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‘Speaking from lived experience’

· 1 min read· 4 weeks ago

Western Bureau: Twelve-year-old Khadijah Wright, an outgoing student of Revival Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, has emerged as the winner of the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) annual essay competition with her entry on how Hurricane Melissa impacted primary school children in Jamaica. According to Heather Dennisur, secretary of the LMAJ Westmoreland Chapter, the competition, which attracted 210 entries from primary and preparatory schools across the island, was “marked blindly” in Kingston.

The story is part of ongoing coverage in the Caribbean category, reported by Lead Stories and shared here for readers following developments in this space.

Diajem Global Black News will continue to follow this story and update readers as more information becomes available. For the original reporting and further detail, see the source link below.

Source: Lead Stories | Published: Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:06:08

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