell Town, during the passage of Hurricane Beryl on July 3. Occasion was a visit to the community in Clarendon on July 10 by teams from the Ministry to assess the damage and provide relief items...

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (left) greets past student of the Ministry’s Early Stimulation Programme, Joshua Hall during the staging of the programme’s 2024 graduation exercise held on July 10 at the Apostolic Church of Jamaica Bethel Temple in Kingston.

Ministry of Labour and Social Security Records Officer, Stacey-Ann Coleman (left), documents information being provided by resident of Mitchell Town in Clarendon, Novlette Rhoden, on the extent of damage sustained during Hurricane Beryl’s passage. The occasion was a visit to the community by teams from the Ministry on Wednesday (July 10) to assess damage and present relief items to affected...

Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, says Hurricane Beryl post-disaster and damage assessments are ongoing. “We have now completed our activities in St. Thomas and we are now focusing mainly in the most affected areas. The damage assessment is being done along the southern side and the team is working out...

Parents and guardians are being urged to be more vigilant in supervising their children to protect them from sexual abuse. In making the call, Inspector of Police, Florence Clarke, who is attached to the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), said officers are dealing with too many cases of early initiation of sexual acts and...