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April 13, 2026
Caribbean Zeitgeist – The strangler fig tree
THE EDITOR, Madam: Our Caribbean Zeitgeist or the prevailing spirit of the region can be compared to the Strangler Fig tree. The Caribbean Strangler Fig tree grows mostly in areas of little light…
April 13, 2026
Letter of the Day | The children of Caribbean migration
THE EDITOR, Madam: Across the Caribbean, migration is both tradition and necessity. Parents leave in pursuit of opportunity, carrying the hope that distance will secure a better future for their…
April 13, 2026
Female rickshaw drivers rise above stigma to earn a living and empower women
FREETOWN (AP): As the late afternoon sun settles over Freetown’s main transit park, Hawa Mansaray pulls up her motorized three-wheeled vehicle and steps away for a break and to pray. Mansaray is one…
April 13, 2026
Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support
LONDON (AP): Britain’s agreement to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands that are home to a strategic UK-American military base is on indefinite hold because US President Donald Trump’s administration…
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Pope Leo XIV denounces the ‘delusion of omnipotence’ he says fuels the US-Israeli war in Iran
ROME (AP): In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fuelling the US-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate…
April 13, 2026
Lance Neita | We are the world
Easter came and went this year with its traditional recognition of Holy Week activities contrasting with the ‘wet and wild dream weekend’ parties that clutter up the entertainment scene across the…
April 13, 2026
Ronald Thwaites | Stick-ups and splash-downs
“How can you clasp your hands to pray when they are full of blood?” This was the challenge posed by Pope Leo to his fellow Americans and their increasingly murderous government. Of course the same…
April 13, 2026
Editorial | Physical goods still matter
There is now in place a fragile two-week ceasefire in the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran. While the world anxiously awaits the outcome of negotiations between the US and Iran,…
April 13, 2026
Humble start, elite success
Few would have imagined that a humble little girl from the cool hills of Manchester in Jamaica would one day become the number-one ranked insurance agent within one of the most prestigious agencies in…