PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) Dutch colonisers kidnapped men, women, and children and enslaved them on plantations growing sugar, coffee, and other goods that built wealth at the price of misery. On Monday, the Netherlands is expected to become one of...
The first Christmas of Independent Jamaica was Tuesday, December 25, 1962, and Boxing Day was Wednesday, December 26. The country was abuzz with the traditional Christmas activities – baking, making sorrel, picking the green gungo peas, cleaning,...
With the use of biometrics to protect one’s data now widespread, are passwords on their way out? For Delroy McLean, senior director for business, at C...
On September 25, the article in this series was about the Secretaries to the Cabinet or Cabinet Secretaries, this was as the appointment of a new Cabinet secretary was being reported in the media. We now know that Ambassador Douglas Saunders will...
DOHA, Qatar (AP) An emerald inscribed for a Mughal emperor. A Safavid-period knotted wool carpet. An Ottoman-era curtain, intricately embroidered with metal threads, which was part of the covering of the Kaaba, the cube-shaped structure in Mecca...
In a rural town far from urban spaces Stood a thatched roof shed Where cows and goats seek their places As cold night breeze a howling eye tears rolling down their faces. Night skies clear, starlights peeped And moon shine bright As tall palm and...
It is believed that speaking with a close friend and opening your heart is important, especially when you are at your lowest ebb. “Sharing happiness multiplies joy, and sharing your pain lessens the burden on your heart” is an adage that is used...
Following up on ‘The Fabric of Being” interactive art installation at the Edna Manley School of the Visual and Performing Arts, the RUBiS InPulse Art Project upped the ante with an expansive Collaborative Art Installation. The one-day exhibition...
Art is an expression of beauty, and when intertwined with culture,produces rich artefacts that tell the story of a nation. Jamaica traces its rich cultural and artistic expressions to its African foreparents. The confluence of these two cultures...
Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions, by Steve Martin with drawings by Harry Bliss (Celadon): Between the covers of this surprisingly thin memoir are truffles of humour from comedian Steve Martin’s movie career...
On November 19, Gavin Jordan debuted Moments in Time, his first solo art exhibition at The Sky Gallery. The artworks were a captivating display – a confluence of perceptual art and traditional oil painting with a three-dimensional twist. Jordan, a...
Advent Quest Lord, what a prekah? Abused, confused, refused or reused. Prices gwaan up, leaving wages behind. Everybody seeking his or her own lot Amidst an economic sphere impacted by war - cold war; nuclear war, food war. Nuff anger pon...
The labour unrest of Saturday, February 16, 1946, came to attention on the death of a distant relative in Florida in September. It was revealed that Hubert “Skipper” Reid, 1925-2022, who was a civil servant and leader in the scout movement in...
Field of lies Never fall for the words of a heartless soul, You will fall face first spiralling into a grief you can’t control Never give your love to who does everything to reject you Never believe the speech of those who lie, those who only...
LISBON (AP) As a former nightclub bouncer and black-belt karate instructor, Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos doesn’t shrink from the challenges thrown up by her latest lavish creation. The 51-year-old, renowned for her big, in-your-face...
What do Día de los Muertos and a grand Indian wedding have in common? A bizzare question one may say, but the significance of the colour yellow and marigold flowers connect Mexico to India. There is no Hindu ritual that is complete without...
For Jamaican poet and writer Professor Kwame Dawes, the past is not just a signpost to the future but is actually the future that must be faced. This is more so for Africa and people of African descent in the diaspora, he says. “I recently learned...
Sir John Stanley Mordecai, 1903-1986, was an exemplary civil servant at the national and regional levels. He was a senior executive engaged in the establishment of the West Indies Federation, 1952-1962. It was said that Sir John always strived for...
Every once in a lifetime, a charismatic individual with the ability to inspire and spur others to heights of nobleness and excellence comes along – Fay Rodgers-Jenkinson was such an individual. She was an indomitable spirit to touch and transform...
Blessed You may have a mansion, An endless lawn, A landing strip made for your own private jet, But are you solely relying on all the riches you are dying to get, To attain a shifting goal post, You haven’t scored in yet? You can have all the...
This was an enlightening discovery. At the end of World War II, Britain’s colonies began to seek independence. The first were India and Pakistan in 1947. Britain offered a parting development-aid package to some former colonies, which has become...
A caller to a radio programme recently wanted to know the size of Jamaica’s population at the end of slavery. He did not get a satisfactory response nor was he referred to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), which is the main source of...
Lebanese-Jamaican damsel Margarita Mahfood was schooled at the prestigious Alpha Academy, during the 1950s an exclusive institution. By some accounts, while in high school, Margarita snuck out of her parents house to dance. Passionate about her...
With a name so distinct and resonating, Florizel Augustus Glasspole was destined for prominence. But, no one could have guessed that it would have been associated with the highest office in the Jamaican system of government. The son of Reverend...
