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Dear Editor, As a concerned high school educator in Jamaica, I am becoming increasingly alarmed by the growing literacy and behavioural crisis unfolding within our secondary school classrooms. Every day, teachers across this country are being asked to perform miracles under | Collector
Dear Editor, As a concerned high school educator in Jamaica, I am becoming increasingly alarmed by the growing literacy and behavioural crisis unfolding within our secondary school classrooms. Every day, teachers across this country are being asked to perform miracles under
Jamaica Observer

Dear Editor, As a concerned high school educator in Jamaica, I am becoming increasingly alarmed by the growing literacy and behavioural crisis unfolding within our secondary school classrooms. Every day, teachers across this country are being asked to perform miracles under

Dear Editor, As a concerned high school educator in Jamaica, I am becoming increasingly alarmed by the growing literacy and behavioural crisis unfolding within our secondary school classrooms. Every day, teachers across this country are being asked to perform miracles under

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The US citizen charged with the murder of his partner who wa
Jamaica Observer
The US citizen charged with the murder of his partner who was found dead in a rental house in Hanover on Monday was remanded in custody when he made an appearance in the Hanover Parish Court on Friday.
 As at 2:00 pm Saturday, roughly 65,000 customers representin
Jamaica Observer
As at 2:00 pm Saturday, roughly 65,000 customers representing 12 per cent of the National Water Commission’s (NWC) total customer base remain without service following an islandwide blackout on Friday night that lasted into Saturday morning.
 President of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Hugh Grant say
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President of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Hugh Grant says the company is looking into a “cascading” shutdown effect that caused the islandwide blackout experienced Friday night into Saturday morning, describing the phenomenon as unexpected.
 As at 2:00 pm Saturday, roughly 65,000 customers representin
Jamaica Observer
As at 2:00 pm Saturday, roughly 65,000 customers representing 12 per cent of the National Water Commission’s (NWC) total customer base remain without service following an islandwide blackout on Friday night that lasted into Saturday morning.
 Since Jamaica did not qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup wh
Jamaica Observer
Since Jamaica did not qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup which is to be held in North America starting June 11, Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president Michael Ricketts has shared that his favourites to win are France, Argentina and Belgium.
 A 21-year-old Westmoreland man has been charged with murder
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A 21-year-old Westmoreland man has been charged with murder in connection with the May 22 killing of Negril restaurant owner Nashon McGibbon, otherwise known as "Bubba” or "Bubbanash".
 With the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) indicating that power
Jamaica Observer
With the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) indicating that power has been restored to customers islandwide, the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has requested a preliminary report from the company by Monday regarding the islandwide blackout on Friday
 Difficulty finding a willing and qualified retired high cour
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Difficulty finding a willing and qualified retired high court judge has delayed the work of the Data Protection Oversight Committee revealed Minister of Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr Andrew Wheatley.
 Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president, Michael Rickett
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Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president, Michael Ricketts has expressed that the JFF is intent on getting things right going forward, following the Reggae Boyz’ failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America.
 Jamaica is advancing plans to be among the small developing
Jamaica Observer
Jamaica is advancing plans to be among the small developing countries that use nuclear energy for domestic purposes.
 Guyana says it is confident the International Court of Justi
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Guyana says it is confident the International Court of Justice will uphold the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award and the country’s border with Venezuela after the completion of all submissions in the historic case.
 There is a mento fever in the dancehall air, and Currentzick
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There is a mento fever in the dancehall air, and Currentzicks is one of the artistes infected by that nostalgic bug as his song, Hill And Gully, was recently released on the Inviting ‘riddim’.
 Opposition Senator Lambert Brown has argued that if the Gove
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Opposition Senator Lambert Brown has argued that if the Government is determined to continue withdrawing billions from the National Housing Trust (NHT), then at least $4 billion a year should be used to build homes for Hurricane Melissa victims in western Jamaica. But Brown’s
 Opposition Spokesperson on Energy Phillip Paulwell is callin
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Opposition Spokesperson on Energy Phillip Paulwell is calling for the government, specifically Prime Minister Andrew Holness, to clarify the cause of the system failure responsible for Friday's islandwide blackout.
 Opposition Spokesperson on Justice, Zuleika Jess has describ
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Opposition Spokesperson on Justice, Zuleika Jess has described as “institutional exploitation”, the lack of monetary or other support for Jamaica’s Justices of the Peace (JPs).
 A toddler succumbed to injuries sustained in a two-vehicle c
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A toddler succumbed to injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash on the Pepper main road in St Elizabeth on Saturday morning.