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Ann Marie Brown-Burgess, the fashion designing course lecturer at the Montego Bay Community College (MBCC) in St James, was recently presented with the Jamaica Teachers' Association's (JTA) 2026 Golden Torch Award in recognition of her 35 years of service to education.

Several women in Montego Bay, St James should now be better equipped to venture into the world of work, thanks to Thursday's inaugural Montego Bay Women's Empowerment and Opportunity Fair, which exposed them to job readiness tips, legal advice, and other self-improvement techniques.

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WESTERN BUREAU: While some administrators of Hurricane Melissa-battered schools don’t anticipate any major shifts in numbers in their customary intake of new students for the upcoming academic year, there is still concern about the slow pace of restoration. Anniona Jones, president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS), told The Sunday Gleaner that there is still a lack of urgency to execute contracts to repairs some schools devastated by the Category 5 hurricane on October 28, 2025.

WESTERN BUREAU: While some administrators of Hurricane Melissa-battered schools don’t anticipate any major shifts in numbers in their customary intake of new students for the upcoming academic year, there is still concern about the slow pace of restoration. Anniona Jones, president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS), told The Sunday Gleaner that there is still a lack of urgency to execute contracts to repairs some schools devastated by the Category 5 hurricane on October 28, 2025.

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The National Education Trust (NET) says at least 40 clerks of works – on-site building inspectors – are needed to adequately oversee the massive school restoration programme following Hurricane Melissa, warning that current staffing levels are insufficient for the scale of repairs.

Residents of St James are being encouraged to contact the relevant authorities for assistance whenever they see homeless people, including those who may have mental health challenges, roaming the streets of Montego Bay and the wider parish.

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