Art & Leisure
National Museum Jamaica (NMJ) and the Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre (SBCC) collaborated on the mini-exhibition, “A Snapshot of Jamaica’s Surviving Spanish Legacy.” Featuring fragments of Spanish culture that survived the 1655 English conquest, this...
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In the cool hills of Sligoville, history does not whisper, it speaks with clarity. Established in 1834, this hillside settlement is recognised as the first free village in the Caribbean. Its founding by Rev James Phillippo marked more than a...
In a world shaped by comparison, competition, and constant expectations, many of us carry invisible wounds from childhood. These wounds quietly shape our beliefs, choices, and relationships. Childhood traumas settle deep within a tender heart that...
A special Valentine I have a Special Valentine, He loves me very much. His love is warm and special, I feel it in his touch. He cares so very much for me, I’ve known this for a while. The special way he makes me feel, Time after time. He gave...
Each February, Jamaica turns up the volume on remembrance, resistance, and rhythm. Reggae Month is not simply a celebration of sound. It is a meditation on spirit. This year, as we mark what would have been Bob Marley’s 81st Earthstrong on February...
As Valentine’s week begins, markets bloom with red roses, chocolates, teddy bears, and countless gifts meant to express love. For some, this week marks a fresh beginning. For others, it brings closure, and for many, it is simply a continuation of...
ROME (AP): Italy’s art-filled cities have no shortage of tourists, but they haven’t always been welcoming to visitors with visual impairments or other disabilities. Art that is millennia old doesn’t always lend itself to being touched. People who...
Rise What are you waiting on? Why don’t you open the door? The shiny knob craves for your touch But your hesitant heart cripples your eager hand Why do you allow the beats rattling your chest to stop you? Just a turn of the knob will give you a...
This gunpowder flask is a tangible link to Jamaica’s colonial past and to the central role that firearms and gunpowder played in shaping Caribbean society during the 17th to 19th centuries. It is small in size yet rich in historical significance....
On Kingston’s Hope Road stands Devon House, not merely as a heritage site, but as a manifesto in stone. Built in 1891, the mansion was the home of George Stiebel, Jamaica’s first black millionaire. In an era defined by colonial restriction and...
Life is often measured by achievements, comfort, or success. Many of us have everything we once wished for, yet life feels empty. The reason is not a lack of something but a divided way of living. When our attention is divided, our energy gets...
Like many of us, George Orwell saw January as a month to be endured rather than enjoyed. You can picture him steeling himself against its cold, gloom, rain, frost, and wind. And not only because of his ailing, vulnerable body, which was ravaged for...
January and February arrive at a gingerly pace. After the excitement and celebrations of Christmas, carnival planning, and peak tourist traffic, the island exhales. Roads loosen, beaches soften into themselves, and familiar places regain their...
Across cultures and religions, we often hear about sin as something we are born with or something that decides our place in heaven or hell. These ideas, though deeply rooted, can sometimes create fear or carelessness rather than understanding. From...
Lived experiences shape how science is conducted. This matters because who gets to speak for science steers which problems are prioritised, how evidence is translated into practice, and who ultimately benefits from scientific advances. For...
