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Suzette Morrison Curtis, artificial intelligence specialist at Excelsior Community College, conducting one of the sessions.
July 26, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

‘A whole new world’ - Seniors unlock the power of AI as Excelsior Community College helps them bridge the digital divide

Forget the stereotype that artificial intelligence is only for the young. Inside a classroom at Excelsior Community College last week, nearly 20 retirees were creating posters, restoring decades-old…
Principal Anniona Jones says Haile Selassie High is more than willing to accept any potential transfer student.
July 26, 2026 by Gareth Davis Sr

Storm wreckage still haunts Portland, St Mary schools

At least three schools in St Mary and Portland are scrambling to complete critical repairs ahead of the 2026-2027 academic year after suffering structural damage during the passage of Hurricane…
Rabbi Raskin
July 26, 2026

Rabbi Yaakov Raskin | Shabbat – the one day that changes the other six

One of the most popular health and wellness influencers is Dr Mark Hyman. He is a 15-time New York Times bestselling author, the host of The Doctor’s Farmacy podcast, and has over 3.8 million…
Major-Campbell
July 26, 2026

Fr. Sean Major Campbell | Beyond victory: Football and faith

The FIFA World Cup Football has certainly provided material for theological and ethical consideration. It was good to see the celebration of diversity in terms of nationalities, languages, races,…
 Rev Gabriel Agbo
July 26, 2026

Gabriel Agbo | Something from nothing

Something out of nothing? Yes! How? It is natural that something is formed from another thing or that a process has a trace or, at least, a beginning. But when something begins to happen without a…
July 26, 2026

Dwight Fletcher | Keep believing while you wait for healing

Have you ever prayed for healing with great faith, only to wonder why the answer seemed to take so long? Waiting can be one of the hardest parts of the Christian life. We often celebrate testimonies…
Bharati Thapa, a former HIV outreach worker who turned to sex work to survive after losing her job amid the US foreign aid cuts, poses for a portrait outside the office of her former NGO.
July 26, 2026

Sex work or starve - Aid workers in Nepal left jobless by USAID cuts turn to sex work to survive

HETAUDA, Nepal (AP): She paces the side of the darkened highway in central Nepal, just enough light from the trucks roaring past to illuminate her painted face to the men rolling in on rickshaws and…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
July 26, 2026

Brazil’s government denies visas to US officials over upcoming elections

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it denied visas to two United States State Department officials who sought to travel to the South American nation next week, in the latest…
Elaine Escoe
July 26, 2026

Jamaican woman wanted in alleged US$32 million COVID-19 fraud scheme in US captured, extradited

A 41-year-old Jamaican woman who was on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Most Wanted Fraudsters List has been captured in Jamaica and extradited to the United States. In custody is…