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St Catherine is probably the fastest-growing parish in Jamaica. Today, it looks very different from what it did centuries earlier. Take a look at scenes from the parish and see for yourself. Published September 1962 This is a production independent...

Professor Rex Nettleford’s contribution to Jamaican culture is immense. One of the institutions he founded continues to make that great contribution. As old as Jamaica itself, the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica, paved the way for...

A united West Indies needs a few things, one of which is a symbol of that unity. In 1957 that was a flag. A sort of tender was sent out for the members of the federation to create a flag and wouldn’t you know it, representing the Jamaican...

Robot footballers will be capable of winning the World Cup by 2050, an expert has predicted. Scientists have set the ambitious goal of getting robot football stars to overcome humans in the next 30 years through the RoboCup initiative. Boffins have...

Brits piled on 5lbs gorging on greasy food during lockdown. Research shows that the amount of unhealthy food ordered rose by 11 per cent during the pandemic while vegetable consumption dropped by a fifth. The analysis of supermarket and takeaway...

AMMAN – The hottest day on record in Jordan since 1960 was a staggering 49.3° Celsius, (120.7° Fahrenheit) in July 2018, one month after I became prime minister. Jordan is not unique: heat waves have been causing record-high...

NEW YORK – Moves are afoot to replace or at least greatly weaken Kristalina Georgieva, the International Monetary Fund’s managing director since 2019. This is the same Georgieva whose excellent response to the pandemic quickly provided...

EDINBURGH – With low-income countries in Africa and elsewhere still imploring rich countries to stop stockpiling millions of unused COVID-19 vaccines, there are still real doubts as to whether the United States and Europe will honour the...

Britain, in not recognizing the vaccine programme of countries with high instances of COVID-19 infections, found more commonly among the developing, could have serious implications, especially for those who see taking the vaccine as a way to ensure...