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Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMKeisha Hill

The values and attitudes we live by affect how we relate to other people and to all our activities in the environment, and so is a major influence on our prospects for achieving a sustainable future. Values are qualities that students should develop...

Published:Thursday | June 11, 2015 | 4:00 PM

This iconic building graces the site of the former Darboussier sugar refinery along the shores of Pointe-a-Pitre in the French Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe.The Memoriale ACTe was officially opened on May 10, 2015 by the president of the French...

Published:Thursday | June 11, 2015 | 12:00 AMCorine La Font

I don't know which moves faster - time or the time I am wasting! Maybe you can tell me or maybe you are in the same position as I am. Not a good situation. One of us better get it right soon!It feels familiar, right? Many days you start the day all...

Published:Thursday | June 11, 2015 | 12:00 AM
Published:Friday | May 22, 2015 | 12:00 AMPaul H. Williams

Claris Wager-wood's 'triumphant' last day at infant school was the talk of the district for weeks. How dare she and her auntie, Miss Rhoda, disrespect Miss Gordon, her infant school teacher, they fumed. But aunt and niece didn't care aboutpeople's...

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMJoan Williams, Contributor

To get from Kingston to most places on the north coast, we normally travel over the famous Flat Bridge. Built around 1725, it still accommodates modern-day traffic with cars and lorries exiting it to traverse the scenic Bog Walk gorge.The Jamaica...

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Book: What's a Black Critic to Do 11Author: Donna Bailey NursePublisher: Insomniac Press, CanadaReviewer: Dr Glenville AshbyIn this collection of interviews, profiles, reviews, and reflections, Donna Bailey Nurse clinically explores the social and...

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 9:39 PMPaul H. Williams

In October 1865, Paul Bogle, a well-to-do black man from Stony Gut, St Thomas; George William Gordon, a coloured politician; and more than 400 peasants were killed by the authorities in St Thomas. Stony Gut was ravished by fire, which destroyed...

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 10:03 PM

POEM OF THE WEEK:Consent, No conscienceRespect goes both ways you seeI'm just gonna say it as I see,Respect the Parliament,But to my astonishment, I could not expect such loose argument,Coming out of the parliament about public sector wage agreement...

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 12:00 AM
Published:Friday | May 29, 2015 | 12:00 AM
Published:Thursday | May 28, 2015 | 3:37 PMAmitabh Sharma

A group of tiny tots gathered beneath a tree, sat down and started singing devotion, no octet, synchronised chorus effects, or bass in play, but resonating purity of thought, raising their prayers to a divine level that filled the room.A tree...

Published:Thursday | May 28, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Portland: Shauna-Li Valentine - Destined to Teach. In 2009, Shauna-Li Valentine applied to the School of Business at the University of Technology to complete a degree in business administration. She was accepted by the...

Published:Thursday | May 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMOxy Moron

In a shameless act of patronising us on his recent visit, god greeted us with, "Wha a gwaan?", and we were filled with pride. He spoke our mother tongue, the much-deprecated language, the one not spoken by the hoity-toity and the pretentious, the...

Published:Thursday | May 28, 2015 | 11:04 PMDave Rodney

On my last trip to Jamaica, I did the unthinkable. I abandoned the white-sand beaches and the pulsating Negril nightlife for a few days and headed to Port Antonio to raft on the Rio Grande. The eight-hour ride from Negril to Port Antonio, with many...

Published:Thursday | May 28, 2015 | 12:00 AM

The Jamaican child - Watch them all caught up in them politics! Turn on the news another Jamaican child life has ended too quick; Busy making plans for the future they say; While every day the future is being taken away; How can you not cry out when you hear...

Published:Thursday | May 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMCorine La Font

Within the past 5-10 years or so, social media has been the rage. If you're not doing social media, you're not saying anything, not keeping up with the time and just old school. So what? Maybe old...

Published:Thursday | April 30, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Until it fades away- Nothing lasts forever, Nothing really stays for long, Today, you may be be singing, And tomorrow forgetting the lyrics to your favourite song. Nothing is eternal, The night eventually turns to day, Make use of the life you live now ...

Published:Thursday | May 21, 2015 | 11:01 PM
Published:Thursday | May 21, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Title: Journeys with Wolves and Lambs: Living with Surprises, Tension, Conflicts and PurposeAuthor: Barry A. WadeBarry A. Wade's Journeys with Wolves and Lambs is a compelling autobiography steeped in theological, scientific and sociocultural...

Published:Thursday | May 21, 2015 | 12:00 AMKeisha Hill

It is exciting and remarkable to see how Jamaica's dance culture has evolved over the years. Even more fascinating is the fact that the deaf community has now become integrally involved in the genre. In recent times, their electrifying performances...

Published:Thursday | May 21, 2015 | 11:33 PM

The National Gallery of Jamaica is pleased to present the Explorations III: Seven Women Artists exhibition to the public on Sunday, May 31. The exhibition will question whether any concept of women's art is relevant in Jamaica today. Curated by O'...

Published:Friday | May 22, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Lakeena Brown describes teaching as "the most important job in the entire world". Having recently entered the profession, in 2014, the St Joseph's Teachers' College graduate considers each day as an opportunity "to make a positive impact on students".

"It is a great and fulfilling challenge to play an active role in stimulating the minds of leaders of the next generation," she said proudly. "I can't think of any job as important to society as teaching."

Published:Thursday | May 7, 2015 | 12:00 AM

This week's Shutterbugs

Published:Thursday | May 14, 2015 | 12:00 AMRuth Howard, Gleaner Writer

It was New Year's Eve. At a time when most persons were celebrating, Colleen Wint was in her car weeping and sobbing. She had just got her book back from a publisher who kept it for several months before deciding it was "too small" to bother about....

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