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Ode to Mother Mother, you bore me for nine months in that hallowed space, And caressed me with your virtual embrace. My birth was met with joy and pain, But the bundle you held in your hands Made you wish to relive the experience again and again. My burps

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Today's Issue Published: Saturday, May 9, 2026
News

How you store produce can make it last longer

A few small changes to how you store fruits and vegetables can have big benefits for the planet, and your wallet. From herbs that wilt in days to berries that seem to mould even faster, what we toss into the trash often has less to do with what we buy tha

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Sports

Netball divisional league finals today

Leila Robinson Courts will be buzzing with excitement this afternoon when the finals of the Netball Jamaica Supreme Ventures Limited Divisional Leagues competition take centre stage.

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Commentary

Ronald Sanders | The Caribbean's limits in absorbing other states' deportees
Migration policy is a matter of sovereign control. Governments assert, rightly, their authority to regulate borders, determine who may enter, and enforce their laws.

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Letters

Language exams are cognitive labour
The recent letter by CAPE student Shania White concerning the clustering of CSEC and CAPE examinations deserves serious attention, not merely for its concerns about scheduling, but for the profound educational insight quietly embedded within it.

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Lifestyle

Amputee football players in Rwanda find healing, sense of community
The players struck their crutches against each other as they chased a soccer ball, as well as a larger dream of competing at the global level. Children shrieked in joy as they watched a goalie dive to block an attempt with her remaining hand.

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Health

WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus cruise ship is headed

(AP) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) sought Saturday to reassure residents of the Spanish island where passengers of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship are expected to be evacuated, issuing them a direct message that the virus was “no

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World News

Trade partnership with Brazil deepens
Trade between Guyana and Brazil has expanded sharply in recent years, opening fresh opportunities for investment, private-sector growth and regional integration, according to Dr Peter Ramsaroop, chief investment officer at the Guyana Office for Investment

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