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July 30, 2026
Earth Today | How hurricanes open the door for invasive species
WHEN A hurricane barrels through the Caribbean, the damage is easy to see. Roofs are torn away, roads are flooded, and forests are battered. But, long after the news cycle has moved on, another less…
July 30, 2026
Earth Today | ‘Human in the loop’
“HUMAN SUPERVISION remains indispensable” to optimising the use of artificial intelligence for decision-making on a global scale, including on matters related to climate change. This is according to a…
July 30, 2026
Earth Today | AI for a cooler planet
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) is emerging as a useful tool to help to reduce methane emissions, which is recognised as “the fastest, most cost-effective” way to slow the near-term warming of the…
July 30, 2026
by Dennis Duncan and Stephen Vasciannie
Dennis Duncan and Stephen Vasciannie | Give Jamaican honour to Sobers
For our generation, which came of age in the 1960s, Garfield St Aubrun Sobers was the King of Cricket. For as long as he played, and wherever he played, Sobers presided. No wonder, then, that the…
July 31, 2026
Something Extra | Thursday
Hollywood’s biggest stars turned out in style for the premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day on Monday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. From Zendaya’s striking goth-glam look to Tom Holland’s…
July 30, 2026
O.K. Melhado | Sir Gary and Sabina Park
Less than two weeks ago, on July 17, the cricketing world lost the man universally regarded as the greatest ever to play the game. Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers passed away peacefully at his home in…
July 30, 2026
by Krysta Anderson
Matcha made in heaven
Amel Brown would make frequent visits to coffee shops while living in the United States. There, the rich aromas quickly won her over. On a particular trip to New York, she decided to switch up her…
July 30, 2026
Champagnie blasts 10-yr wait for trial in cop-killing case
King’s Counsel Peter Champagnie has blasted the more than decade-long delay in bringing three men accused of murdering police Corporal Judith Williams to trial, saying it is “simply unacceptable” for…
July 30, 2026
by Mickalia Kington
J$1.3b for recovery of hurricane-ravaged Westmoreland primary schools
Just over $1.3 billion is being invested in the reconstruction and expansion of two hurricane-ravaged schools in Westmoreland, Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon indicated during a back-to-school…