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25 May, 2026
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Authorities investigate safety lapses after coal mine blast kills at least 82
Authorities in northern China were investigating a coal mine operator with a focus on safety lapses, as rescuers searched for those missing in the country's deadliest coal mine explosion in…
24 May, 2026
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Thousands protest against increasing housing costs
Thousands of people rallied in central Madrid on Sunday against spiralling housing costs that have priced many Spaniards out of the housing market despite a recent economic boom, particularly in…
24 May, 2026
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Stephen Colbert should wear his cancellation like a badge of honour
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The Hello Goodbye swan song of ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ was funny, poignant and fittingly surreal, with an Einstein-Rosen loophole opening backstage at the Ed Sullivan…
24 May, 2026
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PIOJ must move beyond warning about AIÂ
The recent warning by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) regarding the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on Jamaica’s workforce is important. However, if the PIOJ is to fulfill…
24 May, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Time to rid ourselves of colonial mentality
The letter by D. Michael Britton of Brooklyn, New York, on May 22 sums up very well the bilingual situation of Jameikans and the respective roles for them of English and Jameikan (Patois).Â
The one…
24 May, 2026
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Editorial | Urgent transport Green Paper
Given the capital’s perennial weekday traffic gridlock, and the increasing frequency of the phenomenon across Jamaica, Transport Minister Daryl Vaz’s promise of a revised national transportation…
24 May, 2026
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Mark Anderson | Resilience matters : How right infrastructure can strengthen Caribbean communities on the frontline of climate change
Across the Caribbean, communities are confronting the impacts of climate change: stronger hurricanes, prolonged droughts, heavier rainfall, and increasingly unpredictable weather events.Â
While…
24 May, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | Defending principles
It can't be good for any nation when its government habitually savages its own credibility while considering itself triumphant. Don't they think things through? Don't they listen to the…
24 May, 2026
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Reggae Ambassadors to celebrate culture, musical excellence
Reggae Ambassadors, an immersive, two-night concert experience is being marketed as a landmark event in Toronto, Canada, that will bring together some of reggae music’s most influential voices and…