Art & Leisure

As youth development specialists have been saying for many years, Jamaica's youth is at a crisis and a crossroads. At the same time, they are very much victims as they are perpetrators of most crimes committed in Jamaica.According to the UNDP...

It was long ago in a silver screen near us when R2-D2, C-3PO, or more recently BB8, awed and mesmerised us with their ability to assist humans and other living species in galaxy light years away. These alphanumeric science fictional droids and...

Our journey continues as we highlight another set of artefacts from the chapters of the island's history, which tell the story of Jamaica being a thriving hub of commerce and trade.Bell from the slave ship 'African Queen'This bell belonged to the...

Lisa Tomlinson's new book, The African-Jamaican Aesthetic: Cultural Retention and Transformation Across Borders, adds to the body of research examining the ways in which diasporic African-Jamaican writers create their works by tapping into the...

This week, we continue highlighting some artefacts from time immemorial and how they immortalise turning points that changed the course of Jamaica's history. An initiative of Arts and Education in collaboration with National Museum of Jamaica.Jasper...

Finland's success in PISA a worldwide study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) of 15-year-old students' aptitudes in mathematics, science, and reading was a surprise to Finns. In 2006, it was the best-performing...

Bolt to Di WurlTwas Augus 3 in di year 2017 to bi exactWen Bolt enter 'im final race pon London trackAll eyes wuz on di big man Boltfi si how 'im wouda bow outKiss mi neck backA wah jus gwaan pon di trackMeck mi wipe di matta out mi eyeBounty Killa...

Freedom — this word is as powerful as the emotions and feelings it exudes, and for a nation, when the day dawns, a fresh breath of air, that of new hopes, dreams and the will to make those dreams come to reality. Jamaica in 1962 was a nation...

Jamaica turn 55What a way how wi a strive.This year August, Jamaica turn 55.Looking back we come a far way,From donkey caart pon dirt road,To cars an buses on highway.Mi can rememba wen mi was a likkle pickney galAn a hear bout independence an...

Twelve software engineering students are receiving practical job experience by working with international companies over the summer.This is under the 'Calico Open Source Software Development Project,' which is being undertaken by the Diaspora...