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From left: Raheem Williams, head of AI & Learning System; Damion Henry, head of technical development; Akeem Hutchinson, CEO & head of product strategy; Simone HoSang, representing the Vincent HoSang family; Vanessa Andrews, head of student learning scienc
March 2, 2026

Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition winners celebrated

Main sponsor of the 2025-26 Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition, the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, joined alongside students, partners, fellow sponsors and other members of the university community…
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks to a group of people and officials in Tehran, Iran, in March 2025.
March 2, 2026

Trump talks regime change but history shows that could be very hard

Barely an hour after the first US and Israeli missiles struck Iran, President Donald Trump made clear he hoped for regime change. “Now is the time to seize control of your destiny,” he told the…
A view of the M5 Methanol Plant.
March 2, 2026

Proman moots Trinidad and Tobago produced methanol for regional energy security

As CARICOM leaders convened last week at the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in St Kitts and Nevis to discuss issues including regional energy security, Proman Trinidad…
A woman carrying a child walks away with food from the World Food Program (WFP) at the Jean Marie Vincent High School which has been turned into a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in the Tabarre neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
March 2, 2026

René Orellana Halkyer | Latin America and the Caribbean advance fight to eradicate hunger

Eradicating hunger is an ethical imperative and an essential condition for the development of countries. Every step forward in reducing hunger is therefore not only an encouraging statistic; it is a…
March 2, 2026

Sheryl Dennis Wright | Sin taxes – necessary step to relieve the public health burden

The Government unveiled a significant shift in tax policy, one which the country has not seen in over a decade. New levies have been introduced on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), cigarettes, and…
People reflected in a window of a hotel at the Davos Promenade with a slogan about AI alongside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in January 2024.
March 2, 2026 by Jane Goodall

Is AI really ‘intelligent’?

Anyone who engages in serious dialogue with a Large Language Model (LLM) may get the impression that they are interacting with an intelligence. But many experts in the field argue that the impression…
Chronixx returns to the stage on Sunday night for day two of the Lost In Time music festival.
March 1, 2026

Lost In Time Day 2 | Chronixx ends 'Exile'

At 8:28 p.m., there was a shift in the tempo at Lost in Time as if something big were about to happen. The emcee thanked the patrons for their support and announced that the upcoming act was last seen…
A black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse at the industrial area of Sharjah City in the United Arab Emirates following reports of Iranian strikes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
March 1, 2026

Death toll reaches 165 after strike on Iranian school - state media

(AP) — Iranian state media have reported that the death toll from a strike on a school on Saturday has climbed to 165. It's not clear which country's forces are responsible for the attack,…
India's Sanju Samson looks to the heavens after India won the T20 World Cup cricket match against West Indies in Kolkata, India on March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
March 1, 2026

West Indies knocked out of T20 World Cup after loss to India

The West Indies cricket team have failed to advance to the semi-finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup after suffering a five-wicket defeat to India on Sunday. Chasing 196, India reached 199-5…