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23 Sep, 2026
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New CMU Lab to detect hidden structural defects
The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) has opened a specialised laboratory that can detect hidden defects in buildings, bridges, ships and other structures without causing damage during inspections.…
23 Sep, 2026
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AI could decide whether and how travellers vacation in Jamaica
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica is moving to make its tourism industry ready for a future in which artificial intelligence could help determine not only whether a traveller visits the island, but where that…
23 Sep, 2026
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Editorial | Beyond school closures: Confronting Jamaica’s demographic reality
Damion Crawford, the Opposition’s spokesman on education, and the teachers’ union president, La Sonja Harrison, are correct that there must be inclusive dialogue on the education ministry’s proposal…
23 Sep, 2026
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Elections under way after protests
CASABLANCA (AP): More jobs. Higher wages. Less inequality. Better housing, schools, hospitals and infrastructure. Those are among the main concerns for Moroccan voters as they head to the polls today…
23 Sep, 2026
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Letter of the Day | If time were currency, Jamaica would demand a refund
THE EDITOR, Madam: If time were currency, Jamaicans would have every right to demand a national audit and, in many cases, a refund. We lose time waiting on approvals, sitting in traffic, moving from…
23 Sep, 2026
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US, Iran officials meet as Trump warns of ‘annihilation’
UNITED NATIONS (AP): President Donald Trump said US and Iranian officials met yesterday, shortly after threatening in his address to the UN General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic…
23 Sep, 2026
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Make ‘free education’ actually free
THE EDITOR, Madam: Principal Linvern Wright is right to challenge parents to rethink their priorities. No child should lack a textbook, notebook, calculator, or other basic learning materials while…
23 Sep, 2026
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Could the ‘Theory of Constraints’ help Jamaica improve productivity?
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica is having an important national conversation about productivity. But perhaps one of the questions we should also be asking is: What practical tools can organisations use to…
23 Sep, 2026
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Messy, troubled, unpredictable
UNITED NATIONS (AP): There is not much that diplomats can agree on these days. But, if asked about the state of the world ahead of the annual meeting at the UN General Assembly, heads of state and…