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Published:Sunday | April 16, 2023 | 12:19 AM

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...

Published:Sunday | April 9, 2023 | 1:45 AM
Published:Sunday | April 9, 2023 | 1:44 AM

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...

Published:Sunday | April 9, 2023 | 1:42 AM

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...

Published:Sunday | April 9, 2023 | 1:40 AMSerin Quinn - Contributor

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...

Published:Sunday | April 9, 2023 | 1:38 AMDudley McLean II - Contributor - -

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...

Published:Sunday | April 9, 2023 | 12:34 AM

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...

Published:Sunday | April 2, 2023 | 9:30 AM

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...

Published:Sunday | April 2, 2023 | 9:25 AM

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...

Published:Sunday | April 2, 2023 | 9:19 AMNovia McKay - Contributor

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...

Published:Sunday | March 26, 2023 | 12:57 AM
Published:Sunday | March 26, 2023 | 12:52 AM

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...

Published:Sunday | March 26, 2023 | 12:50 AM

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...

Published:Sunday | March 19, 2023 | 1:14 AM

Frisky Benty Biscuit is a children’s book in which the main character, Biscuit, a cat, demonstrates his determination when pursuing his prey. Despite failing on previous attempts, he remains persistent in his quest and is not deterred. The book...

Published:Sunday | March 19, 2023 | 1:09 AM

Who is SHE? She is a guiding light, Graceful and sustaining in her love. She is the yin to his yang, Beautiful yet strong; it’s in her blood. She is the mother nature has created, Sometimes appreciated, sometimes berated. Sometimes a tower of...

Published:Sunday | March 19, 2023 | 12:15 AM

“Definitely Shuri, I identify myself with her,” professes Jénine Shepherd, adding that Shuri (a character from Black Panther) – a scientist, engineer, and inventor, trained martial artist, among other things – has the indomitable spirit and energy...

Published:Sunday | March 19, 2023 | 12:05 AM

March is women’s history month, but should recognising women be confined to a day or a month? Human beings have a unique combination of masculinity and femininity. Our body is also made with the contribution of two energies: ‘yin’ and ‘yang’. Each...

Published:Sunday | March 12, 2023 | 12:54 AMA short story by Dave Rodney

The ride from Stony Hill to St Mary felt like a slow walk through the valley of the shadow of death. When they arrived, the night dew was already glistening on the blades of grass on the lawns of the Bashy Belle Airport. The late-model black...

Published:Sunday | March 12, 2023 | 12:51 AM
Published:Sunday | March 5, 2023 | 7:32 AM

Spring – it is the time of the year when Mother Nature unfolds all her beauty, flowers bloom, new leaves sprout on the trees, there is joy in the air. The season is ushered with Holi, or Phagwa as it is known in the Caribbean – the Hindu festival...

Published:Sunday | March 5, 2023 | 12:34 AM
Published:Sunday | March 5, 2023 | 12:32 AM

Separate When did I decide to be me? I am black, I am male - it is my identity. And when did you decide to be you … Tied to your name, to your country – but is this really true? When did any of us decide to be humans with ears to hear Instead...

Published:Sunday | March 5, 2023 | 12:30 AM

Childhood is said to be the best time in anyone’s life. There are no responsibilities, no bills to pay, no deadlines to meet. On the other hand, childhood is a vulnerable and delicate phase of life in which whatever is said and done around them...

Published:Sunday | February 26, 2023 | 12:24 AMAmitabh Sharma - Arts and Education Coordinator -

“What I found out was ... ,” said , “ ... there are cats here and there!” Given the significance of cats in Japanese culture – they symbolise good luck and fortune – the town of Sawara was a booming business hub. Kita, who works at Association for...

Published:Sunday | February 26, 2023 | 12:13 AM

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