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JSLC Remains Cornerstone of Evidence-based Policy for Vulnerable Jamaicans
Jamaica Information Service
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August 18, 2025
The annual Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) continues to play a pivotal role in guiding national policy and improving the lives of citizens, particularly the most vulnerable. The survey, conducted since 1988 by the Planning Institute of...
Antiguan Research Makes International Impact: Scrub Life Cares Selected to Present Groundbreaking Menstrual Health Study at Two Global Public Health Conferences
Antigua News Room
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August 18, 2025
Antiguan Research Makes International Impact: Scrub Life Cares Selected to Present Groundbreaking Menstrual Health Study at Two Global Public Health Conferences In a proud moment for Antigua and Barbuda, Scrub Life Cares (SLC) has been selected to...
Jamaica mourns Ghana’s loss in helicopter crash
Ghanaian Times
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August 18, 2025
Hot!News August 18, 2025 1 minute read The Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, has expressed deep sadness over the death of two Ghanaian ministers and other officials in a military helicopter crash on August 6, 2025. In a condolence message...
Jamaica Nuking Mosquitoes, Saving On Bug Spray.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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August 18, 2025
- Advertisement - Jamaica has joined an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) pilot project to use the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to fight mosquito-borne diseases like Dengue and Zika. The method, part of the Ministry of Health and...
Duncan Sutherland promises Jamaica's first university town in St Andrew Eastern
The Gleaner
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August 18, 2025
The constituency of St Andrew Eastern will have the first university town in Jamaica if the People’s National Party (PNP) forms the next government, the PNP candidate for the area, Patricia Duncan Sutherland, has announced. The constituency is...
Jamaica Piloting Use of Sterile Insect Technique to Combat Mosquito-borne Diseases
Jamaica Information Service
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August 17, 2025
Jamaica is participating in an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) project to pilot the use of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) as a strategy to combat the spread of mosquito-borne diseases such as Dengue and Zika. Part of the Ministry of...
Jamaican community in Englewood honored for 63 years of Independence
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 17, 2025
The historic Community Baptist Church of Englewood, New Jersey, radiated with black, green, and gold on August 10, as Mayor Michael Wildes officially proclaimed the day “Jamaica’s 63rd Anniversary of Independence Thanksgiving Day,” honoring the...
Englewood Marks Jamaica’s 63rd Anniversary of Independence
Jamaica Information Service
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August 17, 2025
The historic Community Baptist Church of Englewood, New Jersey radiated with black, green, and gold on August 10, as Mayor Michael Wildes officially proclaimed the day ‘Jamaica’s 63rd Anniversary of Independence Thanksgiving Day.’ The...
Jamaicans hell-bent on being doctors battle blackouts in Cuba
Jamaica Observer
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August 17, 2025
SOME Jamaicans hell-bent on becoming top-notch, high-quality doctors are making the most of the opportunity to study medicine in Cuba, but that comes with its own set of challenges. In the Spanish-speaking country these Jamaicans are able to...
Jamaican Students Continue to Excel in CAPE
Jamaica Information Service
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August 16, 2025
Jamaican students continue to achieve high pass rates in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). For CAPE Unit 1, there were 29,670 subject entries with a pass rate of 96.2 per cent, while for Unit 2, there were 12,500 subject...
Education Ministry to Implement Minor Adjustments to PEP Administration in 2025/26
Jamaica Information Service
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August 18, 2025
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information will be implementing minor changes to the administration of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, starting in the 2025/26 academic year. These changes follow extensive consultations...
NEPA Intensifies Safeguards for Rio Cobre in Wake of Bauxite Train Spill
Jamaica Information Service
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August 19, 2025
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has been intensifying efforts to safeguard the Rio Cobre following the recent derailment of a bauxite train that resulted in the river’s pollution. NEPA’s Senior Manager for Environmental...
Permanent Secretary Says Results in CSEC and PEP Should Be Celebrated
Jamaica Information Service
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August 18, 2025
Successes in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations demand celebration, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe. Speaking...
Ministry to Revamp Recruitment of Educational Specialists and Coaches
Jamaica Information Service
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August 18, 2025
As part of a significant thrust to strengthen teaching and learning outcomes, particularly in core subject areas, the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information will adopt a new approach to the recruitment and integration of educational...
"Legacy isn’t just medals"- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce shares strong message as son Zyon follows her footsteps on the track
Sportskeeda
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August 19, 2025
Jamaican sprinting sensation Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce recently shared a strong message as her son Zyon looked all set to follow her footsteps on the track. The Olympic champion sprinter is currently preparing for her final athletic appearance at...
Horace Chang | PNP soft on crime and gangs – Jamaica cannot afford to go back
The Gleaner
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August 17, 2025
Since 2016, the Jamaica Labour Party Government has led the most determined, coordinated, and sustained assault on violent crime in our modern history — and it is delivering real results. Murders fell eight per cent in 2023, nineteen per cent in...
Editorial | Escaping Jamaica’s low-growth loop
The Gleaner
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August 17, 2025
When Jamaicans vote in the general election on September 3 the stakes will be high for the policies of the government they choose will carry generational consequences. For half a century, the island’s economy has been stuck in low gear. Per capita...
"We're going to like sell out the whole stadium"- Noah Lyles makes bold Kishane Thompson claim while expressing desire for 1v1 in Jamaica
Sportskeeda
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August 17, 2025
Noah Lyles recently opened up about his desire to have a one-on-one race with Kishane Thompson in Jamaica while making a bold claim of selling out the whole stadium. The two have been giving each other tough competition since the Paris Olympics....
Visually-impaired reggae artiste Courage sings of ‘Sweet Jamaica’
Jamaica Observer
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August 16, 2025
Visually-impaired dancehall artiste Winston ‘Courage’ Callum feels that fear is the dream killer. That’s why he embraces challenges and is never afraid to risk failure. “Risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. I...
Jamaican students bounce back: CSEC English, Math pass rates show significant gains
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 15, 2025
Jamaica’s Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MoESYI) today announced positive results from the 2025 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), which recorded notable improvements in English Language and Mathematics. The...