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Culture ministry partners with CMU to establish creative institute
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Culture ministry partners with CMU to establish creative institute
June 25 03:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has forged a relationship with the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) fo...
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Schoolboy’s attack on woman accused of stabbing students caught on video
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Schoolboy’s attack on woman accused of stabbing students caught on video
June 25 03:13 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A tense exchange between a woman and students on a coaster bus reportedly culminated in several students being stabbed and the wom...
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Iran partially reopens airspace after ceasefire with Israel — state media
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Iran partially reopens airspace after ceasefire with Israel — state media
June 25 03:10 PM
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran on Wednesday reopened the airspace over the country's east, state media reported, following a ceasefire with Israel that end...
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PJ Patterson calls for Africa-Caribbean economic revolution at Afreximbank Annual Meeting
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PJ Patterson calls for Africa-Caribbean economic revolution at Afreximbank Annual Meeting
June 25 02:20 PM
ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Jamaican prime minister PJ Patterson is calling for an unprecedented economic alliance between Africa and the Caribbean to for...
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US issues warning to citizens living or wanting to travel to Haiti
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US issues warning to citizens living or wanting to travel to Haiti
June 25 01:50 PM
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The United States (US) says while routine domestic commercial air travel has resumed between several airports in Haiti, ...
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Kidnapping, arson and some sex trafficking charges dropped in Diddy trial
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Kidnapping, arson and some sex trafficking charges dropped in Diddy trial
June 25 12:41 PM
WASHINGTON, United States — Prosecutors in the federal case against Sean "Diddy" Combs have dropped several significant charges, including kidnapping,...
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Dominica delays tabling sperm whale legislation
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Dominica delays tabling sperm whale legislation
June 25 11:50 AM
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The Dominica government has delayed passage of legislation to establish a sperm whale reserve due to concerns raised by some ...
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Man pleads guilty to stealing $2 million
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Man pleads guilty to stealing $2 million
June 25 11:39 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man is now awaiting sentencing after entering a guilty plea for stealing $2 million from an unsecured vehicle parked outside a s...
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La Sonja Harrison re-elected as JTA president
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La Sonja Harrison re-elected as JTA president
June 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Principal La Sonja Harrison has been unanimously elected to serve as the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) president for the 202...
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US teachers union says JTC Bill ‘a major step backwards’
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US teachers union says JTC Bill ‘a major step backwards’
May 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Describing the Jamaica Teaching Council Bill as “a major step backwards”,  the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has expressed...
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Caribbean Union of Teachers supports JTA’s stance against JTC Bill
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Caribbean Union of Teachers supports JTA’s stance against JTC Bill
May 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -The Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) in a statement on Friday expressed its full solidarity with the Jamaica Teachers' Association...
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Smith warns against passing ‘travesty’ of JTC Bill in Education Week address
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Smith warns against passing ‘travesty’ of JTC Bill in Education Week address
May 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As Education Week begins, Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Smith is calling for a “historic” investment in educa...
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Three schools to be gazetted by year end
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Three schools to be gazetted by year end
August 21, 2024
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — A number of schools that were not gazetted will receive such status by the end of the year. The assurance was given by Education M...
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JTA president disappointed with ministry’s plan to recruit overseas teachers
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JTA president disappointed with ministry’s plan to recruit overseas teachers
August 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Leighton Johnson has expressed disappointment and concern regarding the Mini...
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Mark Malabver is the new JTA president-elect
June 26, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former People’s National Party St Thomas Western caretaker, Mark Malabver is the new president-elect for the Jamaica Teachers’ Ass...
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JTA condemns attack on teacher at Vere Technical
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JTA condemns attack on teacher at Vere Technical
June 3, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Leighton Johnson has condemned last week's attack on a teacher by a parent at...
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Schoolboy’s attack on woman accused of stabbing students caught on video
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Schoolboy’s attack on woman accused of stabbing students caught on video
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Iran partially reopens airspace after ceasefire with Israel — state media
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Iran partially reopens airspace after ceasefire with Israel — state media
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TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran on Wednesday reopened the airspace over the country's east, state media reported, following a ceasefire with Israel that end...
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PJ Patterson calls for Africa-Caribbean economic revolution at Afreximbank Annual Meeting
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PJ Patterson calls for Africa-Caribbean economic revolution at Afreximbank Annual Meeting
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ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Jamaican prime minister PJ Patterson is calling for an unprecedented economic alliance between Africa and the Caribbean to for...
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US issues warning to citizens living or wanting to travel to Haiti
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