Art & Leisure
PALMYRA (AP) At the height of the Islamic State group’s rampage across Syria, the world watched in horror as the militants blew up an iconic arch and temple in the country’s famed Roman ruins in Palmyra. Eight years later, IS has lost its hold...
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Our world is no longer the same as it used to be. Our smart devices bombard us every second with an abundance of information, most of which is unnecessary in our daily lives. Where does all that information ultimately land? In the mind!...
“A Suh It Guh”, a photographic retrospective of Marina Burnel, a Kingston-based French photographer whose work is inspired by the city and the people who call it home. Far away from her home in Normandy, the overt sensory overload of Kingston’s...
Fine artist Shawn Ashman has always had a desire to express herself. She started her artistic journey as a young girl in Grants Penand used her art to express her thoughts as she basked in its therapeutic effect while creating. Since then, she has...
The development of Jamaica’s first ‘living museum’, the WARE Living Museum of Built Heritage and Traditional Crafts, located in southern Elizabeth is well advanced. This open-air/living museum concept is on track to be a unique Caribbean, heritage-...
Is it possible to lead a worry-free life? What does one need to be free from worries? Most people would say that one must have enough money without which it is well-nigh impossible to be free from worry. In a world of economic uncertainties,...
Protean alto saxophonist and trumpeter Lester “Ska” Sterling’s effect on the development of Jamaican popular music has been profound. Not only has he performed on uncountable recording sessions and live engagements, but his influence on horn...
The Sky Gallery’s current exhibition, the second installation of Women in Art, features 11 female artists who were selected from more than 30 submissions, introducing a greater variety of visual art forms to the rooftop gallery. The artists...
L’Acadco: A United Caribbean Dance Force is among the top-ranking representatives of Jamaica. An indicator of this debate-defying capability is that the dynamic ambassadors of Jamaican culture were headed to Europe to perform, right after the close...
Mommy, Mi Luv Yuh You’ve been everyone’s rock, confidant and safe place, A strong black woman, a Queen inna fi wi human race, Yuh enchanted spirit transcends to outta space, Mi just a mek you know still, just in case, Sometimes wi figet dese...
King Charles visited Jamaica on several occasions. In 1966, he accompanied Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Princess Anne for the Eighth British Empire and Commonwealth Games, which was held at the National Stadium. He visited Kingston while...
The National Museum West located in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, is a hidden gem filled with historical treasure. According to Sharifa Balfour, the curator, the museum is often overlooked because people don’t know that it exists. People pass by...
Stepping Out As I step out today I remind myself That I’m a child of the Most High God The daughter of a King Yes, I am an overcomer More than a conqueror am I I can do all things through Christ Who gives me His strength. It is well, it is well...
Run to Freedom is a story that grabbed my attention and held it from beginning to end. The book is just over 200 pages and the gripping narrative is set on an 18th- century Jamaican slave plantation. It tells the story of the lives of the slaves...
