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Published:Sunday | June 2, 2019 | 12:00 AMKristin Houser - Contributor

You’re Hired! The next time you interview for a job, the recruiter you need to impress might not be human. Since October of last year, Swedish recruitment agency TNG has been using an artificially intelligent robot head called Tengai to conduct...

Published:Sunday | June 2, 2019 | 12:00 AM

Economists have noticed that people can behave inconsistently when making choices. According to economic theory, people should choose the same things every time, under the same circumstances, because they are recognised as holding the same value as...

Published:Sunday | June 2, 2019 | 12:25 AM

William Mitchell has been telling stories of those whose voices are unheard – a reporter at Nationwide Network, beyond his daily job of searching for and reporting stories, he has one of his own to tell. Against all odds, Mitchell managed to...

Published:Sunday | June 2, 2019 | 12:00 AM

Cultural exchanges, in a variety of forms, remain a focal point of breaking down barriers and improving understanding among people from different backgrounds. The European Union (EU) recognises their immense benefit. That is the overarching...

Published:Sunday | June 2, 2019 | 12:00 AMShaunette Jones-Wright - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Picture this: a garden with green, green, and only green. No fragrant blossoms, no colourful flowers, no bees or butterflies. Just green. Widen that picture to include the neighbour’s yard, the community, the country, and the world. What kind of...

Published:Sunday | June 2, 2019 | 12:00 AM
Published:Sunday | May 26, 2019 | 12:00 AMAmitabh Sharma

Life, they say, is all about finding that equilibrium, work and pleasure being one key component in the grand scheme of it … and when there happens to be a union of both, it’s like finding one’s Zen on a rock and roll … and in Peter Wright’s case...

Published:Sunday | May 26, 2019 | 12:00 AM

“Up until the hackathon, I figured I would be a maths teacher, but now that our team has won this award for our app, I’m really thinking maybe I’m good enough go into IT. I was wondering if I was that good at tech, and now I think I could be,” said...

Published:Sunday | May 26, 2019 | 12:00 AMPaul H. Williams - Sunday Gleaner Writer

For 27 years, Liguanea Lodge 1479 has been hosting an art auction, its main annual fundraising event. This year, the event was held on Thursday, May 16, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston According to lodge master Dr Clarence David McGaw,...

Published:Sunday | May 26, 2019 | 12:00 AMChristopher Serju - Sunday Gleaner Writer

In a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides – The Pythagorean Theorem. A fundamental principle in mathematics, it is not surprising that this formula, attributed to...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 8:49 PM

The Mathematics Marathon, hosted on the grounds of the Mandeville HEART Trust/ NTA’s Adult Education Centre recently, was dubbed a resounding success by scores of candidates who took the CXC (CSEC) Mathematics Examination. The Mathematics Marathon...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AM

PARIS (AP): The Louvre museum in Paris paid tribute on Friday, May, 17 to the architect of its giant glass pyramid, I.M. Pei, who died earlier this week at the age of 102 at his home in New York City. Dozens of employees of the Louvre gathered...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AM

On Tuesday, May 7, staff members of the Secretariat to the Cartagena Convention and the UN Environment Caribbean Subregional Office (CSRO) joined members of the public and private sector in Jamaica in taking part in the annual Read Across Jamaica...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AM

There have been a lot of anxious moments since the announcement by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MOEYI) of the replacement of the Grade Six Achievement Test with the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Along with students, teachers and...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AM
Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AM

Around the world, Jamaican people are known for their ingenuity, style, music, intellectual capacity, sportsmanship, and creativity. When it comes to science and technology, many have put Jamaica on the map, from creating a disease-resistant papaya...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMFloyd Morris - Guest Contributor

Education is a fundamental means of social transformation and empowerment. It has the potential of making an individual into what or who he or she wants to become. This has been the experience of Senator Dr Floyd Morris, director of the University...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AM- Craig Weightman - Contributor

If you’ve ever wondered whether you could make a real contribution to the world but aren’t sure you have any really meaningful talents, perhaps you should look at how you play computer games. A growing body of research suggests that the virtual...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AM

Book review of Plastered in Pretty Ann-Margaret Lim Natasha Marks, a St Vincentian author and geography teacher at the St Vincent Girls’ High School, has some serious thoughts on the modern-day world citizen who is hooked on social media,...

Published:Sunday | May 12, 2019 | 12:00 AM
Published:Sunday | May 12, 2019 | 12:00 AMAmitabh Sharma

“I subscribe to the sayings of great leaders who maintain that all children are our children,” said Paul Sully, country director of Peace Corps Jamaica. “My years in the Peace Corps have taught me the tremendous value of engaging young people in...

Published:Sunday | May 12, 2019 | 12:00 AM

You are Mother When I was wrapped in the Warmth and comfort of your womb, And felt the touch of your love from the inside. When your arms held me for the first time, telling me what Joy and beauty I was, kissing and smiling, not wanting to let...

Published:Sunday | May 12, 2019 | 12:00 AMDonnette Zacca - Contributor

“We saw the beauty of this country through your eyes,” might be the apt words that we can use to describe Maria LaYacona, who passed away on Sunday April 28, 2019. On the behalf of the Society we would like to convey our condolences to her friends...

Published:Sunday | May 5, 2019 | 12:13 AM

For Alister Sometimes you missed the beat Sometimes we lost sight of the melody Which flattens the chord That overlays the rhythmic foundation. It would have been unwitting That cadence of the Simon/Tobias ‘Folksy Jingles’, written...

Published:Sunday | May 5, 2019 | 12:00 AM

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