The government will be rolling out the Building Resilience and Inspiring Development through a Guided Experience (BRIDGE) initiative to support recovery efforts in communities impacted severely by hurricane Melissa.

BRIDGE will equip 200 unemployed individuals ages 18 to 25 from St. Elizabeth, Westmoreland, St. James and Hanover with practical construction skills through guided work experience on active reconstruction sites.

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STATIN is reporting that the inflation rate for December 2025 increased to 4.5%.

STATIN said this was influenced mainly by the point-to-point inflation rate for 3 divisions, to include food, electricity and accommodation services.

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A female student was attacked and sexually assaulted after exiting a taxi and proceeding onto the campus. Minister of Education Dr. Dana Morris Dixon said based on reactions from the student union, the improved security measures are welcomed, as students feel safer.

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Come February 1, the rural school bus system will go cash less and students must have a transportation card in order to use the service. Minister of Transport Daryl Vaz urged parents and children, who have not yet done so, to sign up for the card.

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He was responding to queries from reporters while in St Catherine yesterday, in the wake of a damning report from the Auditor General about the UHWI. The AG flagged the hospital for several issues to include procurement breaches, misuse of tax exemption and absent records.

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It will address matters related to support for households affected by hurricane Melissa.

It’s a coordinated post disaster housing recovery mechanism.

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Chief Technical Director, in the office of the prime minister, Wahkeen Murray made the disclosure during today's meeting of parliament's Public Administration and Appropriation Committee, PAAC.

She said more than 17,000 donors contributed.

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Grade 6 students will sit the exams on April 29 and 30, Grade 5 on June 10 and the Grade 4 test is scheduled for June 24.

Meantime, changes have also been announced for the exams.

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An early morning incident at Truck Stop in Runaway Bay, St. Ann resulted in a taxi operator being fatally stabbed and his four alleged attackers being injured in a crash.

Dead is 49-year-old, Paul Miller of Runaway Bay.

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Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says the committee will receive recommendations from all stakeholders in the justice sector and the wider public. The committee will be established following debate and approval of the amendment to the jury act tabled today.

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