The Believers - The Hidden World of West Indian Spiritualism in New York by Dr Glenville C. Ashby is a regular 'jumbie story', and then some more. This intriguing work focuses on the core beliefs of the West Indian immigrant in the most modern and hard-edged of metropolises.
Radio interviews are a great way to reach highly targeted customer audiences for free. But there are tips and tricks that only radio and publicity industry insiders know to get booked for prime interview spots.
This is a chapter of the island's history that is tucked into a quiet neighbourhood in Kingston. Surrounded by lush greenery - every brick and every ounce of mortar at 24 Tucker Avenue stands as a living testimony to the life and times of Jamaica's first prime minister, Sir Alexander Bustamante.
Taking a cue from Ralph Waldo Emerson, who once said, "Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet." '
Former policeman and head of Sting organisers, Supreme Promotions, Isaiah Laing, put his acting leg forward first as his book, Point Blank Range: A Bad Man Police - The Isaiah Laing Story, was launched last Wednesday.
Patients at the Bustamante Hospital for Children had a different type of therapy recently when children's author, Hope Barnett, joined Her Excellency the Most Honourable Lady Allen and retired judge, Shirley Lewis, on their visit to the hospital, to spread holiday cheer and take the children on an exciting reading adventure.
What a year 2013 had been! It was a great year for me personally and professionally, for I celebrate the small successes that lead to big ones. It is something you, too, should consider doing this year.
Berlin, symbolised by its Brandenburg Gate, is a must-see for anyone interested in modern Europe. In this city of three and a half million people, you still find remnants of Soviet-style architecture from the years when Berlin was divided among the Allied forces of France, Britain, the United States, and the USSR...
Title: Jamaica's Fascinating FalmouthAuthor: Fay PickersgillReviewer: Keisha HillJamaica's Fascinating Falmouth tells a story of the historic town of Falmouth, interwoven with wealth, politics, religion and rebellion in the fight for the emancipation of...
At a time when things are hard and persons are finding it difiicult to make ends meet, a church in St Catherine has started a sewing project to assist members of the community.
Every now and again, Jamaicans all over the world unite because of a special event, feeling a sense of pride in being Jamaican. This time, the event was watching Tessanne Chin on 'The Voice'.
Jason Sawyers is the winner of the 2013 JPS Night Lights Photo Competition held last month. The winning entry, shot at the Spanish Town roundabout in St Catherine, captured the top spot among 400 entries from professional and amateur photographers across Jamaica.
There is a semblance of movement/in the gentle Christmas breeze/of the white-washed trees./The stones in the yard, also white,/and done to catch the light,/are gleaming in the sun./Yams, cocoas, vegetables and fruits/are in abundance,
