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President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association Mark Malabver says too many young people believe that disputes must be settled with violence, and this should not be accepted as the norm.He made the statement in response to the death of a student at the Ocho Rios High School in St. Ann last week.

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During Friday's meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament, Mr. Vaz was questioned by his opposition counterpart, Phillip Paulwell, about the future of the state-owned oil refinery.This, as Mr. Paulwell noted that the refinery recorded approximately $4 billion in losses for the 2024-2025 financial year.

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Last week, Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith noted that the arrangement for deploying Cuban medical professionals in Jamaica's public health sector would be discontinued as both Governments were unable to agree on new terms and conditions under a revised technical cooperation framework.The previous arrangement ended in February 2023.

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The houses were expected to arrive last month.Minister with responsibility for land titling and settlements, Robert Montague, explains that there were some issues, but the houses will start arriving today.

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President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Mark Malabver says the Association will be giving the Local Government Ministry three weeks to relocate shelterees from schools.He says the JTA will dispatch a letter to the Ministry today.

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie has confirmed that the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is actively addressing a backlog of approximately 218 truckloads of garbage across the island.

Speaking at the Standing Finance Committee meeting on Friday, Mr. McKenzie explained that the backlog was largely caused by the passage of Hurricane Melissa, which required the agency to launch a nationwide debris management programme.

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Education Minister, Dr. Dana Morris-Dixon says the laptop programme is being expanded to primary schools as part of efforts to foster digital literacy from an early age.

The move, she explains, comes as the Tablets in Schools initiative remains separate, since tablets cannot support some of the programmes being introduced at the primary level.

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Opposition spokesman on Health and Wellness, Dr. Alfred Dawes says the government should focus on training and incentivising Jamaican healthcare workers to go into rural areas.

He made the statement as he responded to the discontinuation of the deployment of medical professionals in the public health sector by Cuba.

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IRIE FM News Journalist Shanice Gibbs Wins Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) Award for Best Radio Feature or Documentary for 2025

Ms. Gibbs received the award at the PAJ’s Annual National Journalism Awards last night.

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Lowell Fillmore "Sly" Dunbar has been hailed as the heartbeat of reggae.

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