Art & Leisure

DURHAM, NH (AP):Some University of New Hampshire students say the school has failed to address currents of racism on campus and are demanding that it double the number of students and faculty of colour, offer diversity training for all staff and...

In the 10 months since it was launched, the Centre of Occupational Studies (COS) in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has generated much praise from participants who see windows of opportunities in their chosen career paths.Among...

The world is changing very fast industries are rising, some evolving, others changing, and numerous crashing. The bottom line is that technology is leading us to more efficient, effective ways of living life; globalisation is interconnecting us all...

When his comfort zone became uncomfortableHe went in search of the woman he'd never met beforeThere she was ...Glowing, not from jewellery or how bright she wasBut because light reflected well from the blood.When their...

A local business, since 2004, has been socialising secondary-level students in western rural Jamaica to prioritise mathematics and its potential for personal, professional, and national development."Math is life - a subject that we have to apply...

The perception many have of the arts is that of a space which harnesses things of symbolic significance that are aesthetically pleasing but that are often not seen as economically viable.It is important that as a society, we begin to appreciate that...

History, for most of us, is buried somewhere in time, oft excavated from the dirt, sifted from the annals of time. Walking down steep flight of cold concrete stairs at the National Museum Jamaica was walking back in time.Jason Ramsay, keeper of...

Volunteers from Scotiabank travelled to nine schools across the island in April, which was observed as Financial Literacy Month, to share the importance of financial literacy.Junior Achievement Jamaica partnered with the bank to present a Financial...

Teaching entrepreneurship in the classroom is relatively new, but with more and more students leaning towards business subjects, there is a growing interest in linking theory and practice.On April 27, the Junior Achievement Company of Entrepreneurs...

The landmark publication of Claude McKay's Amiable with Big Teeth, appearing for the first time in print in February this year, generated much celebration and reflection in literary circles. Most observers have used it as an opportunity to...