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April 24, 2026
by Sashana Small
J’can farm worker wins US labour case over delayed recall
A Jamaican farm worker who said his recall to a New York farm was delayed in 2024 after he supported union activity has won his case before the New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB).…
April 24, 2026
Tami’s on the fast track
Tami Williams is off to the races. The sought-after SAINT International supermodel graces the new raceday womenswear collection campaign from British womenswear brand Phase Eight, which debuted…
April 24, 2026
Ruthlyn James | Development without environment is an illusion
We often speak about saving our children. We speak about discipline, literacy, violence and values. We call for accountability in classrooms and homes. Yet beneath these conversations lies a more…
April 24, 2026
Peter Espeut | The president vs the Pope
On January 9, Pope Leo XIV delivered his annual ‘State of the World’ address to the diplomats accredited to the Vatican City State. In that speech (full text at…
April 24, 2026
Turkey to restrict social media access
Turkish lawmakers passed a bill late Wednesday that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, state media reported. The legislation is the latest in a global trend…
April 24, 2026
Nuclear energy is having a global revival 40 years after Chernobyl
The 1986 Chernobyl disaster fuelled global fears about nuclear power and slowed its development in Europe and elsewhere. Four decades later, however, there’s a revival around the world, a trend that…
April 24, 2026
Readers’ reactions
Dozens of UWI students scrambling for exam clearance amid financial strain Why is university education not structured to be affordable for none public goods and services programmes? The programme…
April 24, 2026
Letter of the Day | Who protect di children when adults a call fi violence?
THE EDITOR Madam: This is with reference to the recent public commentary on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) suggesting that children and teenagers involved in conflict with the law particularly…
April 24, 2026
Poetic justice
THE EDITOR, Madam: With his extension of the ceasefire for the US and Israel bombing Iran, President Trump acknowledged total dependence on the negotiators in Pakistan, namely Prime Minister Shehbaz…