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Comparing the role of social media in two very different contexts – the Syrian civil war and campaigns addressing historical injustices against Indigenous peoples in Canada – research found that it can play a positive role by drawing attention to atroc
March 9, 2026

Social media can draw attention to atrocities…a key factor in reducing risk of recurrence

Social media is often blamed for stoking violence. But it can play a positive role by drawing attention to atrocities – both past and present – which research suggests can make them less likely to…
March 9, 2026

UWI Mona deputy principal and respected medical doctor Dr Tomlin Paul Dies

Dr Tomlin Paul, a respected physician and deputy principal at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, has died. A notice issued by his family on Monday said Paul “passed peacefully at home”. …
Dr Darien Henry (left), principal of Montego Bay Community College, and Dr Maureen Mullings-Nelson, president of the Mico University College Staff Association.
March 9, 2026

School leaders Darien Henry and Maureen Mullings-Nelson vying for JTA presidency

Veteran educators Dr Darien Henry and Dr Maureen Mullings-Nelson are vying for the presidency of the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA), a powerful union representing more than 20,000 teachers in…
March 9, 2026

Two motorcyclists killed in separate weekend crashes

Police are investigating two crashes that claimed the lives of two motorcyclists in Clarendon and Westmoreland over the weekend. The victims have been identified as 48-year-old Marvin Carridice of…
Global analysts and property investors are increasingly watching how geopolitical instability in the Middle East could influence economic conditions that underpin housing and development activity worldwide. The concern is not that the conflict will halt re
March 9, 2026

Iran conflict could ripple into global property markets

The widening conflict involving Iran is raising concerns among global investors, but early signals from the international real estate community suggest the impact on property markets will likely be…
A photo released by the Earthquake Unit at The University of the West Indies, Mona, showing the epicentre of the magnitude 3.9 earthquake reported approximately seven kilometres north of Bull Bay, St Andrew, on March 9, 2026
March 9, 2026

Earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 was felt in sections of Kingston and St Andrew early Monday morning, according to the Earthquake Unit at The University of the West Indies, Mona. There were no…
A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a US-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran on March 8, 2026.
March 9, 2026

Energy prices soar to levels not seen in years as Iran names new supreme leader

Oil prices spiked near US$120 per barrel before falling back Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East and pummeling financial markets. The price for…
Mark-Daniel Allen (second from left) of Wolmer’s Boys’ glances at Kingston College’s Brandon Bennett (left) as he powers to the line to win the boys’ under-17 110 metres hurdles in 13.57 seconds at the Carifta Trials yesterday.
March 9, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Several athletes produce personal-best times on final day of Carifta Trials

Holland High School’s Shanoya Douglas registered her second personal-best time of the meet on yesterday’s final day of competition at the Carifta Trials inside the National Stadium. On a day when…
Lens’ Florian Thauvinl (left) dribbles away from Paris’ Otavio Ataide Da Silva during the French League One match against Paris FC in Paris on Saturday, February 14.
March 9, 2026

Lens move one point behind PSG in French title race

PARIS (AP): Lens capped a fine week by beating Metz 3-0 yesterday to move one point behind Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in a tense title race. PSG’s 3-1 home defeat to Monaco on Friday…