Published:Thursday | September 18, 2025 | 5:26 AMBANG Bizarre
New research has claimed that people are more likely to pile on the pounds during warmer weather as they gorge on ice cream and consume fizzy drinks in an attempt to stay cool and hydrated. At temperatures between 12C and 30C, individuals consume 0...
Published:Thursday | September 18, 2025 | 5:21 AMBANG Bizarre
Scientists at Radboud University in the Netherlands asked 500 people at a music festival to be exposed to thousands of female mosquitoes. Everybody involved filled out a questionnaire about their hygiene, diet and behaviour at the festival before...
Published:Thursday | September 18, 2025 | 5:09 AMBANG Bizarre
Experts have discovered that spending just half an hour twice a week doing chores such as hoovering can help people lower their blood pressure and keep fit. Dr Nish Manek explained that "aiming for 30 minutes" of exercise through...
Published:Thursday | September 18, 2025 | 5:03 AMBANG Bizarre
Sparkling water has increased in popularity of late but dental experts fear that its acidic nature contributes to the erosion of pearly whites. The dentists say that acidic fizzy water (compared to the neutral pH of tap water) "etches"...
Published:Thursday | September 18, 2025 | 4:51 AMBANG Bizarre
Scientists have revealed that a simple course of eye drops can restore clear near vision. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide suffer from presbyopia – a condition where the eyes struggle to focus on objects and text up close. The...
BEIJING: While US President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs have been the subject of much discussion and analysis, their impact on developing economies has not received nearly as much attention as it deserves. In fact, Trump...
PROVIDENCE: As its September meeting approaches, the US Federal Reserve is once again coming under political pressure to lower rates. President Donald Trump has been calling for such a move for months – sometimes demanding cuts as large as...
ABIDJAN/WASHINGTON, DC: Faced with a slowing global economy and rising debts, many developing-country governments may be tempted to scale back anti-poverty programmes. That would be a grave mistake. Combating poverty is not just a moral imperative...
RAMALLAH: It is unclear whether, and how much, the United States knew about Israel’s airstrike against Hamas negotiators in the Qatari capital of Doha. But there can no longer be any doubt that Israel has assumed carte blanche. After decades...
SAN DIEGO: Ever since the Reagan boom of the 1980s, many elites outside the United States have been telling Americans that they had been hoodwinked – that cutting taxes and regulations is a reckless, unnecessary way to spur growth. Countries...
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it is likely the cartoonist's pen, chock full of underlying meaning and different ways of seeing an issue, may be worth so many more. Take a look at this week's past line-up of cartoons, as...
Jamaica faces the prospect of stagnation unless Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness takes decisive steps to accelerate growth beyond its long-term one per-cent average. Analysts warn that without strategic pivots, it could take 70 years for the...
Jamaica celebrated a standout day at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships as Oblique Seville and Kishane Thompson finished 1-2 in the men’s 100m, with Seville setting a personal best of 9.77 seconds. Rising star Tina Clayton also shone,...
Despite a slight increase in female representation in Parliament, gender advocates warn that Jamaica still falls short in addressing women’s issues at the national level. Judith Wedderburn highlighted ongoing challenges, including securing...
A relative of 13-year-old Twaine Jaheem Skyers, who was found dead at his home in Lilliput, St James, expressed deep regret over the punishment the teen received for coming home late from school. “If I had any idea that the beating that he...
Aaden Dunn, the 17-year-old CEO of Unstoppable Enterprise, believes in the importance of earning even modest profits as he builds his business from scratch. “Small profit is better than no profit at all,” he said, reflecting on his...
The Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) has condemned Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake’s directive preventing Police Officers’ Association (POA) Chairman Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron from engaging with the High Command...
Police recovered a formidable cache of weapons and ammunition from a Mandeville apartment after a four-hour standoff on Tuesday. The haul included an Omni multicalibre 5.56 rifle capable of firing different types of rounds, a Beretta 9mm pistol,...
Aberdeen High School credited its dramatic turnaround to a focused three-year strategy led by Principal Kemishia Reid-Simpson. The plan set clear targets for mathematics and English, introduced monthly academic themes, literacy initiatives, and...
In the early impact of Hurricane Ivan, a huge ackee tree toppled onto a man’s two-apartment home in Grants Pen, St Andrew, while he slept, leaving him stunned as he witnessed the destruction. The Category Four storm, with winds over 140 miles...
Devon House, dating back to the 1860s, stands as one of St Andrew’s most historically and culturally significant landmarks. Restored to its former splendour, the estate showcases period furniture, rare trees, and a collection of African art...
His Lordship, the Rt Rev Percival Gibson, Anglican Bishop of Jamaica, officially blessed and opened the prime minister’s residence on September 8, 1964, in a ceremony attended by government officials, members of the diplomatic corps, and...
Jamaica marked a milestone in education with the inauguration of educational television by the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC), a move praised by Governor-General Sir Clifford Campbell as “epoch-making”. The initiative aimed to...
Published:Thursday | September 11, 2025 | 7:38 AMBANG Bizarre
Research has revealed that young people who spend over 10 hours per week playing racing games are safer behind the wheel in the real world. Experts at Playcasino.com claim that the "right video games could sharpen the exact skills that keep...
