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Father Marlon Myers poses for a photo with some of the congregants.
02 Feb, 2026 0

From Ewarton to the high altar

Marlon Marlondo Myers was born into church. Not the casual, once-a-week kind, but the deep, lived-in kind where faith shapes your mornings, your evenings, and your sense of who you are. He grew up in…
Rohlat Afrin, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Women’s Protection Units, right, talks with a soldier in Qamishli, Syria.
02 Feb, 2026 0

Supplies running out at al-Hol camp as instability blocks aid deliveries

AL-HASSAKEH (AP): An international humanitarian organisation has warned that supplies are running out at a camp in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group as the…
This undated image provided by Washington State University in January 2026, made from a video taken from a grizzly bear’s collar camera, shows another grizzly bear on the tundra of Alaska’s North Slope.
02 Feb, 2026 0

Collar cams offer a bear’s eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska’s North Slope

ANCHORAGE (AP): The life of one of the most remote grizzly bear populations in the world is being documented by the animals themselves, with collar cameras that provide a rare glimpse of how they…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness speaking at CAF investment forum in Panama City.
02 Feb, 2026 0

Editorial | A new Bandung?

Last week’s call by Prime Minister Andrew Holness for policy coherence and partnerships between the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, in the face of an increasingly discordant and…
Students from Holy Trinity High School gather near the school gate after they were not permitted on ther school compound for a number of reasons ranging from bleaching and their pants being too tight.
02 Feb, 2026 0

Ronald Thwaites | Facing uncomfortable truths

Leroy, a 14-year-old yout’ from the hills of Westmoreland was talked about in Parliament last week. He has been getting $2,000 a week during term time from the church his mother attends to help with…
This photo shows reconstruction work, which is under way at the Outpatient Clinic at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital, Westmoreland, which was destroyed during Hurricane Melissa last October.
02 Feb, 2026 0

Omar Sweeney | Planning for Jamaica’s infrastructure resilience

The passage of Hurricane Melissa last October has put Jamaica’s infrastructure resilience, especially in the built environment, front and centre. Jamaica, as a small island developing state (SIDS),…
Letters
02 Feb, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Teachers must do more to de-escalate conflicts

THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Jamaica in favour of a former Norman Manley High School student serves as a reminder of the legal thin line between schoolyard…
The logo for OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, appears on a mobile phone, in New York
02 Feb, 2026 0

The day AI made me cry

THE EDITOR, Madam: From the first day I used OpenAI’s ChatGPT I knew that we had entered a new world of possibilities.
Students from Holmwood Technical High School organise their exhibit just before the start of the STEAM in Action Expo, which was held at the Chinese Benevolent Association in St Andrew last Thursday.
02 Feb, 2026 0

Hundreds of primary, secondary students showcase solutions at STEAM in Action Expo

Hundreds of students from primary and secondary schools across the island last Thursday participated in the inaugural STEAM in Action Expo, a major highlight of National STEAM Education Week 2026. The…