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THE GLEANER MINUTE: Pembroke Hall High literacy improves | Patient dies on Bellevue compound

Feb 16th, 2026 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 2:18
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#JamaicaGleaner FEBRUARY 16, 2026: Less than a year after concerns about severe literacy gaps at Pembroke Hall High School in St Andrew, the institution is reporting that 76 per cent of grade-seven students have improved by at least two reading levels… Bellevue Hospital says that a patient died on its compound on Monday and an internal review is now underway to determine the circumstances… Three workers at a fast-food restaurant in Manchester have been charged in an alleged scheme to steal customers’ credit and debit card information and used it to buy Bitcoin… Jamaica recorded 19 murders between February 8 and 14 — the highest weekly total so far this year. That Brings The two-week total to 37 killings, surpassing January’s

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