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27 Sep, 2026
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As coding boom fades, computer science grads focus on AI skills in choppy job market
AP: Computer science student Jack Zemke was getting nowhere despite sending out hundreds of job applications that mostly disappeared into the void – ignored. With his graduation from Tulane University…
27 Sep, 2026
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Paulette A. Ramsay | It took the death of a king
I was greatly shocked by the news of the death of the young Tooro King of Uganda, Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. I do recall the fascinating report of his coronation as a three-year-old…
27 Sep, 2026
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St Thomas fishermen won’t lay like ‘lambs to the slaughter’
One of the strongest pillars of the coastal economy in St Thomas is fishing. But what happens when fishermen can no longer find safe harbour? That is the conundrum facing fishermen at Prospect Public…
27 Sep, 2026
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Jamaican Adventist advocate for religious liberty to participate in 33rd International Law and Religion Symposium in Utah
Adventist advocate for religious liberty Nigel Coke will be among several keynote speakers and presenters at the 33rd Annual International Law and Religion Symposium, to be held at Brigham Young…
27 Sep, 2026
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Oxford English Dictionary adds several words long used in the Caribbean and Bermuda
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) More than a dozen words long used in Bermuda and across the Caribbean got an official nod on Wednesday from the Oxford English Dictionary. First in line is ‘bimpert’, a…
27 Sep, 2026
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Make Caribbean history and social studies compulsory in Jamaica’s schools
Jamaica is a beautiful country, blessed not only with its flora, fauna, beaches, and rivers, but also with its people. Our creativity, courage, resilience, and ingenuity have enabled Jamaicans to make…
27 Sep, 2026
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Fatal police shooting in Gordon Town, St Andrew
A 29-year-old man who allegedly engaged the police in a gun battle in the community of Enfield in Gordon Town, St Andrew, was on Saturday fatally shot, and an illegal firearm was seized. Dead is…
27 Sep, 2026
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Education Ministry issues guidance for school farms amid hot, dry conditions
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is urging schools that offer agricultural science to implement measures to protect students, staff, crops and livestock from the current…
27 Sep, 2026
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Jamaica calls for reform of multilateral system, stronger climate and security cooperation
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Jamaica has called for sweeping reforms of the international system, warning that the shortcomings of multilateralism cannot be addressed by abandoning it at a time when small…