King Charles visited Jamaica on several occasions. In 1966, he accompanied Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Princess Anne for the Eighth British Empire and Commonwealth Games, which was held at the National Stadium. He visited Kingston while...
The National Museum West located in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, is a hidden gem filled with historical treasure. According to Sharifa Balfour, the curator, the museum is often overlooked because people don’t know that it exists. People pass by...
Introspection is an important step in the process of improvement. When we turn our attention inward, we get to understand the thoughts and feelings we have, identify where they are coming from. There would be myriad feelings – both negative and...
The Sky Gallery hosted an exhibition, Women in Art, which opened on April 11, where the founder, Tara Brown, expressed the need for a show that focused solely on the work of female artists. During the pandemic, women artists faced additional...
“We gonna fight, fight, fight, fight, ‘gainst’ apartheid. -Peter Tosh. Many, to this day, consider Peter Tosh an angry, firebrand entertainer who existed in the shadow of Bob Marley, along with whom he and Bunny Wailer founded the Wailers. But...
Doug Tallamy, the wildlife ecologist and entomologist who urges home gardeners to join forces and create a pollinator-friendly “Homegrown National Park,” is now bringing kids into the effort. Tallamy has become a leading evangelist for the return...
Mismatched I am a cold breeze in the summer season. I do all the right things but for all the wrong reasons. I am the villain in my own dreams, A stranger to my purpose, I’m never what I seem. I am a spotted zebra, a striped cheetah, Mismatched...
In today’s fast-paced yet sedentary life, two of the most important things are peace of mind and health. We need a balance of both. Lack of either makes one incomplete and unhappy. It is said that the majority of the ailments are caused by...
National Museum Jamaica continues to educate the blind and visually impaired through tactile learning in art exhibits. On April 14, Touch Tours heightened the tactile experience of students from the Jamaica Society for the Blind, which gave them...
As artificial intelligence systems play a bigger role in everyday life, they’re changing the world of education, too. OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Bing and Google’s Bard all come with both risks and opportunities. I am a literacy educator and...
Love in Action In Jamaica, the land of sun and sea, Where culture thrives in harmony, Love is not just a word to say, It’s a way of life that’s on display. In the rhythm of reggae beats, Love’s melody, the soul it greets, It’s in the sway of...
Stress can be described as a kind of pain. If asked, no one would say that they want pain in their life, but pain actually has a purpose. It is a signal, and the feeling of pain acts as a messenger that something needs to be done differently. It is...
In today’s world, most of us tend to make judgements about the world around us. It is a part of our cognitive process to analyse, interpret and label information in order to make sense of our environment. To this extent, it serves a useful purpose...
Music to my ears Music, a language of its own, A story told through melody and tone. Through our lives we move to music's beat, Our hearts and souls in harmony meet. Melodious murmurs move in the mind, Merging and meshing in mellifluous...
A lot of Easter traditions – including hot cross buns and lamb on Sunday – stem from medieval Christian or even earlier pagan beliefs. The chocolate Easter egg, however, is a more modern twist on tradition. Chicken eggs have been eaten at Easter...
Alleluia! The Lord is risen! Alleluia! The Christian way of life is modelled on the life of Jesus, the risen Son of God, and enabled through the generosity and presence of the Holy Spirit. This way of life or pilgrimage is rooted on our response to...
The intersection of Trafalgar, Hope and Waterloo roads was known as millionaires’ corner, with mansions located at the four corners towards the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. This intersection has been mentioned in...
Concentration is something that we all want in every stage of life and in every field of life. Children need concentration for their studies; professional life demands concentration to achieve goals; driving, swimming, singing, speaking or even...
The remarkable Alwin Bully, Dominican playwright, and cultural activist died on Fridaym March 10, after a long illness. His death is another in a series of losses of writers and artists committed to the decolonisation and reinvention of Caribbean...
Ten Jamaican artists recently collaborated for an exhibition, Hybridization, curated by Blaqmango . Donnette Zacca, photographer and retired lecturer at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, collaborated with Kereina Chang...
Shortly before Jamaica gained political independence, a relay team was assembled for the purpose of establishing a National Stadium at Briggs Park, St Andrew, which was later renamed Independence Park. That team was a quartet with diverse skills...
We wish others happiness, love, health, and success, and others also have similar good wishes for us, but how about having good wishes for self? If others have good wishes for us but we do not have the same for self, we will not easily attain...
