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Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel are shown on the screen as they are awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, as announced during a press conference at the Nobel Forum at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday.
10 Oct, 2026 0

Trio wins medicine prize for breakthrough in brain research

STOCKHOLM (AP): The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works. Dr Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and…
A police officer interacts with a truck driver as he patrols at an intersection in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
10 Oct, 2026 0

Ronald Sanders | When promise of a Haitian-led solution begins to fade

Who speaks for Haiti? It is a question the international community can no longer avoid. For years, governments and international organisations have insisted that the country’s deepening crisis must…
Sparrow and Tony singing together and making jokes with the people waiting to catch their places for other parts of the Caribbean and beyond.
10 Oct, 2026 0

Tony Deyal | Sparrow is not worried ‘bout tomorrow

The sparrow’s not worried ‘bout tomorrow Or the troubles to come The lily’s not thinking ‘bout the seasons The drought or the flood A tree that’s planted by the water Isn’t fazed by the fire…
Rashaun Small (left) of Portmore United controls the ball ahead of Ky-Mani Campbell of Waterhouse during the Jamaica Premier League match at the Ferdi Neita Park in St Catherine on Thursday.
10 Oct, 2026 0

Waterhouse lead the way in JPL

Waterhouse moved to the top of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) standings on goal difference after playing out a 1-1 draw with reigning champions Portmore United at Ferdi Neita Park on Thursday.…
Dwayne Holness
10 Oct, 2026 0

Six to be honoured at Jamaican Diaspora Impact Awards

TORONTO: Six outstanding individuals will be celebrated at the second annual Jamaican Diaspora Impact Awards (JDIA) Gala, organised by the Consulate General of Jamaica in Toronto.
Senior Superintendent of Police Eron Samuels.
10 Oct, 2026 0

‘A watchman may not be enough’ - Samuels calls on schools to tighten security amid multiple break-in reports

WESTERN BUREAU: The St James police are urging the Ministry of Education to put adequate security measures in place at schools to address a spike in break-ins in recent weeks. Speaking at the St James…
Letters
10 Oct, 2026 0

Consider recording the classroom journey

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to Dr Garth Rattray’s column ‘Aptitude, Attitude or Both’, published in The Sunday Gleaner on October 4. The article got me thinking about a part of…
Letters
10 Oct, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | What happens when the threat flies over the fence?

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to highlight the possible threats posed by drones. Joe Morgan examines the issue in ‘The Airspace Gap: Rethinking Security in a Drone-Enabled World’,published in…
Jason McDonald
10 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaicans vie for Ontario municipal seats

TORONTO: Advance voting opened last Tuesday in Toronto for municipal council and school board elections scheduled for October 26, with several Jamaicans seeking public office in municipalities across…