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Halimatu Kamara, a rickshaw driver, poses for a portrait in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
April 13, 2026

Female rickshaw drivers rise above stigma to earn a living and empower women

FREETOWN (AP): As the late afternoon sun settles over Freetown’s main transit park, Hawa Mansaray pulls up her motorized three-wheeled vehicle and steps away for a break and to pray. Mansaray is one…
This image released by the US Navy shows an aerial view of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Island group.
April 13, 2026

Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support

LONDON (AP): Britain’s agreement to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands that are home to a strategic UK-American military base is on indefinite hold because US President Donald Trump’s administration…
Pope Leo XIV holds a rosary as he leads a vigil for peace inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.
April 14, 2026

Pope Leo XIV denounces the ‘delusion of omnipotence’ he says fuels the US-Israeli war in Iran

ROME (AP): In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fuelling the US-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate…
In this 2023 photo people are seen enjoying the Grand Gala celebrations at the National Stadium.
April 13, 2026

Lance Neita | We are the world

Easter came and went this year with its traditional recognition of Holy Week activities contrasting with the ‘wet and wild dream weekend’ parties that clutter up the entertainment scene across the…
A resident checks damage to buildings as she walks near charred cars, at the site of Wednesday’s Israeli airstrike, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday.
April 13, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | Stick-ups and splash-downs

“How can you clasp your hands to pray when they are full of blood?” This was the challenge posed by Pope Leo to his fellow Americans and their increasingly murderous government. Of course the same…
A Pakistani official is seen during the arrival of the US Vice President JD Vance for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad.
April 13, 2026

Editorial | Physical goods still matter

There is now in place a fragile two-week ceasefire in the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran. While the world anxiously awaits the outcome of negotiations between the US and Iran,…
Tona-Lee Lewis Wright.
April 13, 2026

Humble start, elite success

Few would have imagined that a humble little girl from the cool hills of Manchester in Jamaica would one day become the number-one ranked insurance agent within one of the most prestigious agencies in…
Superintendent Andrew Nish.
April 13, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Slight uptick in murders a concern in Hanover

Western Bureau: Despite the best efforts of the police and an overall decline in major crimes in the parish, Superintendent Andrew Nish, the police commander for Hanover, says there has been a slight…
From left: Dr Mark Smith, immediate past president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association [JTA]; La Sonja Harrison, JTA president elect; Dr Kevin Brown, president of the University of Technology Jamaica [UTech]; and Mark Malabver, the current JTA president
April 13, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

UTech president wants Jamaica to be a leader in technology

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Kevin Brown, president of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), says Jamaica needs to prepare to be a leader in technological advancement, arguing that the implementation…