Paul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer
18 Mar, 2026
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Repair Campaign unrelenting in fight for reparations
When slavery in the British Caribbean was abolished between 1834 and 1838, the British government authorised a £20-million compensation package for former holders of enslaved people – funded entirely…
17 Mar, 2026
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Kingston Poetry Week targets growth of spoken-word industry
This year’s staging of Kingston Poetry Week, now undeway, is seeking to position Jamaica’s capital as the global epicentre of the spoken word, according to JAIKU, organisers of the event.
14 Mar, 2026
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Golding launches nursery rhymes celebrating Jamaican heritage
For generations, basic school students in Jamaica have been reciting nursery rhymes — catchy verses whose playful lines often seem nonsensical at first glance. Yet they carry coded messages far…
04 Mar, 2026
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Trauma care meets psilocybin in a structured retreat
Afterlight Retreats will host its first clinical psilocybin therapy and integration retreats in Jamaica from today through to March 8 at Negril Huts, a private cluster of cottages on the West End…
27 Feb, 2026
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UTech’s first season of dance makes historic debut
UTech’s 2026 Season of Dance was nothing short of historic – a one-night premiere that marked the Centre for the Arts’ first-ever formal season, Mudayane, a Swahili term meaning “we are one” and…
26 Feb, 2026
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Women In Law Foundation hosts benefit concert
On Sunday, March 8 at 5 p.m. at The Little Theatre in St Andrew, Women In Law Foundation (WILF), in conjunction with Riverside Open Bible Church and Mona Open Bible Church, and in association with…
21 Feb, 2026
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Cross Continental Forum moves to South Africa
CaribbeanTales Media Group (CTMG) has announced that the Cross Continental Forum, a global market access platform connecting producers across Africa, the Caribbean, and their wide diasporas, will this…
21 Feb, 2026
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UWI observes ‘Language Section Week’
Starting tomorrow and continuing through next Friday, the Language Section of the Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy (DLLP) at the Mona campus of The University of the West Indies…
05 Feb, 2026
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The disaster that erased Savanna‑la‑Mar
On October 28 last year, Black River, the capital of St Elizabeth, was almost entirely destroyed by Hurricane Melissa. The scale of the devastation left much of Jamaica stunned. For some residents,…