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In this photo released by Myanmar President Office, Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi (left) shakes hands with Arnaud de Baecque, resident representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross, during their meeting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.
August 10, 2026

ASEAN call to free Aung San Suu Kyi rebuffed

BANGKOK (AP): Myanmar’s military-backed government has rejected the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ renewed call for the unconditional release of detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and…
Stranger Cole and Millicent Todd, the duo known as Stranger and Pats,y made their musical mark with songs such as the classic ‘When You Call My Name’.
August 11, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

‘Gratitude and sadness’ at posthumous OD for Stranger Cole

A little less than two months after his death, the Government of Jamaica has announced that ska, rocksteady and reggae pioneer Wilburn ‘Stranger’ Cole (also spelt Strangejah) has been awarded the…
Workers weave Pulu, a traditional wooden fabric into clothing, at wooden looms near statues of Princess Wencheng and Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo at the Ethnic Huaji Handwoven Cooperative in Shannan in western China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
August 10, 2026

A cooperative keeps a centuries-old weaving tradition alive

SHANNAN (AP): More than a dozen men and women sit at wooden looms, sliding shuttles through rows of wool yarn before pulling each thread tight. They repeat it again and again as they weave Pulu, the…
Portrait of journalist, author, film-maker and cultural consultant, Barbara Blake-Hannah, which hangs in the Museum of Colour UK.
August 10, 2026

‘Life has nice surprises’

Three artists were commissioned by the Museum of Colour UK to create portraits of people of colour who have profoundly shaped British television history, both behind and in front of the camera. The…
An artist’s rendition of the design concept of the proposed new parliament building.
August 10, 2026

Neil Richards | New parliament building may be ideal at Caymanas

There are good reasons to re-assess and perhaps retract the decision to construct a new parliament building within the confines of National Heroes Park. Troubling predictions, related mainly to…
Bruce Golding, former prime minister of Jamaica.
August 10, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | Bruce Golding gets it

Bruce Golding is brave enough and sufficiently disentangled from the love bush of tribalism to say so. Jamaica begins its 65th year of formal independence more constrained by geopolitics than ever…
Letters
August 10, 2026

Mandatory DNA testing is unnecessary

THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent public debate over mandatory DNA testing at birth to address disputed parentage has once again dominated social media and the airwaves. Much of the discussion has…
Letters
August 10, 2026

Letter of the Day | Jamaica’s water crisis: 64 years on, still no fix

THE EDITOR, Madam: Every summer, Jamaicans brace for water restrictions. This year is no different. The National Water Commission (NWC) has announced scheduled supply for communities served by the…
Letters
August 10, 2026

Strong laws must also be fair

THE EDITOR, Madam: Few would argue against stronger measures to improve road safety. Every life lost on our roads is one too many, and those who consistently endanger others should face meaningful…