She walked alone

Megan Riley was my friend. Well, maybe not in the truest sense of the word. To Megan, I may have been more like a faithful but pesky little thing who did not know when to quit. So, though I was definitely her friend, I wasn't at all sure she was mine.

Clinton Hutton pays homage with 'Repossession'

Whether writing about music or lecturing at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Clinton Hutton incorporates anecdotes of black achievement.

Looking into Seaga's contribution to Jamaica

This scholarly work of some 370 pages is authored by Patrick Bryan, the Douglas Hall Professor of History at the University of the West Indies (UWI). It is published by the University Press.

A maverick approach to storytelling

"Tony Tame," the about-the-author note says, "has been associated with the marine industry since around the mid-1960s. After 1970, he became directly involved in the supply and service of equipment to the commercial fishing industry in Jamaica.

Sunday Sauce: Dons and don'ts

I was beginning to get used to the non-appearance of a certain nurse lady on our local TV stations, but my contentment was not to last.

Top US literature prizes for Rebecca Stead, Jerry Pinkney

NEW YORK (AP): Rebecca Stead's When You Reach Me and Jerry Pinkney's The Lion and the Mouse, two highly praised books for young people, have received the top US prizes in children's literature.Stead's intricate, time-travelling narrative set in 1970s...

Utech focus

UTech has partnered with Jamaica Producers (JP) Tropical Foods in a fresh-food campaign dubbed, 'Peel the Benefits', aimed at increasing the consumption of ripe bananas while...

UWI notebook

Scientific studies clearly demonstrate the relationship between diet and health. Inflammatory diseases such as diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease are leading causes of death in Jamaica.

UCC report: The law cohort

The University College of the Caribbean (UCC) in conjunction with the University of London (UOL) External Studies Department, established the law cohort in 2003.

NCU bulletin

Recently, Northern Caribbean University (NCU) hosted its Research Day at the Mandeville campus under the theme, 'Research for Economic and Social Development'. Research Day 2010 exposed the public to the work of various exhibitors, and facilitated not only the exchange of information...

Something for everyone at faculty exhibition

"Traversing many disciplines, landscapes, cosmologies, philosophies and movements in a variety of textures and media including acrylic or oils on canvas, metals, embroidery, clay, wood, photographic and digital printing, the striking cornucopia of...

Roving with Lalah

Top of The Class

Defying Odds

International Narcotics

Control Strategy Report (PDF)

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Prof. Rex Nettleford

Highlights of his funeral

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100 years Champs

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