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 FAO Assistant Director-General Rene Orellana Halkyer.
01 Oct, 2026 0

FAO calls for faster action on C’bean food security

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says the 20th staging of Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), which got under way on Monday in Trelawny, is not only a milestone but…
Dave Fairman, vice-president, Best Dressed Chicken.
01 Oct, 2026 0

Poultry industry’s next growth phase hinges on intra-regional trade

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s poultry industry has become one of the Caribbean’s agricultural success stories, but its next phase of growth will depend on expanding intra-regional trade, according to Dave…
Rihanna (left) and A$AP Rocky.
01 Oct, 2026 0

Woman accused of shooting at Rihanna’s home indicted on felony charges

LOS ANGELES (AP): A Florida woman accused of driving across the country to fire a rifle at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home, hitting a trailer the celebrity couple was inside and a nursery where their…
A patient receives a vaccine protecting against human papillomavirus (HPV) at a pharmacy in Miami, September 9, 2025.
01 Oct, 2026 0

One shot or two? - What to know about HPV vaccination recommendations

Preteens may soon have something to celebrate: Medical experts are discussing the possibility that one dose of a life-saving cancer vaccine, instead of two, may be enough to protect them. US…
Letters
01 Oct, 2026 0

Beyond lip service on childhood cancer

THE EDITOR, Madam: By the time this letter reaches you, September, ‘Children’s Cancer Awareness Month’, will have passed. This letter is as much an attempt to prolong childhood cancer awareness as it…
Letters
01 Oct, 2026 0

The Shanghai breakthrough: Why TVET and STEM are Jamaica’s true engines of economic growth

THE EDITOR, Madam: When news reached Jamaica last month that Brandon Brown had won a historic gold medal in optoelectronic technology at the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, the nation felt…
Letters
01 Oct, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | The PNP and the coming AI divide

THE EDITOR, Madam: I have a word of advice for the People’s National Party: artificial intelligence should become one of the major intellectual questions the party begins addressing now. Not simply…
A dancer from the National Ballet of Cuba adjusts her ballet shoes before rehearsal in Havana, Cuba, August 21.
01 Oct, 2026 0

Cuba’s cherished ballet tradition endures through blackouts, shortages

For months, two-thirds of Cuba had no electricity at night. Some neighbourhoods in the capital of Havana have been without running water for more than two weeks. Transportation is scarce, and eggs,…