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May 30, 2026

Youth put priorities on table for Child Month 2026

Each year, the month of May provides an opportunity to reflect on the issues that impact our nation’s children. For this Child Month, young people across the country have suggested the issues that…
May 11, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

MBCC principal urges nation to save its young people as ‘undercurrent of anger in society’ highlighted after multiple school brawls  

WESTERN BUREAU: Fresh concerns are being raised over the increasing incidents of school violence, including student-on-student conflict and assaults on teachers, with Dr Darien Henry, the principal…
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May 11, 2026

MEXICO - How a 3,400-year-old ballgame survives against all odds

LOS LLANITOS (AP) — On a dirt field on Mexico's Pacific coast, five cousins between the ages of 8 and 13 strip down and kick off their shoes. Nearby, adults help them fasten the…
May 11, 2026

Vikram Niranjan | Hantavirus, COVID, norovirus, legionnaires – Why are cruise ships so prone to disease outbreaks?

Cruises are sold as floating holidays, but they are also useful for understanding public health. Cruise ships are carefully designed places where many people live, eat, relax and move through the same…
May 11, 2026

Jose Caballero | Prosperity in Latin America: A region of fragments

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has made real gains over recent decades in education, health, democratic governance, and poverty reduction. The region, however, remains stuck. Not because…
May 11, 2026

Don Dobson | Agentic AI could be a strategic asset for sport governing bodies

Jamaica’s sport federations face a familiar reality: overwhelming workloads and too few hands. Many of these national governing bodies, which are responsible for organising and developing their…
May 11, 2026

Watched by their grieving coach, Barcelona retain La Liga title

BARCELONA, AP: Watched by their grieving coach, Barcelona won their second straight Spanish league title and 29th overall with a comfortable 2-0 win over Real Madrid at Camp Nou yesterday, adding to…
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May 11, 2026

Clarke, Goodridge put Harpy Eagles’ bowlers to the sword

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Captain Rivaldo Clarke and Amari Goodridge both hammered unbeaten centuries as the West Indies Academy took opening day honours against the Guyana Harpy Eagles in their…