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04 Oct, 2026
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Orville Taylor | Doctoring the IDT
‘Patients’ and ‘patience’ are homophones, and we would be unreasonable to deny that the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) has lots of both. With a doctor-patient ratio of 0.5 to 1,000,…
04 Oct, 2026
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Garth Rattray | Is it aptitude, attitude, or both?
The school term is in full swing once again and, although a child’s performance in school depends on a wide variety of external influences, I can’t help thinking that more children could do better if…
04 Oct, 2026
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Rattan Lal | The FAO faces a new agricultural revolution
Humanity faces a paradox. We have never had so much scientific and technological knowledge to produce food, yet the need to transform the way we produce it has never been more evident. The Green…
04 Oct, 2026
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Default judgment dispute delays Dawes’ drill lawsuit
An application to the Supreme Court for a default judgment in the defamation lawsuit filed against parliamentarian Dr Alfred Dawes is on hold amid an 11th-hour dispute over whether he was served with…
04 Oct, 2026
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The snob factory is real
It started out as a normal Monday morning. Approximately 10:45 a.m., the clock on the wall said. I was at The Eatery, one of my favourite low-economy restaurants, with its quaint décor and inviting…
04 Oct, 2026
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Your brain runs on 20 watts. Could brain-inspired computing do the same?
Right now, your brain is recognising the shapes of these letters, analysing their meaning, and holding a stream of thought together, all on about 20 watts of power. That's roughly what it takes…
04 Oct, 2026
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04 Oct, 2026
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Long-time Acropolis patron drives away in 2027 GWM Tank 500
Long-time Acropolis Gaming Lounge customer Oliver Chang is the owner of a brand-new 2027 GWM Tank 500 HEV after emerging as the grand prize winner in the gaming establishment’s Summer Heatwave…
04 Oct, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | Lawyers not lawyerin’
So, some criminal defence lawyers took to the street to protest mandatory minimum sentences in the Firearms Act. When Government didn’t budge, they went on strike, withdrawing their services on Monday…