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Rohlat Afrin, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Women’s Protection Units, right, talks with a soldier in Qamishli, Syria.
February 2, 2026

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.
February 2, 2026

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.
February 2, 2026

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…
February 2, 2026

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.
February 2, 2026

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
February 2, 2026

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
February 2, 2026

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.
February 2, 2026

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…
Paul Bourne, researcher
February 2, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Risky business

More than 60 per cent of Jamaican men are having sexual intercourse with multiple partners, according to a study on males’ sexual practices which also suggests that droves of them are engaging in…