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Published:Wednesday | January 24, 2024 | 8:28 AMBenjamin Schreiber, Richard Mihigo, and Ann Lindstrand for Project Syndicate

GENEVA : There was a global sigh of relief when the World Health Organization declared in May 2023 that COVID-19 was no longer a public-health emergency of international concern. But there is no room for complacency. The pandemic has represented an...

Published:Wednesday | January 24, 2024 | 8:20 AMAnne O. Krueger for Project Syndicate

WASHINGTON, DC: When bilateral talks fail to resolve disputes between sovereign countries, aggrieved parties may turn to an international judicial body, such as the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Alternatively, treaties or agreements...

Published:Tuesday | January 23, 2024 | 9:29 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 past's line-up of cartoons as...

Published:Tuesday | January 23, 2024 | 9:23 AM

Sustainable funding for tertiary education There is a call for a discussion on how Jamaica plans to fund tertiary education. This includes exploring income-contingent loans, advocated by Densil Williams, the new principal of the Mona campus of The...

Published:Tuesday | January 23, 2024 | 9:14 AM

The Jamaica Police Federation has submitted an application to the Supreme Court, urging the imprisonment of Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson, and others, on grounds of alleged contempt of court. The federation contends that police...

Published:Tuesday | January 23, 2024 | 9:06 AM

Concerns about transparency and accountability have emerged in Jamaica as some ministries and public bodies consistently fail to comply with fiscal regulatory requirements. Over $1.6 trillion allocated to these entities for various purposes has...

Published:Tuesday | January 23, 2024 | 9:00 AM

Jolyan Silvera, former St Mary Western Member of Parliament, has been charged with murder exactly a week after the funeral of his wife, Melissa Silvera. Detectives from the Major Investigation Division (MID) brought the charges less than a day...

Published:Tuesday | January 23, 2024 | 8:55 AM

Sandra Risden, a paralegal, was fatally shot in a brazen attack in St Andrew, with investigators considering the possibility of a targeted killing by hired assailants. The assailants, two men on a motorcycle, managed to escape after an off-duty...

Published:Tuesday | January 23, 2024 | 8:47 AM

Jamaica's Full Court has ruled that six sections of the DNA Evidence Act breach constitutional rights but are "demonstrably justified" in the pursuit of criminal investigations. The decision followed lawsuits by Bronton Johnson and...

Published:Tuesday | January 23, 2024 | 8:38 AM

Robert Montague has dismissed proposals for longer prison sentences for juveniles, asserting that any punishment less than hanging would be a "waste of time". Montague made sotto voce comments of "hang dem, Delroy" during the...

Published:Tuesday | January 23, 2024 | 8:25 AM

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, is set to implement fee increases for commercial entities operating on its premises as part of a broader restructuring effort to align with market dynamics. These measures, along with a review...

Published:Friday | January 19, 2024 | 7:31 AM

When the Bybrook Condensery at Bog Walk in St. Catherine began its operations in 1939, the output of condensed milk was not half what it is today. At that time, Jamaica's population was not as large as it is now, but even then, the output was...

Published:Friday | January 19, 2024 | 7:26 AM

In a private ceremony at the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation’s Council chambers, cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers was presented with the Key to the City of Kingston by Mayor Councillor Ralph Brown. Mayor Brown highlighted Sir Garfield...

Published:Friday | January 19, 2024 | 7:22 AM

On the evening of January 17, the newly established Reo cinema in Old Harbour, orchestrated by Mr. Stanley Vaz, J.P., celebrated its grand opening with a large and eager crowd. Beginning at 6 p.m., a continuous stream of patrons flocked to the...

Published:Friday | January 19, 2024 | 7:16 AM

Bananas, sent via a Trans-Canada Airlines plane, signify the first time since the suspension of the "Lady Boats" shipping service that Jamaican bananas have reached the Canadian market. Despite the high air freight costs, Mr. Pitoscia,...

Published:Friday | January 19, 2024 | 7:11 AM

As pantomime season takes centre stage in Jamaican theatre, featuring productions like the LTM's national pantomime Dickance for Fippance and Jamaica Playhouse's One Time Long Time, there is a rich history and cultural significance...

Published:Thursday | January 18, 2024 | 8:40 AMBANG Bizarre

The surprise new findings have revealed that chaps in their 20s are frightened of becoming unattractive. Dr Carole Easton, the chief executive of the Centre for Ageing Better, said: "This probably flies in the face of what many people might...

Published:Thursday | January 18, 2024 | 8:37 AMBANG Bizarre

Scientists believe that individuals who are convinced that poltergeists are real are less likely to be distressed by the prospect of death. Chris French, head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmiths, University of London, claims...

Published:Thursday | January 18, 2024 | 8:31 AMBANG Bizarre

A study has revealed that those who prefer bitter tastes are more likely to display alarming personality traits such as psychopathic tendencies. NIne hundred and fifty-three Americans took part in the research, conducted by the University of...

Published:Thursday | January 18, 2024 | 8:27 AMBANG Bizarre

Doctors have warned that those who spend hours glued to their consoles are putting themselves at risk of permanent hearing loss or tinnitus by constant exposure to sounds such as gunfire or explosions. Dr Lauren Dillard, from the Medical University...

Published:Thursday | January 18, 2024 | 8:23 AMBANG Bizarre

A new study has found that those who complain about their siblings may have some justification as kids with more brothers and sisters have worse mental health Research conducted on over 18,000 secondary school children in the US and China...

Published:Wednesday | January 17, 2024 | 9:16 AMJayati Ghosh for Project Syndicate

NEW DELHI : India seems to be everyone’s favourite growth story nowadays. Despite valid concerns about the accuracy of official statistics, the Indian economy is projected to expand by 6.3 per cent in 2024 – an undeniably remarkable...

Published:Wednesday | January 17, 2024 | 9:07 AMMakhtar Diop for Project Syndicate

WASHINGTON, DC: Football (soccer) has been around for centuries, but it did not always look like the game we know today. It did not even look the same across geographies. In some places, players were allowed to use their hands, while in others,...

Published:Wednesday | January 17, 2024 | 8:56 AMCarla Norrlöf for Project Syndicate

STOCKHOLM: The global order is undergoing significant changes that demand a new economic-security agenda. From hot wars and localised insurgencies to great-power standoffs, geopolitical conflict has made the complex relationship between economics...

Published:Wednesday | January 17, 2024 | 8:26 AMRefik Anadol and Karel Komárek for Project Syndicate

LOS ANGELES/LUCERNE : Although our age is defined by humanity’s disproportionate influence on the planet, we ourselves are undergoing profound changes. Tasks that previously could be accomplished only through human labour are increasingly...

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