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Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunication, Hon Daryl Vaz (right), greets students of Mona High School before they board a bus for school inside the Half-Way Tree Transportation Centre on Monday (September 7). Sharing in the moment was Managing Director, Transport Authority, Ralston Smith.
Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunication, Hon Daryl Vaz (right), greets students of Mona High School before they board a bus for school inside the Half-Way Tree Transportation Centre on Monday (September 7). Sharing in the moment was Managing Director, Transport Authority, Ralston Smith.
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Transport Minister Says Bus Flow Was Smooth for Start of School Year

By: Ainsworth Morris, September 7, 2026
Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has reported that this morning’s (September 7) bus flow for the first day of the 2026/27 school year was a smooth one, especially in the Corporate Area. During his address to the media inside the Half-Way Tree Transportation Centre, Minister Vaz expressed how elated he was that threats of a no movement day and rumours of a disruption in energy supply, were dispelled before the morning. “I am pleased [and] happy with what I’m seeing on...
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Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third right, front row), and Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right, front row), join officials and representatives for a photo at Yallahs Primary School in St. Thomas during the rollout of the Rural School Bus Programme Back-to-School Tour on Monday (September 7). Also pictured (from left, front row) are Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Ralston Smith; General Manager of the National Rural School Bus Service, Anita Rambally; Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington; and Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson. Standing at back (from left) are St. Thomas Municipal Corporation Councillors John Lee, Dean Jones and Andrea Patience.
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Rural School Bus Programme Rolled Out in St. Thomas

By: Glen-Wayde Brown, September 7, 2026
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan, gives a 'high five' to student of Edward Seaga Primary School in Kingston, Ajonieke Whittingham, during a visit to the institution on the first day of the 2026/27 academic year on Monday (September 7).
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Education Ministry to Review Textbook Lists Amid Cost Concerns

By: Rochelle Williams, September 7, 2026
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Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Cassandra Morrison (right) and Chairman, Advisory Board, NCSC, Dr. Julian McKoy Davis (left), share a photo opportunity with the top three competitors in the 2026 National Senior Citizens’ Spelling Bee Competition held on Thursday (Sept. 3) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. They are (from second left) second place, Andrew Green representing St. Andrew; Champion, Veronica Richards Whittaker from St. Mary; and third place Jacqueline Mullings from Manchester.
Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Cassandra Morrison (right) and Chairman, Advisory Board, NCSC, Dr. Julian McKoy Davis (left), share a photo opportunity with the top three competitors in the 2026 National Senior Citizens’ Spelling Bee Competition held on Thursday (Sept. 3) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. They are (from second left) second place, Andrew Green representing St. Andrew; Champion, Veronica Richards Whittaker from St. Mary; and third place Jacqueline Mullings from Manchester.

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), greets farmer Nicolea Morgan (right), during the Essex Valley Agro-Economic Zone handover ceremony in St. Elizabeth on Wednesday (Sept. 2). Looking on is President of Essex Valley Farmers Benevolent Society, Imran Powell (centre).
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Founder of the NIA Foundation and 2026 Governor-General’s Achievement Award recipient, Sasha Williams (centre), poses for a photograph with volunteers during the ‘Glengoffe Gives Back: Community Health, Mental Wellness, Education Fair and Fun Day’, held at Grateful Hill Primary and Infant School in Glengoffe, St. Catherine, on August 22.
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information and Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford, shares photo opportunity with students from her constituency as they display tablets received during the Universal Service Fund (USF) Connect-a-Child Awards Ceremony, held on August 28 at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium at Jamaica College in St. Andrew. Joining them is USF Chief Executive Officer, Charlton McFarlane.
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