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Spearfishing lionfish in the Caribbean.
Updated 15 hours ago

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…
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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…
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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…
Director Destin Daniel Cretton arrives at the premiere.
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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…
Sir Garry Sobers
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Dennis Duncan | 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…
Sir Garfield Sobers
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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…
Amel Brown, owner of Cafe Sevaughn, hosted a pop-up at a recent staging of Pilates Under the Lights.
Updated 13 hours ago 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…
King’s Counsel Peter Champagnie
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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…
Construction progresses at Petersfield Primary School in Westmoreland, where roofing work is nearing completion and new windows are set to be installed as part of the institution’s $302 million reconstruction following damage due to Hurricane Melissa.
Updated 15 hours ago 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…