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Director, Public Law, Restorative and Preventative Justice in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Julia Moncrieffe Wiggan.
Director, Public Law, Restorative and Preventative Justice in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Julia Moncrieffe Wiggan.

All Justices Of The Peace To Receive New National Seal By March 2026

By March 2026, all Justices of the Peace (JPs) are expected to be in possession of the newly designed seal, which features the word ‘Jamaica’ in place of individual parish names. This was disclosed by Director of Public Law, Restorative...
Acting Principal of Bath Primary School in St. Thomas, Devmarie Blake-Brown.
Acting Principal of Bath Primary School in St. Thomas, Devmarie Blake-Brown.

New Acting Principal Intends To Make Major Impact On Literacy At Bath Primary
Consultant Surgeon at Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester, Dr. Andrew Josephs (right), demonstrates the capabilities of a newly donated Storz Urology Laparoscopy system, presented by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, during the formal handover on Friday (September 5). Others (from left) are: Food For the Poor Board Director, Jean Lowrie-Chin; and the Church’s representative, Elder Paul Sutherland, and Humanitarian Missionary, Sister Karen Sutherland.
Consultant Surgeon at Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester, Dr. Andrew Josephs (right), demonstrates the capabilities of a newly donated Storz Urology Laparoscopy system, presented by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, during the formal handover on Friday (September 5). Others (from left) are: Food For the Poor Board Director, Jean Lowrie-Chin; and the Church’s representative, Elder Paul Sutherland, and Humanitarian Missionary, Sister Karen Sutherland.

Mandeville Regional Hospital Receives Urology Equipment To Boost Patient Care
Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings.
Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings.

Senior Citizens Month Commences With National Church Service In Montego Bay
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Major General (ret’d) Antony Anderson (left), welcomes Paraguay’s Permanent Representative to the OAS, Ambassador Raúl Florentín, who paid a courtesy call at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC on Thursday (September 4). Jamaica and Paraguay have enjoyed cordial bilateral relations for more than 33 years, following the formal establishment of diplomatic ties in November 1992.
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Major General (ret’d) Antony Anderson (left), welcomes Paraguay’s Permanent Representative to the OAS, Ambassador Raúl Florentín, who paid a courtesy call at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC on Thursday (September 4). Jamaica and Paraguay have enjoyed cordial bilateral relations for more than 33 years, following the formal establishment of diplomatic ties in November 1992.

Ambassador Anderson Receives Courtesy Call From Paraguay’s OAS Representatives

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Former Godfrey Stewart High School student, Joyel Ricketts. 
Education

Former Godfrey Stewart High School Student Cops 10 CSEC Passes

Seventeen-year-old Joyel Ricketts is celebrating a major academic milestone, having successfully passed seven subjects in the 2025 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Combined with three subjects earned in earlier grades, she now holds passes in a total of 10 subjects. “When I opened the portal and I saw my results I was very proud of myself, because I knew...
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Grade six teacher at the Manchester based Bethabara Primary School, Anne-Marie Plummer-Wright (centre), engages in discussion with Principal of the school, Cecil Hamilton (left), and Guidance Counsellor, Horace McCauley (right), during a visit to the institution on August 28.
EducationYouth

Parents Encouraged to Be More Involved in Their Children’s PEP Preparations

As the new school year begins on September 1, parents are being encouraged to become more involved in their children’s preparations for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. Grade-six teacher at the Bethabara Primary School, in Manchester, Anne-Marie Plummer-Wright, who has been in the education system for over 20 years, said children who have great parental involvement, most times, are...
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St. James Police Divisional Commander, Senior Superintendent Eron Samuels
National Security

Fewer Murders in St. James Thanks to Police-Community Collaboration

The St. James Police Division has recorded a significant decline in murders this year, a development attributed to intensified law enforcement operations and strengthened community partnerships, according to Commanding Officer, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels. According to data from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), St. James recorded approximately 36 murders up to August 18—down from 87 during the...
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Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr.
Education

NPSC Urges Parents To Stay Connected To Their Children

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is calling on parents to remain closely connected with their children, particularly those who are transitioning from primary to secondary school this new academic year. Chief Executive Officer of the NPSC, Kaysia Kerr, stated that transitioning to high school can be both exciting and overwhelming for students. “It is also at this stage that...
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Regional Director for Region Four of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Michele Pinnock.
EducationYouth

Education Ministry’s Region Four Prioritising Career Readiness in 2025/26 Academic Year

Regional Director for Region Four of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Michele Pinnock, says career education will be a central focus in schools across the region during the 2025/26 academic year. “We want to focus, as a region, on a purpose-driven kind of living, and we are focusing specifically on career guidance and education,” she told...
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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Major General (ret’d) Antony Anderson, and Donisha Prendergast, granddaughter of late Reggae icon Bob Marley, open the dance floor as they ‘Party with a Purpose’ during the island’s 63rd Independence Anniversary Gala at Manhattan’s Marriott Marquis ballroom on August 23.
Foreign Affairs

Party With A Purpose: Diaspora Gala Raises Record Funds For Jamaica

It was billed as the ‘Party with a Purpose’, and it lived up to the promise and expectations. More than 600 members of the Diaspora and friends of Jamaica gathered in New York City on August 23 for a grand celebration of the island’s 63rd anniversary of Independence. This year’s gala, promoted as the Diaspora’s largest fundraiser to date, raised...
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Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information - Region Four, Dr. Michele Pinnock.
Education

Education Ministry To Engage Parents In Targeted Training

Parents across Region Four are to benefit from targeted training sessions this academic year, to help strengthen literacy and numeracy skills among students, says Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Michele Pinnock. “We are going to be doing a lot of parent training to really get the parents aware as to how they can...
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