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March 16, 2026
After attacks on oil facilities, toxic black rain endangers the public
Clouds of toxic smoke unleashed into the atmosphere by US-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian oil facilities made a dangerous return to Earth in the form of ‘black rain’, prompting international health…
March 16, 2026
Zelenskyy waiting on US and Russia for next round of talks
KYIV (AP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he was ready for the next round of trilateral peace talks to end Russia’s more than four-year-old invasion of Ukraine, but that it was up…
March 16, 2026
Harry and Meghan slam author of new book on royals for ‘deranged conspiracy’
LONDON (AP): Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have hit back at the author of a new book on Britain’s royal family, describing his writing as “deranged conspiracy and melodrama”. In…
March 16, 2026
Lloyd Barnett | Combating corruption
Corruption has a corrosive influence on the machinery of government. For several decades, the issue of corruption in public offices has received widespread public attention and frequent intense…
March 16, 2026
Ronald Thwaites | Weak foundations
Last Thursday, I met Bobby at Newell High School in St Elizabeth. After two years in a basic school and six years at primary level, Bobby was placed in Grade 7 at Newell, 20 miles away and a $800…
March 16, 2026
Address the crisis of male underachievement
THE EDITOR, Madam: Every graduation exercise in Jamaica highlights a troubling reality: while more young women are succeeding in higher education, many young men are falling behind. Data from the…
March 16, 2026
Letter of the Day | Geopolitics, diplomacy and friendship
THE EDITOR, Madam: On his farm in his community in the foothills of the Bull Head Mountain in the heart of Jamaica, Farmer Joe is confused. He marvels at how, during this season of complicated…
March 16, 2026
When wealth replaces spiritual power
THE EDITOR, Madam: In many parts of the modern Christian world, the church appears to be thriving. Large sanctuaries stretch across communities, worship services are supported by sophisticated…
March 16, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Mixed views on Sandals overwater suites plans
WESTERN BUREAU: While environmental activists are seemingly not thrilled about Sandals International’s proposal to build overwater suites in proximity to its Sandals Montego Bay property, some…