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March 8, 2026
MrBeast’s company fired video editor after Kalshi accused the employee of insider trading
Beast Industries fired a MrBeast video editor this week following accusations of insider trading by prediction market operator Kalshi. Kalshi, an online platform that allows users to “trade on…
March 8, 2026
Denmark explores whether gastronomy can be recognised as art form
COPENHAGEN (AP) Imagine dining on “edible plastic” made from algae and collagen from fish skins. While you ingest the dish, ocean-borne plastic pollution seemingly floats above you, projected across…
March 8, 2026
by Book Review by Dudley McLean II
Quietly transformative contribution to Caribbean education and child development
At a time when classroom discipline, school violence, and parenting practices are under intense national scrutiny, this book invites Jamaica to reconsider a fundamental question: What if children are…
March 8, 2026
War: The hunger for power!
In today’s world, news of tension and rivalry between nations is common. Countries compete for influence, power, and control. But if we pause for a moment and ask a simple question, What truly lies…
March 8, 2026
The Queen of the Mountains
High in the misty ridges of the Blue Mountains lies a story that echoes through valleys, forests, and memory. It is the story of Nanny of the Maroons, Jamaica’s only female National Hero and a…
March 8, 2026
Gordon Robinson | Mission accomplished?
Two Saturdays ago, we woke up to news that joint USA/Israeli military strikes were conducted in Iran. Consequent upon this illegal invasion, the likes of which hadn’t seen since February 2022 when…
March 8, 2026
Kavelle Christie | The distance between warning and protection
There is a particular exhaustion that settles over a family when a young mother must repeatedly explain why she is afraid. For nearly a year, she has tried to leave a violent situation completely,…
March 8, 2026
by Adrian Frater
Development team says Estuary restoration project completion in sight
WESTERN BUREAU: With restoration work in Phase Two of the Estuary Housing Scheme in St James now at an advanced stage, some residents last Thursday indicated that their fears about being caught in a…
March 8, 2026
Alexander Causwell | Falling in love with property tax
The most primitive state consists of a tax administration and an armed group of men to enforce collection. Taxes are thus as old as government, and people have almost certainly dreaded them for just…