There are few athletes more polarising than Lance Armstrong. Fans believe he's capable of performing miracles on two wheels while detractors are certain he doped his way to seven consecutive victories in the world's toughest bike race.
Hundreds flocked to the Edna Manley College campus to celebrate the work of 44 final-year students, at the recently opened School of Visual Arts Final Year Show.
LONDON (AP):Environmental protesters demonstrated Tuesday outside a BP PLC-sponsored art awards ceremony, as a senior executive said the company deeply regretted the human and environmental tragedy caused by its huge Gulf of Mexico oil spill.About a...
According to Devon Dick, author of The Cross and the Machete - Native Baptists of Jamaica, Native Baptists were a distinctive 19th century religious movement in Jamaica.
NEW YORK (AP): There's some good news for all you Twi-hards out there. The story isn't over yet! Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight Saga has yet another smash hit on her hands.
Saturday afternoon's (June 26) reading at Kingston Bookshop, Knutsford Boulevard, New Kingston, was a two-woman affair with Tanya Shirley saying, after she ended that reading...
Johannesburg (AP): A Brazilian contemporary artist who has painted work with a World Cup theme shared his artistic skills with a group of football-loving children in South Africa.
History buffs and finance nuts may find a good read in the limited edition book, The Helpful Bank, which explores the illustrious corporate history of RBTT Bank.
What language(s) should be used for instruction of Creole-speaking children in the Caribbean? This has been a subject of debate among educators and ministries of education in the region since the 1970s. This has been triggered by the continuing problems with literacy in English among school children within the Commonwealth Caribbean.
In The Gleaner's December 31, 2009 edition, an article appeared entitled 'Look out for 'ambulance chasers' - US Attorney warns Flight 331 victims'.After further investigation, The Gleaner accepts that its readers could draw an inference from that article...
It is ironic that Jamaica Woman, Jon Michael Miller's follow-up to Jamaica Girl, should hit its peak with Rosalind Mitchell's life-and-death struggle under the dead (literally) weight of an intended rapist, handcuffed in a remote hut with drink maddeningly just out of reach.
Hong Kong in July and August is in the midst of typhoon season which lasts from May to late September and is oppressively hot and humid. A better time to visit is January through March when humidity is lower and temperatures average in the low 70s, although with its sub-tropical climate, the city can still be rainy and humid as we found out last February.
Art and innovation have served Scheed Cole well all his not-so-easy life. "I have lived a short lifespan, 32 years. But packed into this lifetime is like I have lived 60 years," the owner of the Arnett Gardens-based Props and More said.
On Sunday, June 20, artist Laura Facey opened the exhibition called 'Propel', an installation of wood carvings and limited-edition prints at the Rocktowa Studio and Art Gallery, downtown Kingston.
Dog-Heart Author: Diana McCaulay Publisher: Peepal Tree Press Reviewer: Mel CookeThe subject matter of Diana McCaulay's Dog-Heart is overly familiar in the fiction of novels, the flow of verse, and the read-and-toss of newsprint.
A revised issue of Le Reggae, French reggae historian Bruno Blum's highly regarded book on the history of Jamaican music, was re-released in Europe last week.
There have been many books written on Nelson Mandela's life over the years and it can often be difficult to determine which are worth the time and money.
