In 1972, scholar and activist Walter Rodney published his groundbreaking book, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. He posited that Africa was deliberately exploited and underdeveloped by European hegemonists. One of his arguments is that Africa...
On Tuesday, February 1, when a Gleaner team spoke with Pearleta Smith in Middle Quarters, St Elizabeth, about changes in that community since 1962, she said nothing had changed. “It still the same, I don’t see no real change. It is still the same...
In St Elizabeth, there is Lovers’ Leap, the southern food belt, and Treasure Beach. In this the second largest Jamaican parish there is also Holland Bamboo, the ‘Shrimp Country’ of Middle Quarters, the Accompong Town Maroon village, YS Falls, the...
On a piece of string that ran across a small lawn space at 3 Widcombe Crescent in Liguanea, St Andrew, were pinned several pieces of “butcher paper” of various sizes. It was a Saturday afternoon, and the scene looked like a typical Caribbean...
So, the plan was to visit five places in St Elizabeth and overnight in Westmoreland to visit three more places the following day to get stories for The Gleaner’s Jamaica 60 monthly parish feature. After leaving the other members of the Gleaner team...
With a plethora of challenges ranging from climate change, diseases and a constantly dwindling youthful workforce to stiffer competition on the world markets affecting the local coffee industry, John O. Minott, general manager of Jamaica Standard...
COVID-19 and the restrictions that it places on the movement of people should have put a major dent in the illegal trade of human trafficking, but human traffickers have been finding ways to get around the hurdles created by the virus. This idea...
“I am delighted to let you know that you have been accepted to the University of Massachusetts Amherst for the spring 2022 semester. The admissions process was highly competitive, and students in this entering class are among the top performers in...
Nigerian high commissioner to Jamaica, Ambassador Dr Maureen Tamuno, has been in office for just over six months, and she has been very busy forging links and creating opportunities between both countries. Recently, she made a courtesy call on...
Parts of the story of Jesus Christ are that he was conceived immaculately by a round, young virgin at Nazareth; born in Bethlehem of Judea; grew up in Nazareth, among other places; and died at Calvary on a cross. These are places that are located...
Racially, black Jamaicans have a connection to the people of Nigeria, which was one of the places, along with Ghana, in West Africa, from which people were taken to work on plantations here as chattels. Invariably, black Jamaicans are descendants...
The news is that Jonkonnu is not dead, though it might not be seen in its festiveness all over the place at Christmastime. It is certainly alive, on life support. Not only are memories of it permanently etched in people’s minds, it is also...
On December 9, Christine Rhone posted the following on her Facebook page: “No matter how jolly Christmas tries to be, there is always a small part of me that is forever scarred by my likkle-girl Jamaican Jonkanoo nightmare. No hot chocolate and...
Since July, 10 youth groups across the island have been involved in implementing mini projects in their communities under the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Amplifying Youth Voices and Action in Citizen Safety and Security project,...
They were not present at King’s House for the official event on Tuesday, November 30, but 16 new parish ambassadors were inducted into the I Believe Initiative (IBI). They were pinned elsewhere by the custodes of their respective parishes. At the...
Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson’s approach to leadership is a transformative one. Thus, he goes out of office to see for himself what is happening in the administration of the police divisions. And he has seen and heard things...
Recently, students in two Maroons communities, Scotts Hall in St Mary and Charles Town in Portland, received devices to help them overcome their online learning challenges. Twenty tablets went to students at Scotts Hall Primary School, while the...
Last Sunday when Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced the imposition of states of emergency in seven police divisions, many residents of crime-plagued communities rejoiced, saying the measure was long overdue. However, some tourism...
Fine art photographer Gerald A. Gordon will launch his first book, eponymously titled Gerald A. Gordon – Fine Art Photographer, on Friday. Gordon told The Gleaner that the seed of his love for the arts was sown in his early high-school years, when...
The Lord said, “Feed my people”. That is how Andre Stephens started his Facebook post on Monday. And “as a servant of his Kingdom, we have empowered our staff to join with us to feed our frontline workers”. The creative director was referring to...
By its very geographical location, surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, Jamaica lies in the path of tropical storms and hurricanes. And this fair isle has been visited by many of these powerful swirls over the years. These atmospheric phenomena, which...
About 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 14, Jamaica was jolted by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake. It turned out that it was a regional shake-up, and that there were severe losses of life and property in Haiti. Shortly after, social media were replete with...
The Maroons and other indigenous peoples have a very long history of using certain bushes and herbs to treat a plethora of maladies. Now, all over the world naturopathy or naturopathic medicine is practised. It is regarded as being natural, non-...
In the 14-second long video, the laughter in the background is rich. The woman laughing is having fun. She is witnessing a tall man in black silhouette, in the low light from a police vehicle, slapping the side of the service unit, and saying...
In the cool climes of Chantilly, Manchester, there lives a woman named Ena Francis. Some people call her Miss Kitsy. Her birth certificate says she will be 79 in December. Born in Royal Flats in the said parish, she moved to Chantilly, where her...
