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Published:Thursday | November 6, 2025 | 7:45 AMBANG Bizarre

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that Alzheimer’s interferes with the brain’s circadian rhythms, the internal clock that regulates sleep, wakefulness, and countless biological functions. The...

Published:Wednesday | November 5, 2025 | 9:40 AMSyeda Rizwana Hasan for Project Syndicate

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”...

Published:Wednesday | November 5, 2025 | 9:24 AMRakesh Mohan and Janak Raj Project Syndicate

NEW DELHI: Discussions about climate finance often focus on the most vulnerable countries, such as small island developing states – and for good reason. But the nine major emerging-market economies (EMEs) – Argentina, Brazil, China,...

Published:Wednesday | November 5, 2025 | 9:14 AMCarla Norrlöf for Project Syndicate

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...

Published:Wednesday | November 5, 2025 | 9:00 AMPhilippe Aghion, Simon Bunel and Xavier Jaravel for Project Syndicate

PARIS: As more businesses begin to experiment with AI and consider how it might improve their profitability, debates about the implications for workers have intensified. In the United States, the apparent disconnect between soaring stock-market...

Published:Wednesday | November 5, 2025 | 8:35 AMSimon Johnson and Stan A. Veuger for Project Syndicate

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...

Published:Tuesday | November 4, 2025 | 9:01 AM

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it is likely the cartoonist's pen, chock full of underlying meaning and different ways of seeing an issue, may be worth so many more.  Take a look at this week's past line-up of cartoons as...

Published:Tuesday | November 4, 2025 | 8:53 AM

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...

Published:Tuesday | November 4, 2025 | 8:46 AM

Financial experts are warning that Jamaica’s electronic payment systems remain highly vulnerable in times of crisis, after widespread power and Internet outages during Hurricane Melissa crippled digital transactions islandwide. “If we...

Published:Tuesday | November 4, 2025 | 8:31 AM

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...

Published:Tuesday | November 4, 2025 | 8:22 AM

Principal Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica Evan Thompson has dismissed claims circulating online that Hurricane Melissa was a man-made storm, insisting that such a notion is “impossible” and unsupported by science....

Published:Tuesday | November 4, 2025 | 8:15 AM

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...

Published:Tuesday | November 4, 2025 | 8:10 AM

At 76, Ruth Lyn Deer of Cobie Ridge, St Elizabeth, sat beneath a torn roof and whispered prayers as Hurricane Melissa ravaged her small home. The storm ripped away her bathroom roof, opened a sinkhole in her bedroom, and left her community cut off...

Published:Tuesday | November 4, 2025 | 8:02 AM

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...

Published:Tuesday | November 4, 2025 | 7:16 AM

When Hurricane Melissa threatened St Elizabeth, melon vendor Rosemarie Bent opened her home to four families who had nowhere else to go. Bent’s compassion, she says, comes from her own childhood struggles of moving from place to place without...

Published:Thursday | October 30, 2025 | 8:12 PM

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...

Published:Thursday | October 30, 2025 | 8:07 PM

The twilight wedding of Jannette Marie Phillipps and Raymond Miles was not only a union of hearts, but also a showcase of elegant style and sophistication.  The bride turned heads in a stunning Mae Feurtado gown of guipure lace, complete with...

Published:Thursday | October 30, 2025 | 8:02 PM

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...

Published:Thursday | October 30, 2025 | 7:54 PM

 Gordon House  — the name chosen for Jamaica’s new Legislative Chamber stood as a powerful symbol of justice and national pride. During the ceremony, Governor Sir Kenneth Blackburne reflected that George William Gordon, in...

Published:Thursday | October 30, 2025 | 7:42 PM

 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...

Published:Monday | October 27, 2025 | 8:04 PMBANG Bizarre

Aliens may have stopped trying to communicate with humanity because they are bored. A NASA scientist has also suggested the extra-terrestrial creatures are using technology as limited as our own. The idea, known as the “radical mundanity...

Published:Monday | October 27, 2025 | 7:55 PMBANG Bizarre

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...

Published:Monday | October 27, 2025 | 7:52 PMBANG Bizarre

Researchers from Princeton University say the new finding could rewrite astronomy textbooks and expand the number of recognised planets beyond the current eight. The possible planet was detected indirectly after astronomers noticed that around 50...

Published:Monday | October 27, 2025 | 7:48 PMBANG Bizarre

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...

Published:Monday | October 27, 2025 | 7:44 PMBANG Bizarre

Experts say smart devices could suggest solutions to everyday tasks that often cause couples and families to be at loggerheads with each other. This includes fridges giving meal options based on what is stored inside the appliance, as well as what...

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