The Jamaica Fire Brigade said it received the call about 10:40 P.M. Fire personnel remained on the scene until after 1:00 A.M. as they continued battling the blaze. Chairman of the School Board, Michael Belnavis confirmed that one classroom block was gutted by the blaze.
This marks the first prosecution brought under the Microcredit Act since the legislation came into force. Charged are Otis Williams and Nevin Forbes, both of greater Portmore, St. Catherine. They were charged with providing a microcredit service without a licence.
Government Senator Marlon Morgan has accused the Opposition of seeking to stir up fear among citizens over the Third Country National (TCN) agreement between Jamaica and the United States.
He is rejecting statements by Opposition Senator Lambert Brown about people who will transit through Jamaica under the agreement.
"No child deserves to be humiliated due to an examination score."
That's the comment from the FI We Children Foundation (FWCF), following reports that students at Ascot Primary School in St. Catherine were allegedly separated during their graduation ceremony based on their Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination results.
The Police's Domestic Violence Unit is reporting that there has been a rise in the number of men taking women to Family Court over child maintenance disputes.
Corporal Adrian Cornwall attached to the Police's Domestic Violence Unit noted the trend as part of a broader shift in family legal matters, highlighting growing tensions around financial responsibility after separation.