From the very beginning, the story of the life of Howard Alfred Davis, born September 19, 1970, as the fourth child of Lawrence and Dorothy Davis, has been very colourful.He was born with black and blue skin and...
It is a tradition that dates to pre-emancipation, wakes and a nine-night to mark the passing of a loved one. But in many communities across Jamaica that has evolved to mirror more of a dancehall session than the tradition started by our forefathers...
THE WORLD is in a soil-health crisis, to the extent that this year is the International Year of the Soil, so designated to focus on soil-health restoration.And according to St Elizabeth farmer and soil-health advocate Mark Brooks, the situation in...
The National Commission on Reparations has been steadfast against arguments opposing reparations and is, in fact, stepping up its fight.During a recent Gleaner Editors' Forum, the message from the chairman of The National Commission for Reparations...
The evolution of Myalism - Part 1FRICAN PEOPLE have always had their own religious ideologies and philosophies, their own explanations for their existence and hereafter. They are fully aware of the universal conflict between evil and good forces,...
IT IS no secret that the world is in a soil-health crisis, and according to recognised soil-health advocate, St Elizabeth vegetable farmer, Mark Brooks, the situation in Jamaica is dire. Low crop yields and poor-quality produce are the result of the...
I WAS drawn to Alexander Lee by his soulful singing voice. He was selling mangoes at the intersection of East and North streets, near The Gleaner building some weeks ago,...
JOHN'S TOWN, St Thomas: Mark Brooks, St Elizabeth farmer and agriculturist, is again calling on the Government to put in place methods to restore Jamaica's soil health, which he said is one of the poorest in the world.Brooks has been campaigning for...
THE spiritual movement pioneered by Leonard P. Howell in the 1930s, was born out of Howell's belief that Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, born Lidj Tafari Makonnen, was the black messiah, the...
The Islamic Council of JamaicaPropagating the true message of IslamISLAM IS one of the world's largest religions, with much of its converts living in the Eastern Hemisphere. Islam is also strong in some Western hemispheric countries.And right here...
When Wing Tsang hired me to edit and proofread her PhD thesis, I accepted the job since I was "highly" recommended by a friend of hers. But, I was a bit concerned that I knew absolutely nothing about the evolution and development of Chinese...
JOHNS TOWN, St Thomas:CLEANING DETERGENTS are as much a part of our lives, as food is. Whether for the dishes, laundry, or the floor, we use detergents every day. And they leave us and our surroundings feeling clean and fresh. But do we know exactly...
ISIS is not in Jamaica, nor is it recruiting Jamaicans, and Jamaicans are not leaving to join ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria). This, according to Sheikh Musa Tijani of the Islamic Council of Jamaica (ICOJ), located at 24 Camp Road, Kingston 4...
OLD PERA, St Thomas:IT WAS by chance Rural Xpress met Agatha 'Mum' Peyton of Bowden Hill, Old Pera, St Thomas. And she turned out to be a very interesting person, all of 104 years old, having been born on July 10, 1910.Despite the physical pain and...
The Spaniards, under Diego Columbus, settled in Jamaica in 1510 and for more than 145 years the Spaniards ruled the land. But on May 10, 1655, Admiral William Penn and General Robert Venables entered the island to capture it to appease Oliver...
THE FIREPLACE means many things to different people - camaraderie, warmth, family, romance, comfort, and, of course, a home-cooked meal.But for Fosuwa Andoh, who lights a fire every night atop a hill at Rock Hall, rural St Andrew, the fire, one of...
As the sun set in the west, a group of people circled a small bonfire on the black sands of the Copacabana Beach at Bull Bay, St Thomas. At 5:45 p.m., they shouted, "Happy New!", and danced around a circle, which they had entered after being...
In 1858-59, a great Christian revival, known as The Prayer Meeting Revival, swept across continental United States and the British Isles. Tony Cauchi, writing online, says, "The results of this revival were filled churches...
In 1865, one of the casualties of the Morant Bay Uprising was the courthouse, so, too, was now National Hero Paul Bogle, for whom a statue was mounted in front of the restored historicbuilding in 1965.But there was to be more fire. In the early...
Albion Heights, St Thomas: "Lots of rabbit, whole heap a people have whole heap a rabbits, and no have no way fi sell it," frustrated rabbit farmer, Dorette Abrahams of Albion heights, St Thomas, told Rural Xpress recently. In her vicinity, there are...
St Thomas is a parish with a colourful history, and blessed with an abundance of fertile farmlands, rivers, streams, majestic mountains, black and white sand beaches, but a great majority of its residents are facing overwhelming financial and social...
Published:Thursday | February 26, 2015 | 6:05 PMPaul H. Williams
During a Gleaner Editors' Forum, held yesterday at the newspaper's North Street, Kingston, offices, businessman Alston Stewart, a native of Wilmington, St Thomas, said the people of that parish need to take its development into their own hands.While...
With the prevalence of lifestyle diseases that lead to death, more and more people are turning to healthier living, including ingesting food that is not processed or nourished by synthetic chemicals.Free organic or clean food is now the food of...
Claire Reid of Denham Town, Kingston, has one leg, so she goes everywhere in a wheelchair, in the sun, in the rain. And at age 66, she doesn't seem like slowing down anytime soon.Yet, it is a hard-knocks life for this eternal dancer. For as long as...
