📻 Education Minister assures no child’s academic future at risk as new school term begins
Education Minister Dr. Dana Morris-Dixion has stated that no child will have their academic future put at risk, because of the challenges facing the education sector due to Hurricane Melissa.
She made...
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Source: IRIE FM
📻 JTA urges government dialogue on education crisis and disaster preparedness
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is calling on the government to commence meaningful dialogue around crisis leadership and disaster preparedness in the education sector.
President, Mark Malabve...
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Source: IRIE FM
🔗 https://iriefm.net/jta-urges-government-dialogue-on-education-crisis-and-disaster-preparedness
📻 Curfew imposed in several St. Elizabeth communities
A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of St. Elizabeth.
The areas affected are: New Town, Brompton, Speculation, Crawford, Hodges Land, Oxford, Spring Park, Cambridge, Fyffes Pen, Vineyard, Ri...
Source: IRIE FM
🔗 https://iriefm.net/curfew-imposed-in-several-st-elizabeth-communities
🗞️ TERM OF HOPE
TERM OF HOPE...
Source: Jamaica Observer
🗞️ Venezuela military recognises Maduro’s VP as acting president
Venezuela military recognises Maduro’s VP as acting president...
Source: Jamaica Observer
🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/05/venezuela-military-recognises-maduros-vp-acting-president
🗞️ Against the odds
Against the odds...
Source: Jamaica Observer
🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/05/against-the-odds-20260105-0633-292537
🌟 ‘Still shaken’
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP): An anxious quiet fell over Venezuela ‘s capital on Sunday as trepidation mixed with joy while a nation waited to see what comes next. People were slow to resume routines in Ca...
Source: Lead Stories
🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20260105/still-shaken
🌟 Hanover trash heap
Western Bureau: With the recent passage of Hurricane Melissa, higher-than-normal levels of household waste and other debris have been produced across the island, awaiting clearance by the state-run N...
Source: Lead Stories
🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20260105/hanover-trash-heap
🗞️ Jamaica Broilers brings hope to St Catherine communities
Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) recently carried out its annual Christmas outreach in the communities of Spring Village and McCook’s Pen, St Catherine, providing meaningful support and seasonal encourage...
Source: News
🗞️ From recovery to renewal
The delivery and installation of modular classrooms at the Culloden Infant School in Whitehouse, Westmoreland marks a new phase in the restoration of hurricane-affected schools by the Sandals Foundati...
Source: News
🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260105/recovery-renewal
🗞️ Seprod Foundation delivers comfort to children, families out west
As communities across western Jamaica continue the journey of recovery following Hurricane Melissa, the Seprod Foundation brought comfort, joy, and reassurance to children and families through Christm...
Source: News
🌟 ‘If not now, when?’
WESTERN BUREAU: President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Mark Malabver says the long-running dispute over teachers’ salaries and conditions of service is not simply an industrial issue but...
Source: Lead Stories
🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20260105/if-not-now-when
🗞️ World Athletics boss Sebastien Coe arrives in Jamaica
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Source: Jamaica Observer
🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/04/world-athletics-boss-sebastien-coe-arrives-jamaica
🗞️ Montego Bay United beat Treasure Beach FC to reclaim JPL lead
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Source: Jamaica Observer
📻 West Indies vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup opener in quandry
The West Indies cricketers remain unsure as to where exactly they will face Bangladesh in their opening game at the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's T20 World Cup.
The post West In...
Source: IRIE FM
🔗 https://iriefm.net/west-indies-vs-bangladesh-t20-world-cup-opener-in-quandry
🗞️ US indictment alleges Maduro ran ‘corrupt, illegitimate government’ fuelled by cocaine
A newly unsealed United States Justice Department indictment contends that Nicolás Maduro’s government was fuelled by an extensive drug-trafficking operation that flooded the US with thousands of tons of cocaine. Maduro...
Source: News
🗞️ US indictment alleges Maduro ran ‘corrupt, illegitimate government’ fuelled by cocaine
A newly unsealed United States Justice Department indictment contends that Nicolás Maduro’s government was fuelled by an extensive drug-trafficking operation that flooded the US with thousands of tons...
Source: News
🗞️ Classes to resume at Hague Primary in Trelawny as hurricane evacuees relocated to temporary housing
The way has been cleared for classes to resume at Hague Primary School in Trelawny, as dozens of residents of the Trelawny Infirmary,who had been housed at the school since the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October, ...
Source: News
🗞️ Concern in Cuba after Venezuela operation
Concern simmered in Cuba, one of Venezuela’s most important allies and trading partners, a day after the Trump administration warned it could turn its attention to the Caribbean nation. “If I lived in Havana and I was i...
Source: News
🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260104/concern-cuba-after-venezuela-operation
📻 Man shot and killed in New Town St Elizabeth lastnight
He is 47-year-old Basil Bruce a labourer of Zena Way in New Town. Lawmen say sometime between 9 and 10 PM, Bruce was walking along the roadway when he was pounced upon by armed men who shot him several times before fleei...
Source: IRIE FM
🔗 https://iriefm.net/man-shot-and-killed-in-new-town-st-elizabeth-lastnight/