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The highly-anticipated results were released earlier today, and come seven months after Hurricane Melissa disrupted preparations for the exams. In St. Mary, Principal of New Orange Hill Primary and Infant School, Pamella Wynter said she was super excited about the performance of her 11 students who sat the exams.

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The bus was destroyed by fire at approximately 4 p.m.on May 30 at the Spanish Town lay-by. In the JUTC's initial report following the incident, it stated that a bus assigned to route 22 pulled into the lay-by, when the bus crew observed sparks coming from a cellphone charging port at the rear of the vehicle.

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Sixty-nine per cent of students who sat the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Mathematics examinations have been deemed proficient or higher.This is an overall improvement from the 57 per cent recorded in 2023.

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Over 28,000 registered students, or 90 per cent of those who sat the 2026 Primary Profile (PEP) Examinations, were placed in a school of their choice.31,565 students were placed following the PEP exams this year.

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Jamaica's top student in the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Examinations is from St. Elizabeth.

The parish was one of the hardest hit during the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October.The Category 5 hurricane resulted in severe infrastructure damage and prolonged learning loss.

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19-year-old Michael Elliot, a deliveryman, and 17-year-old Kenrick Ebanks were killed in the incident.Police say gunmen barged into a house at around 4:30 A.M. and opened fire, killing the two males and wounding a female.

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Speaking at the recent Caribbean Urban Forum, Mr. Morgan pointed out that the quality of a person's urban life depends on where they live.He cited as examples Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Catherine and St. James as parishes where there is a divide between communities that were planned and ordered, and communities that developed without adequate planning.

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The NaRRA Bill was assented into law last month, formally establishing the framework for the country’s accelerated reconstruction and resilience programme following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.However, it was widely criticised prior to becoming legislation, and some members of the public continue to express their concern about the law.

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The deceased are 19-year-old deliveryman, Michael Elliot and 17-year-old Kenrick Ebanks. Speaking with IRIE FM News, Head of the St. Catherine South Police, Senior Superintendent Leighton Grey said three persons were shot in the incident.

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He explained that this is part of the wider thrust of Government to correct the long-standing problem of disorderly settlement. Dr. Holness also emphasised that owning a parcel of land can contribute greatly to an individual's own personal development.

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