Art & Leisure

The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) has announced new initiatives to utilise information communication technology (ICT) to deliver courses and programmes.Speaking on July 23 at UCC's commencement ceremony, Dr Winston Adams, group...

Topes de Collantes, Cuba:Over 200 scientists, teachers and conservationists came together in Cuba earlier this month at BirdsCaribbean's 21st International Conference.Held every two years, the participants had chance to work face to face to improve...

Emancipation I recall Marley would say,None but ourselves can free our minds,But are we still enslaved,To a green field of dollar sign?We no longer cut the cane,Or work within the house,But when a commercial plays,We cannot do without.No one has a...

Every Saturday morning, approximately 30 children from Parade Gardens and surrounding inner-city communities across Kingston can be spotted on the roadside doing art classes in locations including Fletchers Land, Franklin Town, Rae Town, Olympic...

The fourth staging of the annual EmpowerFest will be held at Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa on Sunday, July 30.Organised by Mind Food International, 20 students will receive $10,000 each to help them with back-to-school supplies. These...

A donation of $384,000 was made by Dallas-based SHARE Women's Ministry, led by Jamaica-born Pastor Sara Cowan-Conner and her younger sister, Naomi Cowan, to Major Richard Cooke president of the Joy Town Community Development Foundation.The Joy Town...

"It is important for the children across Jamaica to learn about their culture, and if they cannot come to Kingston to learn about their history and that of their country, the information should be taken to them," said Masanori Nakano, ambassador of...

Forty-four students and eight student companies from across Jamaica participated last week in Junior Achievement (JA) Jamaica’s Seventh Annual Technology and Innovation Conference at the University of the West Indies, Mona. They were drawn from...

How to catch a murderer?As nearly every episode of Law As nearly every episode of Law & Order reminds us, autopsy results are crucial to identifying the suspect and proving guilt. But in Jamaica, where there is a lack of forensic pathologists...

In 1440, when Gutenberg invented the printing press, the door to knowledge was flung wide open and the 'book', as they knew it then, was never the same again.Today, e-books are further revolutionising how content is presented in the classroom....

EqualityAll men are equal,But what is the quality of our equality?An ongoing sequel,Of cruel comparisons causing calamity.We replaced the kinks in our head,With kinks in our brains of dread,Corrupting our thoughts to what society said;'Til finally...

If you were watching TVJ News recently, you would have seen a report discussing the fact that university graduates are having a difficult time finding employment after they have completed their studies.Apart from the usual reasons, such as a...