Art & Leisure

Stories of the struggles by the Jamaican Maroons against the British are well told in books and audio-visual media. But one man has chosen to tell them with a very unusual mural.

There are many people across the nation who would readily say that Jamaica is 'losing her soul'. Not many, however, would go further to write a whole book dedicated to diagnosing the root causes of this state of decay and presenting a blueprint for the revival of the island. Fewer still would argue for the actualisation of the National Pledge as a key to this revival.

"People from different parts of the world can respond to the same story if it says something to them about their own history and their own experience," said Nigerian author Chinua Achebe.

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It is no secret that maths is not loved by all.

The circumstances surrounding the passing of Derrick Newman led many to assume that that the possibility of his widow and children continuing to live a normal life, was as unlikely as a river defying gravity to flow up stream.

One of the most challenging areas for authors is book marketing, both traditional and online.

There is an African proverb that says when the elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled. Back here in Jamaica, we say, 'Cockroach no business inna fowl fight.' And that's why I remain silent in the mongrel dog and lion-hearted cat debate, otherwise called puss and dawg cass-cass.

The ceiling was bare and daunting. I lay there riddled with fear and distress, my mind was racing with a million thoughts, so much so that I could not even hear myself think. I was in a confused state, shocked by what I had witnessed. The thought of it petrified me beyond comprehension. I covered my tired eyes that were swollen with grief, red tears welled and overflowed down my cheeks.

It's complicated

Life, it is said, comes in hues, brings perspectives and is a continuous journey of self-discovery.

Math is all around us from the smallest task of deciphering what time you need to wake up for school or work, to the price at which you should sell goods in order to make a profit.