Yaakov Raskin | Bringing the Sabbath into every ordinary day?
Whenever New Years Day falls on a Friday or a Monday, people rejoice. A three-day weekend! Now, we can take a vacation, go to the beach, and turn what would normally have been two separate days off from work into one larger, more joyful holiday. From
Chimpanzees once used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care
BUJA (AP): A group of chimpanzees once used in laboratory hepatitis B vaccine experiments has received health checks at their new home in Liberia, in hopes of giving them a second chance at a normal life. The West African chimpanzees received checks rangi
Jamaican clubs work on international standard home grounds
Jamaicas growing ambitions in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup are running headlong into a problem that has little to do with what happens on the pitch. With only a limited number of venues currently capable of hosting regional matches, Jamaica Premier Leagu
Civil rights groups urge a halt to South Africa data centres boom amid water and power fears
South African civil rights groups are calling for a halt to the construction of additional data centres in the country until the use of scarce water, land and electricity resources has been investigated. With South Africa positioning itself as Africas
Cassandra Wilson, 2-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, dies at 70
NEW YORK (AP): Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter, and producer, has died. She was 70. Dubbed Americas best singer by Time magazine in 2001, Wilson was best known for her genre-bending voice, which expanded the
Editorial | Demerit flip-flop
There may indeed be flaws in the demerit-points system for motor vehicle drivers. But sceptics have good cause to feel that the latest announced delay in the schemes implementation has less to do with pursuing real fixes than the Governments panderi
Mrs Jamaica Universe Dr Alicia Swaby Spencer living life to the fullest
At 5:30 every morning, Dr Alicia Swaby Spencers day is already underway. By 7 a.m., she is at work, and some days will not end until long after the sun has gone down. When she is on call, she may return to the hospital for surgery or to review patients
Imani Tafari-Ama | When the machine does the thinking
The anxiety surrounding the pervasive power of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its potential impact on mental development, learning and psychosocial behaviour, has become sufficiently serious to prompt policymakers to pause and reconsider the s
What to know about UK-controlled Falkland Islands after Argentina's president stakes claim
LONDON (AP) In a prime-time rallying call to the nation, Argentine President Javier Milei has resurrected Argentinas long-standing claim to the nearby United Kingdom (UK)-held Falkland Islands and in the process conjured up memories of the bitter war