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Education Minister Dr. Dana Morris-Dixion has stated that no child will have their academic future put at risk, because of the challenges facing the education sector due to Hurricane Melissa.

She made the declaration in her back to school message, ahead of today’s start of the new school term

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The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is calling on the government to commence meaningful dialogue around crisis leadership and disaster preparedness in the education sector.

President, Mark Malabver made the call during his back to school message.

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Speaking recently at the reopening of the JTA's western regional office in Montego Bay, Mr. Malabver warned that research suggests that technology maybe destroying students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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He is 24-year-old Tevin Foster of Portmore Gardens in St Catherine. According to lawmen, Foster reportedly fell ill around 8:43 AM.

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He was reacting to the recent reduction in murders, noting that while progress has been made, crime reduction alone is not the end goal. As at the end of 2025, the country recorded 673 murders.

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The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) has argued that efforts used to reduce murders can also be used in reducing motor vehicle crashes and fatalities.

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Mayor of Port Maria Fitzroy Wilson has chastised the National Works Agency (NWA) for what he deems the failure to adequately maintain roads and drains in St. Mary

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The opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is calling for an independent and transparent investigation into an incident in which a 4-year-old child was killed, during an alleged confrontation between gunmen and police in Granville St. James, yesterday. Police reported that the security forces acted on intelligence and claims of illegal gun salutes despite repeated public warnings against the practice in the community.

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He explains that the Government's strategy for restoration, lies heavily on the restoration of electricity. The Prime Minister is also defending the loan to Jamaica Public Service of US$150 million to facilitate assistance and equipment from overseas to speed up the process.

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The Jamaica Defence Force coast guard and police are conducting a search at a beach in Hellshire, St. Catherine, for a police officer and a 13-year-old boy who are feared to have drowned yesterday. A woman who was rescued in the incident has succumbed.

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