Communication is critical for a strong connection. Not just humans, but animals, birdsm,and even trees communicate with each other. One most important part of communication is “self-talk”. We all consciously or unconsciously talk with ourselves...
If you are born in the year of the rabbit (2023, 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963, 1951, 1939, 1921…), good for you, and lucky for you! You must be a person with wit, prudence, skills, longevity, virtue and ambition, but you might also be secretive,...
BRASILIA (AP): The horde of rioters who invaded government buildings on January 8, in an attack on Brazil’s democracy, left behind a trail of destruction whose full scope is only now coming into full view. Following a painstaking survey of the...
Dogtown, by Howard Owens (Permanent Press) Willie Black is a multi-racial, 60-year-old reporter who covers the night-cops beat for a dying Richmond, Virginia newspaper. He smokes, drinks, and falls in love too much, knows the sleazy side of his...
OpenAI – one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence research laboratories – released the text generator ChatGPT and the image generator DALL-E 2. While both programmes represent monumental leaps in natural language processing and image...
Achuum! Achuum! So went my horrible cold. Days and days of coughing, sneezing, miserable fevers and, after all this, my nose seemed to have the need to bleed, because I could not help blowing. In class, I was scorned because of all these symptoms....
Usain Bolt, before his successful exploits of winning the 100 and 200 metres at 2012 London Olympics, was motivated by a desire to become a legend. Upon becoming the first double gold medallist in these events, and having gained the world records...
Years come and go. Every January 1, we all celebrate and wish each other a happy New Year, with heartfelt blessings, but that new year doesn’t remain happy – sometimes even after the first week. Sometimes the first day of the new year brings...
CAIRO (AP): An ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after US authorities determined it was looted years ago, Egyptian officials said. The repatriation is part of Egyptian...
Global coffee consumption has been increasing steadily for almost 30 years. With a daily average consumption of 2.7 cups of coffee per person, coffee is now Canada’s most popular drink. It is estimated that around two billion cups of coffee are...
I am ‘Crowd’ I gravitate to anybody, anywhere, anyhow, anything, anytime. I will appear anytime that the expected norm ‘turn on a dime’ Anywhere that incidents and situations evoke raw emotions. I can be orderly and respectful, but I prefer...
Then Til Now, A Decade of Words, a poetry book which gives a message that ‘the art of poetry is not dead’ as its author, Latoya ‘ToyaLacam’ Campbell, describes. The inspiration to publish Then Til Now A Decade of Words, Campbell says, was to...
Music Horns are blowing, Drums are rolling, Strings are strumming, Voices are humming; The stage has been set; Appetites are whet; The speakers are clean, And the bass is mean; There is a mystic about music, the way in which we can use it...
Nearly six decades ago, there was a very distinct and alarming possibility that the prestigious property at the north-eastern corner of Hope Road and Waterloo Road in Jamaica’s capital city would be an enclave of multiple private owners — and not...
NON FICTION 1. Never Finished by David Goggins, narrated by the author, Adam Skolnick and Jacqueline Gardner (Lioncrest Publishing) 2. The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 3. Atomic Habits by James...
Success by Six, an educational, literacy, health, and nutrition programme developed by the Tryall Fund and implemented in eight basic schools in Hanover, has been reaping success. “The fund believes early intervention will give the children of...
Over the years, Jamaican students have been accorded opportunities to pursue their studies in different countries of the world. Though at this time in history Russia may be in the news for other reasons, there are learning opportunities for...
During this season, the whole world – both unintentionally and intentionally - pauses, whether for family gatherings or in worship, recognising that the Mighty One has ‘pitched His Tent,’ among humans in the Incarnation. This divine enfleshment and...
A short story by Nadine Newman “Run kom quick quick! run kom! unno nuh hear weh mi hear? dance ah kiip roun di lane; run kom ev’re baddi, draw near!” Shouted Sista Pearl, di town gossipa. Shi did deh pon a roll dat sunni Satdeh mornin, rite...
The four poems below, one from a Belizean who is a university student in Jamaica, one from a Jamaican university student, one from a Jamaican in the US, and the other from the Poet Laureate of Jamaica, have different elements of Christmas we can...
Why, every Christmas, do so many people endure the mess of dried pine needles, the risk of a fire hazard and impossibly tangled strings of lights? Strapping a fir tree to the hood of my car and worrying about the strength of the twine, I sometimes...
Hello Christmas – Merry Christmas Christmas Time is here again Christmas Time is here again Hello Christmas Merry Christmas Christmas would take so long to come Hello Christmas Merry Christmas Children would sleep and wake asking where is...
The release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot has given us a glimpse into the future of teaching and learning alongside artificial intelligence. Educators immediately pointed out the chatbot’s ability to generate meaningful responses to questions from...
Title: COVID Crept Through Our Door Author: Zip Dominion Reviewed by: Bernadette Aliboh COVID Crept Through Our Door is a psychological and political thriller novel set in 2020. It is not how you might imagine it to be. Never judge a book by...
