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Commonwealth Foundation launches ‘Commonwealth Quilt’
Commonwealth citizens have been invited to consider a prompt ‘thread’ and respond to the call to action from the Commonwealth Poet Laureate - ‘What thread do you bring to the Commonwealth?’. Their…
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by Book Review by Paul Ward
Capturing the silent rage
One late night, I sat for three hours and read this book cover to cover. I could not move. The novella is Imani Tafari-Ama’s imaginative conjuring of fiction from facts too gruesome to be believed…
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Darby Burgett | Fever trees and forest pharmacies
For centuries, forests have stood as silent sentinels and humanity’s first pharmacy. Generations of herbalists – and today’s scientists – have turned to trees and plants to discover remedies that…
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Peter Thiel brings his tech-billionaire antichrist lectures to the Vatican’s doorstep
One of the hottest tickets in the Vatican’s backyard these days is for a four-lecture series on the antichrist being given by Silicon Valley tech billionaire Peter Thiel. The invitation-only…
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The silent survivor – Greenwood Great House
On the border of St James and Trelawny stands a quiet sentinel of Jamaica’s past: Greenwood Great House. Perched on a hill with commanding views of the Caribbean Sea, this stately home is more than a…
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Blessed are the poor in spirit
When we hear the word ‘poor’, our mind usually thinks about lack of money, possessions, or social status. A poor person is often seen as someone who cannot afford the comforts of life. In contrast, a…
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NCB Jamaica adds online shopping passcode to shield against digital fraud
National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited is rolling out one-time passcode authentication for select online card transactions, the bank announced March 12 as Jamaica’s largest financial institution…
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by Rollesha Laing
Lessons in fashion and selfhood: Kaysian Wilson inspires daughter Jazzmine Bourke’s style
Long before a young woman learns to define her style, she learns to define herself. For 15-year-old Jazzmine Bourke, those lessons begin at home, in her mother’s closet and through her example. Her…
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Non-profit strategy retreat ends in stalemate
Imagine you head up a non-profit. Unfortunately, your strategic planning leads to little more than abandoned initiatives. You believe that strategy is important, but why does it fail to inspire the…