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January 5, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Angola Festival in St Thomas ‘a good look’
Organisers of the New Year’s Eve staging of Angola Festival, held in Old Pera, St Thomas, are hailing the event as a success following a fairly good turnout and some brilliant performances from…
January 5, 2026
Ronald Thwaites | Moral revolution
In the 2025 Reith lectures on the BBC, historian Rutger Bregman records the moral revolutions and creations of worthwhile institutions brought about by the persistence, wisdom, and sacrifice of small…
January 5, 2026
Terran Fielder | Seven powerful plant proteins that pack a punch
When it comes to protein, most people think they need to reach for the steak or the chicken. The tasty truth bomb is plants can satiate your protein cravings, and more. Raising animals for food is…
January 5, 2026
Ruthlyn James | Why special-education system must evolve beyond exceptionality
Jamaica has invested decades in building formal pathways for training teachers to support children with special-educational needs. These pathways matter. They have produced committed educators,…
January 4, 2026
US indictment alleges Maduro ran ‘corrupt, illegitimate government’ fuelled by cocaine
A newly unsealed United States Justice Department indictment contends that Nicolás Maduro’s government was fuelled by an extensive drug-trafficking operation that flooded the US with thousands of tons…
January 4, 2026
Concern in Cuba after Venezuela operation
Concern simmered in Cuba, one of Venezuela’s most important allies and trading partners, a day after the Trump administration warned it could turn its attention to the Caribbean nation. “If I lived…
January 4, 2026
Classes to resume at Hague Primary in Trelawny as hurricane evacuees relocated to temporary housing
The way has been cleared for classes to resume at Hague Primary School in Trelawny, as dozens of residents of the Trelawny Infirmary,who had been housed at the school since the passage of Hurricane…
January 4, 2026
Two men charged after armed car robbery in Portmore
The police in Portmore, St Catherine have charged two men for the armed robbery of a man whose car was stolen. Charged with robbery with aggravation, possession of a prohibited weapon, using a…
January 4, 2026
Myanmar’s military government releases more than 6,100 prisoners on independence anniversary
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and reduced other inmates’ sentences Sunday to mark the 78th anniversary of the country’s independence from…