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DHAKA: This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Brazil (COP30) comes at a decisive moment, not just for the climate agenda, but for international cooperation more broadly. Following last year’s “finance COP”...

WASHINGTON, DC: Kings rule by birth and blessing. They also rule by fear. When millions of protesters came out this month to say, “No Kings,” Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video of himself being crowned, only to insist, the next...

WASHINGTON, DC: On November 5, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case challenging President Donald Trump’s 'reciprocal tariffs'. As we have argued in an amicus brief signed by dozens of economists representing a wide...

As Jamaica begins rebuilding after the devastation of Hurricane Melissa, experts and stakeholders are urging the Government to make mental health support a core part of recovery efforts, especially for the elderly, women, children, persons with...

Opposition Spokesman on Health Dr Alfred Dawes has warned that Jamaica could face a major public health crisis in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, urging the Government to prioritise access to medical care in devastated communities. He cautioned...

A Canadian visitor, who admitted to overstaying his time in Jamaica, became stranded for more than 24 hours along the Holland Bamboo main road in St Elizabeth after Hurricane Melissa’s destruction left the area impassable. He had been...

Civil engineer Christopher Burgess says Kingston narrowly escaped catastrophe when Hurricane Melissa struck western Jamaica instead of the capital. He warned that with undersized drains and ageing infrastructure, a direct hit on Kingston or...

Across Jamaica in 1964, community centres stood as beacons of progress, learning, and togetherness — symbols of a government and people determined to make rural life more attractive and self-sustaining. These centres offered residents not...

Kingston College’s Trevor Harris delivered a dazzling performance in the Manning Cup clash, netting four of his team’s seven goals in their 7–0 rout of Jamaica College at the National Stadium. The prolific centre-forward was...

 The 1980 general election, one of the bloodiest in Jamaica’s history, was overshadowed by an unprecedented wave of political violence. Armed clashes between rival supporters erupted across the island in the months leading up to the...

A team from Scripps Research in California say that it constantly monitors our internal organs and helps keep the body in balance. The researchers also say the process - known as interoception – could revolutionise our understanding of human...

Two women have been arrested in China after customs officers discovered 68 live tortoises strapped to their legs beneath their skirts. The pair were stopped at Wenjindu Port, near Hong Kong, after officials noticed them "walking with stiff...