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Published:Friday | September 21, 2018 | 12:00 AM
Published:Friday | September 21, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Having a committed partner and good family relationships are important to most people. Countless novels, fairy tales, and movies have told romantic stories about love that endear us to the idea of romantic love.Sociologists, however, are less...

Published:Friday | September 21, 2018 | 12:00 AM

When Roxanne Fletcher plays pan, she goes into a different plane.As she rehearsed with the UWI Panoridim Steel Orchestra recently, the rhythm, created with every strike of the contoured steel drums, seemed to electrify the Miss Curvy Jamaica 2018...

Published:Friday | September 21, 2018 | 12:00 AMDeniese Badroe

Today, September 23, is being observed as International Day of Sign Languages (IDSLs). This new annual celebration was declared by resolution of the United Nations on December 13, 2017. It affords individuals and advocacy groups around the globe the...

Published:Friday | September 21, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Recently, there have been reports of challenges to humanities' courses and programmes worldwide. Real or perceived, the humanities - languages, literatures, history, culture, philosophy - are declining in social status among the general populace....

Published:Friday | September 21, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Summer, summer, sun so bright Summer, summer, clear and starry nights Summer, the time when school is out,Hear the children laugh and shout Dancing happily are the flowers and trees,The children rushing home, busy as bees The water shines like...

Published:Friday | September 21, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Old Harbour-based Sole Cyber Cafe is now offering Internet and surfing to students, and as an incentive, is offering three hours of free, Internet access until the end of October.After a student has completed his or her free access, the student...

Published:Friday | September 21, 2018 | 12:00 AMKen Chitwood

A throng of Trinidadians line up along the streets of St James and Cedros to admire the vibrant floats with beautifully bedecked models of mausoleums. Their destination is the waters of the Caribbean, where the crowds will push them out to float....

Published:Friday | September 21, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The Georgian Society of Jamaica, established in 1967 out of concern over the destruction and neglect of buildings of this period across the country, is seeking to raise awareness and get more persons to join the organisation.The Society, which has...

Published:Friday | September 14, 2018 | 12:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP):Bob Woodward's Fear is spreading quickly.Woodward's account of a dysfunctional Trump White House has already sold more than 750,000 copies, Simon...

Published:Friday | September 14, 2018 | 12:00 AM

LONDON:The global medical education market 2018-2022 is expected to post a CAGR of close to 17 per cent during the forecast period, according to the latest market research report by Technavio.Technavio has published a new market research report on...

Published:Friday | September 14, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Every day we write emails, respond to text messages and leave comments underneath countless pictures and videos across social media.We do most of this writing on mobile devices, phones, laptops and tablets. The action of writing is so commonplace in...

Published:Friday | September 14, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The number 13, black cats, breaking mirrors, or walking under ladders may all be things you actively avoid if you're anything like the 25 per cent of people in the United States who consider themselves superstitious.Even if you don't consider...

Published:Friday | September 14, 2018 | 12:00 AM
Published:Friday | September 14, 2018 | 12:00 AM

VANCOUVER, Washington (AP):Linda Harbaugh knew she had to leave her home on Livingston Mountain - the space was too depressing.She walked a nearby gravel path in flip flops and on to a main road. When she reached the base of the mountain, she didn't...

Published:Friday | September 14, 2018 | 12:00 AMAmitabh Sharma

Being literate, for all of us who are reading these two words, it is basic, simple, and often not a difficult task, but for 750 million adults in this world, these words, or any letter in any language in the world, would be curved and abstract lines...

Published:Friday | September 14, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Book: Out from Babylon System: Liberation of MindPoet: Christena A.V. WilliamsCritic: Glenville Ashby, PhDChristena Williams delivers her art with uncompromising tenor. Images flash and emotions parade before us with abandon. Hers is raw, unbridled...

Published:Friday | September 14, 2018 | 12:00 AMA short story by Danae Lawrence

Ariel is my little sister, the last child for my mother. She came into our lives five years ago, and that's when all hell broke loose.Ariel soon became jealous of my brother and me. She wanted our mother all to herself. Mom would give her breakfast...

Published:Friday | September 7, 2018 | 12:00 AM
Published:Friday | September 7, 2018 | 12:00 AM

It's a tenet of Parenting 101 that kids should tell the truth. But a recent study co-authored by the University of Toronto's Kang Lee suggests that learning to lie can confer cognitive benefits."As parents and teachers - and society as a whole - we...

Published:Friday | September 7, 2018 | 12:00 AM

"Sunshine" is synonymous with African drumming and dancing in East St Louis.The nickname belongs to Sylvester Lee, who studied under legendary dancer and anthropologist Katherine Dunham before starting his own ensemble 40 years ago. He has taught...

Published:Friday | September 7, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The term 'learning disability' to many, unfortunately, is not something they can relate to or have an idea as to what it is - and most times, such cases in children go unnoticed or even ignored.This is because many children and adults with learning...

Published:Friday | September 7, 2018 | 12:00 AMBrittany Singh Williams

The field of education is a living, breathing movement of stakeholders invested in learning. Those of us with the passion and heart for this profession are inspired by change and intrigued by the challenges to deliver and to meet higher standards,...

Published:Friday | September 7, 2018 | 12:00 AM

In the cradle of your mother's womb, you fought for life;So life, and health, and strength to you were given.Though she had no strength to fight,And though the labour took her life,You burst, from death and darkness, into life...

Published:Friday | September 7, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Applications for the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) programme are now open. The call for applications opened on September 3, 2018, and closes on November 2, 2018, at 4 p.m., according to a communique sent out by the Embassy of Japan in Jamaica.It...

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