Author Archive: Myesha Broadie

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Jamaica records 142 new Covid-19 cases and 5 more deaths
Jamaica recorded 142 new Covid-19 cases yesterday (July 23), pushing the country’s case count to 51,828. Of the new cases 80 are
Sections of the Hydel High Group of Schools destroyed by fire; loss estimated at $50M
Sections of the Hydel High Group of Schools in St. Catherine were destroyed by fire this morning (July 22). Reports from the Jamaica
Jamaica records 138 new Covid-19 cases and 4 new deaths
Jamaica’s Covid-19 cases continue to rise. 138 new cases were recorded yesterday (July 21), pushing the country’s case
Education Minister assures that Ministry and school administrators are prepared to handle any eventuality, come September
Education Minister Fayval Williams has sought to assure that the Ministry along with school administrators are prepared to handle any
Children’s Advocate wants citizens to be more active participants in process of protecting children
Children‘s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison has called on Jamaicans to be more active participants in the process of protecting
UNICEF Education Specialist recommends alternative forms of discipline to corporal punishment
In light of renewed calls for corporal punishment to be banned, an education specialist from the United Nations Children’s Fund,
Jamaica records 122 new Covid-19 cases and 5 deaths
For the first time in weeks, Jamaica has recorded more than a hundred new Covid-19 cases. The positivity rate has also increased, and
Significant increase in Consumer and Business Confidence in the second quarter of 2021
There has been a significant increase in Consumer and Business Confidence in the second quarter of 2021; however both indices are still