In Jamaica’s history, anecdotes abound about people, places and events. Growing up, I heard stories which indicated that some of those elected to the Legislature in 1944 were not qualified. One such was Isaac William Augustus Barrant, who was...
Students of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts launched ‘State of Mind’ art exhibition at the CAG[e] gallery on campus. By having open dialogues of what the concept of the human ‘state of mind’, through art, and what mental...
Apparitions Hello, ghostly angel of the night, Here, the other ghost of recent apparitions That make the last minutes of a life a worthy passage Dancing at DubC we crossed each other’s eyes smiling As two palms swinging a sweet storm together...
“Therefore, the first task of the teacher is the cultivation of virtue in the hearts of the pupils. This is more vital than the promotion of learning” –Sathya Sai Baba The education system today does not recognise or encourage moral or...
The book Reimagining Caribbean Methodism for Contemporary Society is a collection of lectures, articles, and sermons that are systematised to make a compelling argument for a new vision of Caribbean Methodism that is more relevant to the needs and...
The McWhinnie Abrahams were a prominent family of merchants and planters in and around Chapelton, Race Course, and May Pen in Clarendon, in St Catherine, and in Kingston and St Andrew during the 19th and 20th centuries. The family is linked to...
Jamaica, in every parish, has had many great primary school teachers who were held in high esteem by their students and in the communities they served. Some rose to national prominence. These men and women made a significant contribution to nation-...
If you’ve seen photos of a teapot shaped like an avocado or read a well-written article that veers off on slightly weird tangents, you may have been exposed to a new trend in artificial intelligence (AI). Machine learning systems called DALL-E, GPT...
In this world, no other virtue is greater than love. Love is truth, love is righteousness, and love is wealth. This world has originated from love and is sustained by love and ultimately merges in love. Life bereft of faith and love is meaningless...
In this edition of Meeting Ground we reproduce selected poems from the Mervyn Morris collection titled On Holy Week. These intriguing poems capture the ‘witnessing’ aspect of Easter – crucifixion, resurrection, and the attending humanity of it all...
Celebrating miracles That moment you wake up and you can see, feel, hear, taste and smell. That’s a magnificent miracle to many people, can’t you tell? Life flows through your body. Your heart warms up with each beat of life. The rhythm of life...
Fables have been told and written accounts given about this enigmatic city, whose tales spread far and wide. Frequented by pirates – from the one-eyed to the wooden-leg ones (yes, we are taking some inspiration from Pirates of the Caribbean),...
Access to menstrual products should be treated as a necessity, not a luxury. With primary and high schools back to face-to-face delivery after nearly two years of remote learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic, now is the ideal time to address...
Life’s aftermath ebbs and flows throughout Ocean Vuong’s poetry collection Time Is a Mother. An ode to his mother’s passing, Vuong orbits the contours of grief, embedding them into clausal configurations and juxtaposed tones. These structures are...
With the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Championships (Champs) concluding on Saturday, I thought that I would tell the story of my discovery of Gerald Claude Eugene (G.C.) Foster, 1885-1966. I took note that the College of Physical Education and...
Sophie’s Childlike Faith, second book written by the author, Sophia Erskine, made its debut at number one on Amazon in new releases. Sophie’s Childlike Faith is a compilation of stories centred around the miraculous power of faith. Each story...
Clinton Vane De Brosse Black, 1918-1993, government archivist, historian and author is Jamaica-born and bred. He dedicated his life to serving Jamaica. It has been said in recent times by a caller to radio talk programmes that Clinton Black was not...
Students of today are the future citizens and leaders of the country. For the country to progress, the citizens have to cultivate sacred thoughts, moral, ethical, and spiritual values, all of which must begin in early childhood. In this regard,...
Just over 100 years after slavery was abolished in Jamaica, a community was established at Pinnacle in St Catherine. Pinnacle was created as a place and a concept for industry and self-reliance. The year was 1940 and Jamaica was still under...
Education must result in purifying one’s perceptions. It has to develop and co ordinate moral and spiritual urges and ensure good character. While discriminating between “good” and “bad”, the educated person must apply the criterion of service to...
Affirmation Heroes is a book written by Lavar Drummond, a Jamaican living in Detroit. This book teaches our young minds to think positive thoughts as well as to manifest the good they want to see in their lives. The book follows the journey of Gio...
The Gleaner newspaper is the first recipient of the Moods! World’s Poetry Day certificate for contribution to empowerment of persons and a gift to education; the certificate was awarded by the Moods! Committee at Church Teachers’ College,...
The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) is the recipient of copies of the book: ‘Shaping a Servant Leader’ by Neville Ying, donated by Seprod Foundation. Thirteen volumes were donated, which is in addition to a complimentary copy from the author,...
