Education & Youth: CXC’s School-Based Assessment overhaul is rolling out with sensitisation sessions across the region, but Jamaica’s principals warn students may need time to adapt and pass rates could dip before things stabilise. School Leadership & Recovery: Nine principals from Hurricane Melissa-hit communities received $50,000 personal grants via CIBC Caribbean and NCEL, spotlighting resilience in getting schools back on track. Community & Skills: SBAJ’s national MSME conference pushed “less talk, more action,” including progress on operationalising a 20% procurement set-aside for small businesses. Culture & Music: Stacious made a powerful emotional return to Sumfest, joining Mavado during a unity moment that fans won’t forget. Sports & Lifestyle: Campion College Dance Society’s 16th season, “SURGE: The Power to Rise,” blended high-level choreography with a matinee for children from homes and State care. Health & Giving: Jamaica Cancer Society is urging the diaspora to help raise J$50 million for a new digital mammography machine to boost early breast cancer detection. Travel & Tourism: Five Marriott all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica are reopening—three in Negril from Aug. 25 and two in Montego Bay from Sept. 15. LGBTQ+ Rights: Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games exhibition “Zero Flags Commonwealth” calls out member countries, including Jamaica, that still criminalise same-sex intimacy. Public Safety: Residents in St James say the John’s Hall road is worsening, with makeshift warnings and fears of collapse as they await NWA repairs. Migration Reality Check: PIOJ reports 1,317 Jamaicans were deported in 2025, up sharply from 2024, largely driven by intensified U.S. enforcement.