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April 20, 2026

Are you a ‘victim’ of circumstances?

We often believe that life happens to us, that circumstances, fate, or past conditions decide who we become. Yet, we are shaped less by dramatic turning points and more by the subtle, repeated choices…
An artist’s illustration of artificial intelligence (AI).
April 20, 2026 by Laura Beers

Thousands of AI‑written books – edited or ‘polished’ – flood market

At some point in the next several months, I am hoping to receive a modest check as a member of the class covered in the class-action settlement Bartz v. Anthropic. In 2025, the artificial intelligence…
A front-end loader transports phosphogypsum in Phalaborwa, South Africa.
April 20, 2026

US backs rare earths extraction project despite diplomatic clash

PHALABORWA (AP): Two enormous sandlike dunes at an old chemical processing plant in South Africa are at the centre of an exploratory US-backed project to extract highly sought-after rare earth…
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh talks during an interview with Associated Press at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, in Antalya, southern Türkiye.
April 20, 2026

US ‘maximalist’ demands stalling face-to-face talks

ANTALYA, Türkiye (AP): Iran is not yet ready to hold a new round of face-to-face talks with US officials, a senior Iranian official said Saturday, citing Washington’s refusal to abandon “maximalist”…
Police officers patrol at a cordon near Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, a suburb of London.
April 20, 2026

Police probing if arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are work of Iranian proxies

LONDON (AP): British police said Sunday they are investigating whether a string of arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies. The Metropolitan Police force says…
National Housing Trust offices at Park Boulevard, Kingston.
April 20, 2026

Dwayne Berbick | EFMP: Partnership for increased housing delivery

For the last 50 years, the National Housing Trust (NHT) has had one purpose: helping Jamaicans to acquire homes. Our partnerships, programmes and financial decisions service that purpose. It is from…
Letters
April 20, 2026

Respect, preserve heritage sites

THE EDITOR, Madam: World Heritage Day was observed on April 18. The day is officially known as the International Day for Museums and Sites and bears witness to the cultural legacy passed down through…
Pope Leo XIV arrives in procession to celebrate Mass at Yaounde Ville Airport, Cameroon.
April 20, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | Donald Trump or Pope Leo?

Students of history might have thought that the tension between the followers of Jesus and the adherents of worldly empire had been overtaken by the tolerance of liberal doctrine, the increased…
Letters
April 20, 2026

Integrity and Ja’s moral imperative

THE EDITOR, Madam: Dr Dennis Minott’s reflection in In Focus, The Sunday Gleaner column on “software of integrity” is both timely and necessary. His framing of Jamaica’s development challenge as a…