For some people and organisations the world over, February is the month set aside to highlight the history and heritage of black people, which is the largest racial group in Jamaica. Black people in Jamaica are invariably the descendants of Africans...
Published:Saturday | February 21, 2015 | 12:32 PMPaul H. Williams
The Embassy of Japan in Jamaica is at the final stage of formalising that country's grant assistance to upgrade exhibition facilities at the Institute of Jamaica.That announcement came recently from Hiromoto Oyama, counsellor at the Embassy of Japan...
Ocho Rios, St Ann:At Couples San Souci, White River, St Ann, on Sunday, February 8, it was a day of beauty - of orchids and pretty classic cars. The occasion was the annual Ocho Rios Orchid Society show, dubbed Tropical Splendour this year.Plants,...
The art of cob Paul H. Williams From time immemorial, shelter from the weather has always been one of mankind’s basic needs, and in primitive times, we turned to nature to provide a roof over our heads. Caves then were popular abodes. Pr...
JOHN'S TOWN, St Thomas:
IT'S NOT a regular school, but classes for farmers, under a programme called One One Coco, a four-week intensive course in which farmers are trained in organic farming and permaculture. It is hosted and coordinated by The Source Farm Foundation and Ecovillage at John’s Town, St Thomas.
