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Sergio Díaz-Granados
22 Oct, 2026 0

Sergio Díaz-Granados | The many faces of El Niño

In April 2024, Bogotá was forced to ration its water supply when the Chingaza system, which provides 70 per cent of the city’s water, fell to approximately 16 per cent of its capacity. In Grenada,…
 Carvell McLeary
22 Oct, 2026 0

Carvell N. McLeary | Can we just get along? Please?

Jamaica doesn’t need to introduce social partnership approaches, the cooperative arrangement of organised groups (International Labour Organization ILO recommendation). The national framework exists. …
A demonstrator wearing a yellow vest waves the French flag on top of a burning barricade on the Champs-Elysees avenue with the Arc de Triomphe in background in Paris, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, during a demonstration against the rising fuel taxes.
22 Oct, 2026 0

Nightly curfews in place ‘for as long as necessary’

PARIS (AP): Fresh curfews were being imposed across the city centres of Paris and Lyon on Tuesday after the first quiet night since France’s most destructive rioting in years, as Prime Minister…
A Canadian flag flies in front of the of the Alberta Legislature during a pro-Canada rally in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Sunday.
22 Oct, 2026 0

Alberta rejects a move toward independence

EDMONTON (AP): Voters in oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, with early referendum results delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity…
St Elizabeth Custos Bernard Henry inspects the Heroes Day Guard of Honour at Black River High School, escorted by Superintendent Colridge Minto, head of the Black River Police Division.
22 Oct, 2026 0

GG challenges Jamaicans to build legacy worthy of future generations

WESTERN BUREAU Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, King Charles III’s representative in Jamaica, has challenged Jamaicans to look beyond their present struggles and consider the legacy they are…
Dr James Basham, professor of special education, University of Kansas, at the Fireside Conversation held at AC Hotel in St Andrew on October 14.
22 Oct, 2026 0

Mico conference urges rethink of inclusive education

Educators have been urged to rethink how teachers are prepared, how student achievement is measured and how technology is used to support children with diverse learning needs, as stakeholders gathered…