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Published:Thursday | April 21, 2022 | 7:07 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production, BANG Bizarre

Top chefs have abolished the use of the pungent plant in their dishes so that customers don’t have to endure breathing in the strong smell trapped inside their face masks after they eat. Thomas Makkos, owner of Nello on Upper East Side, told...

Published:Wednesday | April 20, 2022 | 8:36 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production, Philippe Legrain for Project Syndicate

LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is a momentous tragedy, above all for Ukrainians, but also for people across Europe and around the world. But, as opinion polls for the final round of France’s presidential...

Published:Wednesday | April 20, 2022 | 8:26 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production, Yi Fuxian for Project Syndicate

MADISON, WISCONSIN: Recent official pronouncements in China have sparked speculation that tighter restrictions on abortion may be in the offing. Six months ago, the Chinese State Council issued guidelines to lower the number of abortions performed...

Published:Wednesday | April 20, 2022 | 8:12 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production, Dalia Marin for Project Syndicate

MUNICH: Since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, the German government has been under mounting pressure to join a proposed European embargo on Russian energy. It is widely believed that stopping Russia’s war...

Published:Wednesday | April 20, 2022 | 7:52 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production, Ngaire Woods for Project Syndicate

OXFORD : Through no fault of their own, developing countries face a perfect storm of famine, political upheaval, and debt crises. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Western-led sanctions it triggered are partly to blame, as are COVID-19...

Published:Wednesday | April 20, 2022 | 7:32 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production, Antara Haldar for Project Syndicate

CAMBRIDGE: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation as a justice of the US Supreme Court has been hailed as a breakthrough for black Americans and other minority communities, for women and mothers, for public defenders, and even for those who...

Published:Tuesday | April 19, 2022 | 8:33 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production

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 past's line-up of cartoons as...

Published:Tuesday | April 19, 2022 | 8:24 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production

Using the prime minister's example, the agriculture ministry must now step forward with innovative initiatives to encourage persons to grow their own food. With the increase in food prices and everything else, people need to be able to provide healthy meals for their families.

Published:Tuesday | April 19, 2022 | 8:14 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production

Residents have been expressing their anger as a man was allegedly shot and killed in his yard by a soldier. Family and community members are adamant that the victim was a peaceful mediator and did not deserve such a death.

Published:Tuesday | April 19, 2022 | 8:00 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production

The reports of justices of the peace (JPs) charging for their services have upset many. However, Jeanette Calder, executive director of the Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal (JAMP), says there needs to be an alternative system in place as many citizens neither know JPs nor are known by them.

Published:Tuesday | April 19, 2022 | 7:51 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production

Women in Parliament as well as other professional spheres are in full agreement with Portland Eastern Member of Parliament (MP) Ann-Marie Vaz for a review of the standing orders regarding women’s dress code in Parliament. Others have argued that this policy should be changed all around as Jamaicans should design a dress code that is appropriate for the climate.

Published:Tuesday | April 19, 2022 | 7:43 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production

Dr Mindi Fitz-Henley, president of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association, says time will tell regarding the lifting of some COVID-19 measures. She describes the move as being premature and warns that any rise in numbers from the US can filter here.

Published:Tuesday | April 19, 2022 | 7:36 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production

There was extreme sadness and disgust in a Westmoreland community where it was reported that a relative abused his toddler sibling and cousin. The mother of the younger child is asking for the accused to be thoroughly punished.

Published:Monday | April 18, 2022 | 6:47 PMA Digital Integration & Marketing production

Partygoers were left traumatised as gunmen attacked their party in Franklyn Town. Vendors and patrons said when they heard the shots they thought persons were performing gun salutes. Moments later they realised the event was under attack. 12 persons were shot and injured.

Published:Thursday | April 14, 2022 | 11:46 PMA Digital Integration & Marketing production

Christians from different denominations observe Good Friday as a holiday commemorating the death of Jesus. Here are a few highlights of Good Friday in Jamaica.

Published:Thursday | April 14, 2022 | 11:40 PMA Digital Integration & Marketing production

Jamaican athletes put on a very impressive show at the Carifta Games with a record medal haul. Spectators attempted to spoil their mood by booing them but they were not perturbed. Published Tuesday, April 24, 1990 Carifta Games 1990: Record 73...

Published:Thursday | April 14, 2022 | 11:36 PMA Digital Integration & Marketing production

Jamaican actress Leonie Forbes Amiel was recognised by Australian media for her role in the production of Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice. Amiel has been living in Australia where she was working as a librarian. Published April 16, 1969...

Published:Thursday | April 14, 2022 | 11:30 PMA Digital Integration & Marketing production

Voters and workers moved purposefully on election day without any significant clashes. Mr O.M. Royes, the chief electoral officer, said that it was a fairly quiet election and he was pleased with his team for the hard work they put in. Published...

Published:Thursday | April 14, 2022 | 11:25 PMA Digital Integration & Marketing production

Prime Minister Hugh Shearer and Yugoslav Ambassador to Jamaica, Dr Anton Vratusa, had a productive session at his office. It was the first official meeting between the two where Dr Vratusa presented the prime minister with his credentials....

Published:Thursday | April 14, 2022 | 7:08 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production

  The RSPCA has warned people not to buy rabbits for Easter. The animal charity says it is being overwhelmed with unwanted bunnies and fears that the problem will only grow over the Easter period. Rabbit welfare expert Dr Jane Tyson said:...

Published:Thursday | April 14, 2022 | 7:02 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production, BANG Bizarre

Research has found that six per cent - just over one in 20 women - have to cope with headaches for at least half of every month compared to just 2.9 per cent of men. The review also concluded that women are twice as likely as men to suffer from...

Published:Thursday | April 14, 2022 | 6:56 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production, BANG Bizarre

Researchers at Binghamton University in New York found that the insects use their webs to capture sounds, which are then vibrated through their legs. The boffins believe that the technique could give spiders advanced warning about incoming prey or...

Published:Thursday | April 14, 2022 | 6:51 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production, BANG Bizarre

The 53-year-old had gone to a hospital in France complaining of irritation in his right eye that had persisted for several hours. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, the man informed doctors that he had been gardening near a farm...

Published:Thursday | April 14, 2022 | 6:44 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production, BANG Bizarre

Researchers claim to have found proof that the long-held 'drunken monkey' theory is true and that humans get their passion for booze from primates gorging on fruit containing alcohol. The theory is based on modern-day apes who are attracted...

Published:Wednesday | April 13, 2022 | 9:03 AMA Digital Integration & Marketing production, Philippe Heim and Bertrand Badré for Project Syndicate

PARIS :“We live in a more shock-prone world,” IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva recently observed, “and we need the strength of the collective to deal with shocks to come.” She’s right. In the space of just a...

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