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03 Oct, 2026
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Editorial | The crisis of a grey Jamaica
The Government’s proposed public education programme, targeting families and other unpaid caregivers of elderly Jamaicans, is a welcome and necessary initiative. People over 60 are Jamaica’s…
03 Oct, 2026
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The need for AI safeguards
THE EDITOR, Madam: An AI agent employs autonomous software that utilises a large language model (LLM) as its ‘brain’ to reason, plan, and execute multi-step tasks. Standard AI agents underpin…
03 Oct, 2026
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GoodHeart | Big dreams, strong support for Jazmyne Wilkinson
When 13-year-old Jazmyne Wilkinson stood among the newest Pocket Rocket Foundation scholars at the foundation’s annual scholarship awards at the school hall of Wolmer’s High School for Girls in…
03 Oct, 2026
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Ronald Sanders | Other people’s wars, Caribbean bills
The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel, and Iran or the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying…
03 Oct, 2026
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Tony Deyal | Siparia: The beat goes on
I was reading The World’s Best Book and found what they considered the most amazing people: the Living Man, the Tallest Man, the Animal Lover, the Shortest Man, and even a Tallest Woman, an Oldest…
03 Oct, 2026
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GoodHeart | St Elizabeth teen earns $100,000 prize for academic excellence
If you are a betting person, the numbers 11, 16, 17 and 100,000 may or may not have any significance to you, but for St Elizabeth teen Akayla Simpson, they hold tremendous value. The Aberdeen High…
03 Oct, 2026
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Jamaica climbs four places in global tourism index
Jamaica has strengthened its position in global tourism, climbing four places in the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index (TTDI) 2026, rising from 82nd to 78th among the 110…
03 Oct, 2026
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Hummingbird Gala 2026 to honour Sheryl Lee Ralph, Adam Stewart
Washington, D.C.: The American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) has raised US$12 million and deployed US$7.2 million to support initiatives in Jamaica, as the organisation prepares to host its 2026…
03 Oct, 2026
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The UN’s great contradiction
THE EDITOR, Madam: When formed in 1945 to replace the League of Nations after World War II, the objectives of the United Nations were to maintain international peace and security; to protect human…