PARIS (AP) From the dizzying heights of the Pompidou Center to the lofty halls of the Musée d’Orsay, Paris fashion houses showed off the city’s most monumental art museums on Monday as they near the finish line of ready-to-wear collections....
Students! It is not enough to know what inner and external right conduct is. It is vital that both inner and external right conduct is practised. The ancient scriptures, the Vedas, declare ‘Speak Truth and Live according to Right Conduct’. Right...
John James Mills, OBE, MBE, M.R.S.T, JP, known as J.J. Mills, was a dedicated educator, contributing to the advancement of education in Jamaica as the country moved to self-government and independence. For J.J. Mills, education was the pathway to...
Much gets written about the ethnic and cultural diversity of India. But do you know that the Indian diaspora in Jamaica mirrors the same diversity, representing a microcosm of country and its people? One of the most prominent Indian communities...
AMSTERDAM (AP) An Amsterdam museum said it has cut its close links to the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, and UNESCO warned of damage to Ukraine’s cultural heritage as international cultural institutions stepped up their condemnation of Russia’...
The Gleaner editorial of December 5, 1966 states, “The late Sir Arthur Thelwell belonged to the same age group as Adolphe Roberts, Clare McFarlane, George Goode, J. J. Mills, and Vere Johns. All of them were born within the space of a dozen years...
A tribute to Miss Lou A Fluffy woman Beaming bright Energetic and spiritedly All the time Born in St Mary Cool and airy The best by any test In an island that is blessed An author, folklorist playwright Actor, broadcaster, story teller...
“Education is a third eye, a secret treasure Bestower of fame and enjoyment, The Teacher of Teachers A Friend in foreign lands, the supreme guide and Honoured by Kings more than wealth. One without Education is a beast” Patrons of...
Flow Foundation recently observed Safer Internet Week, which kicked off with its virtual Safer Internet Day Teen Summit. Here, students were invited to share their experiences and insights on internet safety as well as the dangers that they face...
As some students battle to stay focused during online classes, others simply need access to the technology for online classes. The Ministry of Education estimates that over 120,000 students were unable to take up online instruction in the last...
Ardenne High School was founded by American Church of God missionaries George and Nellie Olson in 1927 and the school quickly established its reputation as an epicentre for academic excellence. Over the decades, few schools in the Caribbean can...
The Scotia Jamaica Foundation has donated 132 tablets, valued at $3.9 million, to twelve schools across the island through the ‘Digital Divide 2022’ programme being spearheaded by the United Way of Jamaica. The programme is aimed at providing...
“Let us move together, let us grow together Let us foster the knowledge that we have earned together Let us live together in harmony” How many countries have won freedom from foreign rule, but sadly, have not won unity? Students! Unity is...
In the field of music in Jamaica, before there were Mapletoft Poulle, Lloyd Hall, Noel Dexter, Franklin Halliburton, and others, there was George Davis Goode (1882-1963), civil servant and musician. George Davis Goode was born in Port Royal on July...
The colours of slavery White was the shroud of slavery, That hung over our forefathers head, Dark was the pain they suffered, In the miserable life they led. Green was the cane they nurtured, Brown was the earth they dug, Blue was the sky that...
John Ebenezer Clare McFarlane, known as Clare McFarlane, was a distinguished civil servant and poet. He was Jamaica’s first financial secretary and second Poet Laureate after Thomas McDermot (Tom Redcam). McFarlane was born in Spanish Town, St...
I have seen death appear, It came out of nowhere. I saw it before me with its Shadow shifting suddenly; Gazing and waving, While it grinned at me. There were no welcome gifts, Nor any shoes for it to fit, So it made after my feet; But being swift,...
Life is a challenge, meet it, Life is a dream, realise it, Life is a game, play it, Life is love, enjoy it Students! Born in this sacred land, you must conduct yourself so as to increase peace in the country. Today, the motherland is...
As the debate continues around the state of education in Jamaica and the recent report of the Education Transformation Commission, there is an opinion in the public domain that girls have been historically favoured over boys in the educational...
Historically we are all accustomed to sportspersons having a coach to enhance their performance. The best sportspersons listen and believe in their coach. But in relatively recent times the word coach has migrated from the field of sports to that...
To adequately understand the nature and depth of critical thinking, it is imperative that one develops a comprehensive overview of the topic itself. Therefore, potent questions are necessary in unravelling and exploring its validity. Questions...
In this world, no other virtue is greater than love. Love is truth, love is righteousness and love is wealth. This world has originated from love and is sustained by love and ultimately merges in love. Life bereft of faith and love is meaningless...
It was on January 26, 1950, that India declared itself a sovereign, democratic and republic state, with the adoption of the Constitution, which gave the citizens of India the power to govern themselves by choosing their own Government. It has been...
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP): A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an illustration of a nude woman, according to minutes from a board meeting. The McMinn...
