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Creating a comfortable, familiar sleep environment can help ease the first-night effect.
12 Aug, 2026 0

Have trouble sleeping in a new place? You’re not alone

AP: The first night in a new place is always the same for Robinson Leoni: He takes longer to fall asleep, wakes up more often during the night, and gets less sleep overall. At home, he averages seven…
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton (second left) speaks at the opening of CARPHA’s antimicrobial resistance regional reference referral laboratory at Hope Gardens, St Andrew. Listening are (from left) Andrew Bowden, development lead at
12 Aug, 2026 0

CARPHA opens lab in Jamaica

The region’s capacity to track, test and respond to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been bolstered with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) establishing its new regional reference referral…
AP A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, California, in April 2025.
12 Aug, 2026 0

Zuckerberg manifesto sketches out Meta’s ambitions for world-changing AI technology

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision on Monday of what he said artificial intelligence (AI) can do for the world, imagining a future where everyone has their own, all-knowing AI agent…
Claudine Allen (second left), general manager of the JN Foundation, presents a cheque to Charmaine McKenzie (second right), acting director of field operations at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation. Sharing in the moment are Omar Wright (left), lea
12 Aug, 2026 0

JN Foundation improves safety, water access at Santa Cruz Women’s Centre

Teenage mothers attending the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation’s Santa Cruz location in St Elizabeth will now benefit from a safer and more secure learning environment following an investment by…
Placard-bearing residents stage a peaceful protest on Monday, demanding justice for Shemane Nugent.
12 Aug, 2026 0

Police: Strong leads in Central Village farmer’s murder

Police say they have strong leads in the murder of 24-year-old pig farmer Shemane Nugent, who was shot multiple times while attending to his animals at his farm in Lakes Pen, St Catherine, a week ago.…
Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith
12 Aug, 2026 0

‘My mother waited 100 years for this’

The official announcement that veteran guitarist Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith was being conferred with the Order of Distinction for his contribution to the music industry came on his birthday, August 6. Smith…
Economist Dr Damien King.
12 Aug, 2026 0

NLA to revalue some 900,000 land parcels; property taxes expected to rise

The National Land Agency (NLA) plans to revalue roughly 900,000 land parcels islandwide, an exercise that will update government records to reflect the current economic value of property across…
The SpaceX logo is displayed on a building in May 2020 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
12 Aug, 2026 0

Vietnam’s VinSpace signs deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch its first satellites in 2027

Vietnamese aerospace company VinSpace said on Tuesday it has signed a contract with SpaceX to send its first satellites into orbit aboard a SpaceX ride-share mission in 2027, as the Southeast Asian…
Rachel Griffin Accurso, also known as Ms Rachel, and her husband Aron Accurso.
12 Aug, 2026 0

‘I’m So Happy’

NEW YORK (AP): Parents of toddlers everywhere, prepare yourselves. YouTube sensation and music teacher Ms Rachel and her husband, Aron Accurso, will release their debut album, the 23-track I’m So…