Art & Leisure

Yohan Lee, a recent graduate of the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) at The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, has been selected for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. He is one of 15 students who were selected from an...

Toronto, Ontario:Close to 200 people, including 70 students, are expected to attend Canada's first-ever black graduation celebration at the University of Toronto (U of T) this month, which is being said to be an important moment for black students...

There is a feeling that a career in agriculture is not glamorous, and one that the youngsters are not interested in, despite the fact that we need agriculture to stay alive.Agricultural science has never been a popular GCE/CSEC subject for high...

Life unfolds in many manifestations, it is full of joy, excitement, and sometimes it has pleasant surprises in store. Last month, a group of teachers and students from Glenmuir High School in Clarendon got a chance to retrace the steps of history in...

Title: At the Tick of TwilightAuthor: Orette. C. BurkeCritic: Dr Glenville AshbyAt The Tick of Twilight is a romantic monologue that celebrates femininity in its myriad forms. Nature in all her splendour replenishes, her plentitude is seemingly...

In a competitive and challenging environment with so many people applying for jobs, it would be helpful to know what human resource departments and hiring managers look for in a potential employee and what are some of the do's and don't s.In an ever...

She was my childhood sunshineThat always shone so brightOffering sympathetic counsel to make things rightNever judgemental or casting blameAlways a word of praise, never shame.Heather was that indomitable spiritThat was never...

Many teachers and parents bemoan the potential of modern technology that distracts students. In the past, it was the television that was accused of turning our children's brains to mush. Today, it is the games they play on mobile and hand-held...

Recently, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Clifford Blake spoke about the fact that the police and the courts are unable to keep up with the number of at-risk youth in some communities."When we look at what is happening in the schools, were it a...

Students from a number of schools in Black River got a chance to witness first-hand the story behind the Zong Memorial, which was initially installed in the town in 2013.The Zong Memorial stands as a monument that immortalised yet another atrocity...