WHEN JAMAICAN Kwame M.A. McPherson won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize in June last year, it was the first time a Jamaican had won this prestigious global literature prize. And many things, including a requested visit to Buckingham Palace in...
It is a given that there is going to be much food at celebrations such as the annual January 6 observance of the signing of the treaty of peace and friendship between the Leeward Maroons and the British in 1738. And on Saturday, patrons who had...
Singer/musician Tessellated told The Gleaner, “I think the biggest stage thus far was at the Heineken Regatta in St Maarten, (there) was an amazing energy with my full band.” This was after he received The Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for...
“And every time they win it’s a victory for us, Nigerians, because we are one. Jamaica and Nigeria, one people, one destiny, one history,” declared Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister. He was making reference to Jamaica’s “...
Today is Father’s Day and, this evening, three young Jamaican fathers will be telling their story of fatherhood on YouTube at six o’clock. They will be glowing and gloating under the spotlight of FIMS Creative Agency, the producer of the 14-minute-...
MoDa Market is an annual three-day showcase that pitches itself as ‘the shopping playground of the stylish’. From the understated to the exquisite to the ostentatious, it can be seen and bought at MoDA, a must-attend event for many. And from Friday...
The increase in the number of people who are afflicted by non-communicable diseases and lifestyle-related illnesses has been countered by efforts the world over to promote good health and wellness. Right here in Jamaica, the Government has...
