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A participant who goes by ‘Ciclope’, or Cyclops, competes in an aura-farming battle at Las Sombrillas beach in Lima, Peru.
06 Sep, 2026 0

‘Aura farming’ trend inspired by video games is sweeping Latin America

LIMA, Peru (AP) Dozens of young people gathered recently on a beach in Peru’s capital to dance, pose and show off their most creative moves – all in pursuit of one thing: aura. They were taking part…
06 Sep, 2026 0

Heartbreak: What are we really mourning?

Heartbreak is more than losing someone we love. We also mourn the loss of a part of ourselves, the part that existed only within that particular relationship. We are different with our parents,…
Imani Tafari-Ama
06 Sep, 2026 0

Imani Tafari-Ama | When the machine does the thinking

The anxiety surrounding the pervasive power of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its potential impact on mental development, learning and psychosocial behaviour, has become sufficiently…
Photo shows a buzz of activity in the downtown Kingston shopping area.
06 Sep, 2026 0

Danielle Archer | How silence rewrites what citizens know

Jamaica is entering a moment where the most important governance question is not who holds office but how information moves. What the public thinks it knows, what it does not know, and what it was…

Louise Bennett-Coverley, Jamaica’s beloved Miss Lou, would have turned 108 on September 7.
06 Sep, 2026 0

Miss Lou’s legacy demands more

On September 7, Louise Bennett-Coverley, our beloved Miss Lou, would have marked her 108th birthday. Every year, we praise her. We quote her. We celebrate her poetry, her performances, her wit, her…
From left: Atlant Bieri, Pia Viviani and Marcel van der Heijden pose with the trophy during the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony held in the Zurich Convention Center in Zurich, Switzerland, last Thursday.
06 Sep, 2026 0

Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science

Ten research teams were honoured last Thursday at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the United States (US) for the first time because of travel concerns. Researchers who…
06 Sep, 2026 0

Gordon Robinson | When you listen you learn

Life is a series of choices made by you that are the only reasons what you call “good” or “bad” happens to you. Nobody does anything to you. You do everything to or for yourself. Let’s reason this…

Since 2017, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has been more actively involved in on-the-ground crime-fighting initiatives through the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) and States of Public Emergency (SOEs), alongside the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
06 Sep, 2026 0

Mark Wignall | Should we be scared of the police?

Recently, there was a ‘road rage’ incident involving members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). One JCF member shot at another JCF member during the incident. Most unbelievable. Squaddies…

Representational image of a teacher in a classroom.
06 Sep, 2026 0

Dennis A. Minott | Reverend Thwaites, are you reading my mind?

There are moments when a newspaper column arrives with such extraordinary timing that one is tempted to ask whether the writer has somehow been reading one’s mind. Reverend Ronald Thwaites’ “What if…