The gospel of Christianity is underpinned by the doctrine that espouses that Jesus Christ, the son of the living God, conceived immaculately by the Virgin Mary, was sent to Earth by God to save humanity from sin. His message is that mankind must...
Published:Wednesday | August 24, 2016 | 12:00 AMPaul H. Williams
MOORE TOWN, Portland:The Granny Nanny Cultural Group of Moore Town, Portland, is now on a two-month, Georgia State University-sponsored cultural tour of the United States. Eleven members left the island on August 11 and will return in early October....
Moisture-laden cool breezes circulate the refreshing scent of pine. Inhale.Birds chirp, and flowers bloom. Trees bear strange fruits. Skies are blue, candyfloss clouds white. The greenery is invigorating, and nature is bounteous.Old man's beards are...
One of the ramifications of the 1831 Baptist War, also known as the Christmas Rebellion, was the persecution and prosecution of Baptist and Methodist missionaries who allegedly incited the enslaved, including Deacon Samuel Sharpe, to burn down...
The Sligoville mini-stadium in St Catherine is set to come alive on Sunday, July 31 and Monday, August 1 with Emancifest. To commemorate Emancipation Day, the event, to be celebrated under the theme: 'Preserving our Legacy', is organised by the...
The Black River Lower Morass is the biggest freshwater wetland ecosystem in the Caribbean. It is the habitat for diverse species, some of which are endemic, rare and endangered. The region also teems with non-aquatic plants such as acacia, logwood...
You hear 12-year-old Amri Hanson speak about Einstein's theory of general relativity and other scientific concepts that many adults will never comprehend and you wonder what manner of child he is.Significantly self-taught and homeschooled, he also...
Three Moravian missionaries arrived in Black River on December 7, 1754, to give religious instructions to the enslaved Africans on the plantations of absentee owners, brothers William Foster and Joseph Foster-Barham, in western Jamaica.But, if the...
The Moravian Church in Jamaica might not be one of the most popular, but Moravian missionaries have been coming here since December 1754. The first three to arrive at what is now Black River, St Elizabeth, were Zacharias Caries, Thomas Shallcross,...
The eighth Charles Town International Maroon conference, to be held at the Asafu Yard in Charles Town, Portland, from Thursday, June 23 to Sunday June 26, will be the first conference since one of its founders, Colonel Frank Lumsden, passed away....
As an adult, James Jones went to church only once, and it was for his funeral.The sermon, about not living an ungodly, concunbinal life, lasted a mere five minutes. The shortest ever in a Revival church. I was glad.The tough bench in Mount Silas AME...
In a process called steam distillation, Dr Lyndon Johnson of Technosol Limited has been extracting essential oils from plant matters since 1993. The oils he sells as ingredients for culinary and therapeutic products.At this time, Technosol's main...
The following is the final of a four-part summary of Fred W. Kennedy's historical novel, Huareo, Story of a Jamaican Cacique, published by Ian Randle Publishers. This 2015 fiction is based on the life of the Taino chief, Cacique Huareo, who lived in...
The following is the third of a four-part summary of Fred W. Kennedy's historical novel, Huareo, Story of a Jamaican Cacique, published by Ian Randle Publishers. This 2015 fiction is based on the life of the Taino chief, Cacique Huareo, who lived in...
The following is the second of a four-part summary of Fred W. Kennedy's historical novel, Huareo, Story of a Jamaican Cacique, published by Ian Randle Publishers. This 2015 fiction is based on the life of the Taino chief Cacique Huareo, who lived in...
The Gleaner predates the emancipation of African people in Jamaica from slavery, having been established in 1834.It has recorded our social, economic and political evolution and history since then, and that of the world on a whole. Its voluminous...
Some of the signature sights of downtown Kingston market district are old, weathered, frayed plastic tarpaulin stretching from 'pillar' to 'post', fluttering in the wind.For those who sit, bend or stand beneath them, it is shelter from the elements...
Elvie Miller and her family have been living in Paynestown, near New Market, St Elizabeth, since 1979. They occupy 13 acres of family land. She said that they had always heard that there were "slave graves" on a section of the property, but they had...
"I remember having excruciating lower back pains around 2005. This I attributed to a fall from a ladder. It eventually subsided after some rest, pain medication, and soaking with warm Epsom salt; so there was no need for me to worry. A little...
Published:Thursday | February 18, 2016 | 12:00 AMPaul H. Williams
The Kirlews live at Dairy, Discovery Bay, St Ann, not far from the sea. Their house is located on a flat piece of land, a solid piece of rock not far from the main road. Or so they thought.Some years ago, when they were having the rock drilled to...
BULL SAVANNAH, St Elizabeth:If praises and adorations from her family and relatives could have brought back Inez May Wright to life, they certainly would have on Sunday, January 24, inside the Bull Savannah Church of Christ in St Elizabeth.It was...
Published:Wednesday | February 10, 2016 | 1:32 AMPaul H. Williams
"Jamaica ah go deh pon fiyah in Mammee Bay!" is how the organisers are billing the inaugural 'Jamaica African Dance Arts and Culture Festival' to be held at JAMVilla, Mammee Bay Estates, Ocho Rios, St Ann, from today, February 11 to Sunday the 15th....
DISCOVERY BAY, St Ann:About 10 years ago, Joyce White began a quest to establish a swimming programme for children in association with Swim Jamaica at the old Members Club at Fortland Road, Discovery Bay, St Ann. It came about because of the need to...
Published:Thursday | January 21, 2016 | 12:10 PMPaul H. Williams
When Clifton 'Packiman' Rowe drove into Adinah James' yard at Barton,St Elizabeth, on Wednesday, January 12, it was with much excitement. He tooted his horn loudly, and shouted, "Fish man! Fish! Fish! Fish!"I anticipated Adinah coming through her...
Published:Wednesday | December 30, 2015 | 10:38 AMPaul H. Williams
People will be running and walking for five kilometres this Saturday to raise funds for the Port Antonio Rehabilitation Centre, located at Prospect, Port Antonio, Portland.The race, which starts at 9 a.m. at Boston Jerk Centre at Boston, loops at...
