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14 Sep, 2026 0

Low-fat vegan diet may help people lose weight without eating less

WASHINGTON DC (ANI): A low-fat vegan diet might support weight loss without the need to count calories, reduce portion sizes, or constantly battle hunger. In a 16-week clinical trial, participants…
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14 Sep, 2026 0

UNESCO launches WINGS Caribbean to advance science, women, Caribbean transformation

The UNESCO Regional Office for the Caribbean launched this week WINGS Caribbean (Women Inspiring New Generations in Science), a new fellowship initiative designed to support outstanding mid-career and…
From left: Phillip Whittingham, JPS director of generation asset management; Vernon Lawrence, project lead, Hermit Foundation; Sameer Simms, JPS vice-president of generation; Jerome Bacchas, councillor for the Darliston Division in Eastern Westmoreland; Mi
14 Sep, 2026 0

JPS gives Darliston Primary temporary office for principal

Like many schools in western Jamaica, Darliston Primary School in Westmoreland suffered significant damage during the passage of Hurricane Melissa. For months after the storm, the principal was…
Portlanders came out in their national colours last Friday to cheer on newly-crowned Miss Universe Jamaica Celene Hall.
14 Sep, 2026 0

Portland celebrates Miss Universe Jamaica Celene Hall

It was a day of celebrating the achievements of one of their own, so Portlanders went at it with full gusto as they revelled in the fact that it was the first time in Miss Universe Jamaica pageant…
The boyhood home of US President Donald Trump seen in January 2017 in New York.
14 Sep, 2026 0

Trump’s childhood home sells for US$2 million

NEW YORK (AP): Donald Trump’s childhood home has sold for nearly US$2 million after a renovation transformed the New York City residence from a mold-ridden cat den to a modern abode. The president…
Gospel singer JoZee.
14 Sep, 2026 0

JoZee finds her reggae revelation with ‘Who God Says I Am’

Italian-American singer, JoZee, may have grown up in Chicago with Sicily in her blood, but reggae has been beating in her heart since she was a little girl. Her musical journey has taken her from…
14 Sep, 2026 0

Ronald Cañarte | Free healthcare: The paradox of Latin America

The consultation was over. So was the diagnosis. All that remained was to pick up the medication. “We don’t have it,” they told him at the hospital pharmacy. “You’ll have to buy it elsewhere.” For…
A woman ride an electric bike in Beijing.
14 Sep, 2026 0

Adekeye Adebajo | Is China really a champion of the Global South?

China often leans into its “developing country” status, portraying itself as a defender of the Global South’s interests and cultivating a close alliance with the Group of 77, which includes 134…
Chabi Baké, a mother of five, weaves in Parakou, northern Benin, Saturday, May 16, 2026.
14 Sep, 2026 0

Betting on turning cotton crop into clothes at home

PARAKOU (AP) — The ‘Made in Benin’ tags on Fatoumata Dosso’s fabrics represent an ambition much bigger than her fashion business: keeping more of the value of Africa’s largest cotton producer at home.…