Art & Leisure

Using the Historical Thesaurus of English as a data set, which dates back nearly 1,000 years to the period of Old English, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, Lehigh University and the University of Toronto have developed an...

I first met Patricia "Tricia" Fay on one of her trips to Jamaica. She was travelling with a potter from Saint Lucia, where Fay had lived fortwo years.Fay, a professional potter in Massachusetts, in 1993, she had a graduate degree in ceramics, her...

Professor Kwame Dawes will be the speaker for the Edward Baugh Distinguished Lecture Series, the Department of Literatures in English at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, announced.The lecture will be held on Tuesday, March 6, at 6:30 p...

Give me a reason Why I should continue When all seems to be lost in the mind Feelings of despair and a waste of time Give me a reason I say My mind is a place Where I can achieve what I dream"Greatness is in the making"Is the phrase I...

Forty students from two St Andrew schools had a chance to get a heads-up and a hands-down on marine ecosystems and their importance.'Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future' was the theme for World Wetlands Day 2018, observed on Friday, February 2,...

If you grew up in Kingston in the '70s and '80s, you probably know a thing or two about the JOS (Jamaica Omnibus Service).Looking back, the JOS, called the 'Jolly Joseph', was a cheap and efficient way to get around Kingston. Sometimes, however, one...

Parents are aware that the first five years of a child's life are the most important. These are the years that children develop the foundation for future health, development, happiness, and learning achievement at school.Yet, early childhood...

Music is an integral part of Jamaica's cultural fabric. the influence of numerous cultures has been evident in the instruments that have been used over the decades to produce various genres of music. The benta is one such musical instrument, and is...

Book: Knucklehead Author: Adam Smyer Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Adam Smyer delivers an imaginative expose on black psychology, a subject that proves as relevant today as it was centuries ago. This foray into racial archetypes is authentically urgent,...

Emerging Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies are rapidly changing how people, business, society, and nations interact. Universities have a pivotal role to play. Their ability lies in three main dimensions: developing new technologies,...