Jamaica Gleaner

Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it has invested about $22 million to help students, families and schools across Jamaica prepare for the 2026-2027 academic year. Through the JPS Foundation and partnerships with community organisations, the company has provided book vouchers, school supplies, uniform material, scholarships and grants, direct assistance to schools, and support for community back-to-school initiatives.

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The National Works Agency has moved to implement traffic changes along Marcus Garvey Drive and East Avenue in St Andrew to ease congestion amid the start of a new school year on Monday. Effective Monday, September 7, there will be a dedicated left lane along Marcus Garvey Drive and the strict enforcement of no-stopping and no-parking rules along lower East Avenue.

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Leading US medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines – and highlight the science behind them – saying they hope to ease confusion caused by the Trump administration’s changing advice.

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Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says that the St James Municipal Corporation will soon activate funding to have water trucked to the parish’s drought-hit communities. In an interview with The Gleaner on Friday, Vernon said that the emergency measures are part of this year’s disaster-mitigation plans.

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Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang is calling for the development of a major craft centre along Jamaica’s north coast as the country seeks to expand its craft industry and create greater opportunities for small businesses. Chang said Jamaica needs a facility of a much larger scale than existing craft markets if the sector is to keep pace with the growth of tourism.

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The police are investigating the death of a 15-year-old boy in Bushy Park, St Catherine, on Friday. The police say the matter is being treated as a suspected case of su***de. He has been identified as Joshaun Williams, who was a student at Camperdown High School in St Andrew.

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Building on the legacy of the iconic film Dancehall Queen while bringing a new generation of stories to the screen, Daughters of the Dancehall Queen is set to begin principal photography in early October. Almost three decades after the film’s success, one of its writers is bringing a new Jamaican story to television, rooted in family, womanhood, music and contemporary life.

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The police are hunting a 25-year-old Clarendon man who escaped custody while at a medical facility in the Corporate Area, where he was being quarantined. Being sought is Marlo Headley, who is of a Palmers Cross address. The police say Headley was in custody facing murder charges.

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A policeman was killed in a collision in Westmoreland early this morning. The incident happened around 3:30 a.m. along Farm Pen Road. The police report that the constable was driving a motor car along the road when a Toyota Noah approached from the opposite direction.

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Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle and Oblique Seville produced outstanding performances on the opening day of the Wanda Diamond League Finals in Brussels, Belgium, yesterday, capturing titles in the men’s long jump and 100 metres, respectively.

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