The gathering of verses below, from Caribbean-born poets, in the 2021 Meeting Ground Valentine edition, sing eloquently of experiences with love for: man, woman, child, ‘grandpa’ and the family unit. Enjoy – Ann-Margaret Lim The Dream after...
This is the second time I will be spending Chinese New Year in Jamaica, and it is a different experience. On February 9, I asked my Jamaican students taking the course Survey of Chinese Culture how much they knew about Chinese New Year, and to my...
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented...
PEACH BLOSSOMS When all flowers have vanished in late spring, Peach blossoms around the hill temple are in full bloom. I oft regret nowhere to follow spring’s footsteps. Yet who knows that I bump into it at this place! By Bai Juyi Translated...
NASHVILLE (AP): A new museum two decades in the making is telling the inter-connected story of black musical genres through the lens of American history. The National Museum of African American Music, which opened with a virtual ribbon-cutting on...
The Institute of Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) – Regional Coordinating Office (RCO) offers post-graduate courses that are just right for you to expand your knowledge and expertise in gender and development issues. The regional institute of...
In the second part of this special initiative, we reproduce a chapter from the ethics handbook highlighting the need for solidarity. This handbook, written by Professor R. Clive Landis, chair of the task force, and Dr Anna Kasafi Perkins, ethicist...
Although I’ve been writing for The Gleaner and The Sunday Gleaner since 1981 – that’s forty years – it still surprised me when complete strangers started stopping me to say they missed my articles. In sixteen months, I hadn’t submitted anything for...
Tropic of Stupid, the 24th novel in Tim Dorsey’s series featuring obsessive-compulsive psychopath Serge Storms finds the anti-hero and his drugged-out sidekick, Colman, zipping around their beloved Florida in a borrowed sports car. As usual, they’...
Song of a Wanderer You sew your love into my clothes, for my journey, with worry about my late return. How can I ever repay you? my loving mother, the warm spring sun, caressing the young bud. Written by Meng Jiao Translated by Li Kailin Meng...
On Sunday, January 24, 2021, National Gallery West premiered its current exhibition, Surreal Black, on the museum’s YouTube channel with a virtual tour of the exhibition. Surreal Black features works that reflect the use of dreamlike or...
The University of the West Indies (UWI) COVID-19 Task Force works “to leverage the university’s knowledge and experts to assist the Caribbean in its readiness and response to the virus outbreak, mindful that the region’s best defence is a...
A MOUNTAIN TRIP Into the mountains zigzags a stony path. Houses are seen afar amid white clouds; Stopping my cart, late maples I’ll admire, Frosty leaves redder than spring flowers. Du Mu (803-852) was an outstanding poet and essayist in the...
Celebrating miracles Happy New Year! That moment you wake up and you can see, feel, hear, taste and smell. That’s a magnificent miracle to many people can’t you tell? Life flows through your body. Your heart warms up with each beat of...
There is a mystic and time-warped aura around the ceramics of Jag Mehta. One is intrigued by the simplicity of the style, form, shapes, and the rustic finish. The earthiness of the end product that Mehta creates transcends and is reminiscent of...
FAREWELL Up beyond the north wall lie the mountains green, down around the east side flows the river clean. Here we bid goodbye, you will have no more of me, drifting along like an unrooted plant you would be. The floating clouds have no fixed...
When the coronavirus pandemic reached Jamaica in March 2020, and schools were mandated to close abruptly in middle of the school term, the world of teaching changed overnight. Teachers had to switch from teaching in physical classrooms to teaching...
In March last year, cultural and sports facilities, including museums, galleries, and stadia run by the Government, were closed to the public in keeping with the Government’s strategy to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Jamaica and to minimise the...
It is the most wonderful time of the year, and there is certainly something in the air that is indescribable. There are festivities and blessings in abundance – December and Christmas are synonymous. For the Russian Orthodox Church, January is when...
“You can’t change the world, but you can affect what happens next,” are words that explain the success of 17-year-old Kwame Bennett. With this being his philosophy, it is easier to understand the many accolades that he has received over the years....
PEORIA, Illinois (AP): No matter how intricate the art or meaningful the message, Andrew Hattermann says his studio’s work comes down to one simple thing: Beauty. “We try to make a church more beautiful than it’s ever been,” the Peorian says. “...
What is your experience being a woman of colour with a doctoral degree? Dr Robyn Hannigan: I am not only a woman who holds a PhD in a male-dominated field, but a woman of mixed heritage (Irish and Native American). There was never a time during my...
