6+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1032+ words) Jamaica’s allegedly sovereign Government crossed the Atlantic, cap in hand, to beg (oops, sorry, “petition”) our enslavers’ King for slavery reparations. Have we no shame? Are we so accustomed to “negotiating” on our knees with the Empire’s former fellow colony…...

6+ hour, 23+ min ago   (967+ words) At one end, we have the black nationalist who believes that he’ll never be black enough to attain his real value. At the other end are those who believe that the white Europeans were the most pragmatic and saw economic…...

6+ hour, 23+ min ago   (712+ words) Today, as Jews around the world celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, we have entered the year 5787, counted from the creation of the world according to the Jewish calendar. If you are Jewish and in Jamaica, I encourage you…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (608+ words) Several dozen presidential briefing documents declassified Friday, the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, detail intelligence government officials had gathered about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida leading up to the hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people and upended American national security. The…...

6+ hour, 23+ min ago   (403+ words) Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was acquitted last Friday in a case related to a marine’s drowning death in a rare reprieve in one of the criminal cases brought against him following his ouster for imposing martial law....

4+ hour ago   (14+ words) Jamaica Gleaner Needling for change: the surprisingly political history of knitting...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (312+ words) By nightfall, search and rescue operations were halted but were to resume in the morning. So far, 43 people have been rescued, coast guard spokeswoman Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said. The ferry MV June Aster was afloat but listing off the town…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (625+ words) Norway bade its final farewell to Harald V yesterday as crowds lined the streets and foreign royals and leaders converged on Oslo for the funeral of the long-serving king, who was remembered as a popular monarch with a down-to-earth touch....

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (271+ words) Usain Bolt says his foray into the popular video game platform Roblox through the World Athletics Ultimate Championship is aimed at raising the profile of track and field among a younger generation that has yet to fully embrace the sport....

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (494+ words) The UN atomic watchdog’s board yesterday reported Iran to the UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years, citing it for failure to cooperate in a long-running investigation into uranium traces detected by inspectors at undeclared sites. Western officials…...