In the debris-strewn streets of Black River, St Elizabeth, there is the weight of history in every shattered beam and collapsed roof. Once Jamaica’s third-largest port in the 18th century, Black River was a place of commerce, innovation, and...
NEW YORK (AP) Prize-winning military historian Rick Atkinson, a comic book fan growing up, hadn’t imagined his own work being suitable for the illustrated format. Ten Speed Graphic announced that a graphic edition of The British Are Coming, the...
Frida Kahlo’s 1940 self-portrait, El Sueño (La Cama), or The Dream (The Bed), has sold for US$54.7 million (£41.4m) at Sotheby’s New York. It is now the most expensive Latin American artwork in history, and has set the auction record for a female...
After 10 years away from the solo exhibition spotlight, Jamaican artist Katrina Abrahams is set to return with ‘Celebrating Women’. The exhibition is a tribute to the strength, perseverance, and triumph of women, qualities Abrahams has witnessed in...
For the Year of the Sea 2025, Martinique-based Richès Karayib has released its special maritime issue #2, an immersive exploration of the Greater Caribbean’s maritime attractiveness. From Martinique to Jamaica, from Anguilla to Saint Lucia, this...
To say there is blessing in the breaking — cespecially after facing massive damage that shook our nation, it sounds harsh, doesn’t it? Let’s pause for a moment and ask ourselves: is there anyone who hasn’t faced some form of breaking in their life...
There are moments the sky refuses to speak, when the wind steals every syllable before it ever leaves your tongue. You watch the horizon darken, and suddenly the world feels smaller than the space between two heartbeats. Men kiss their...
To the best of my knowledge, Pope Leo XIV has never visited the town of Yass in New South Wales. Yet efforts by the Yass community to restore the town’s 1930s art deco Liberty Theatre are very much aligned with the Holy Father’s latest...
In Jamaica, the seemingly endless coils of asphalt that wind through valleys and along the sea remind us of more than just geography. The island’s road network stretches to almost 21,000 kilometres of roads, of which over 15,000 kilometres are...
Gratitude is something we all learnt from childhood. We are taught to say “thank you”, to appreciate people, and to recognise the blessings in our lives. Many of us even practise gratitude daily, reminding ourselves of everything good that...
In Paris in 1925, the French government initiated its ambitious International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts with one specific goal – to showcase and celebrate the excellence of French modern design. This display of innovative...
How long Melissa? How long Melissa will you take just to make our day bad? Making adults miserable and making children sad. How long Melissa will you take just to make us lose our home? Making people, mostly...
In the heart of our island’s green spaces, such as Emancipation Park in Kingston, one can quietly observe motifs of heritage like the West African Adinkra symbols, carved or printed, speaking across continents and generations. Among them, the...
Communication is often described as the foundation of strong relationships. Just as plants need water to be alive, our connections need honest, respectful, and timely conversations. When we talk openly, we clear misunderstandings, reduce...
In the western parishes, the devastation by Hurricane Melissa has posed a brutal challenge to an equally formidable people. These lands carry deep roots. St Elizabeth, one of Jamaica’s oldest parishes, traces its history to the settlement of the...
In today’s digital age, our lives revolve about screens, signals, and switches. From the moment we wake up to the time we fall asleep, technology remains one of our closest companion. We depend on it for work, entertainment, communication, and...
MEXICO CITY (AP) Lucia Ortiz trudges through endless fields of cempasúchil flowers, the luminescent orange petals of which will soon cloak everything from city streets to cemeteries across Mexico. Here, in the winding canals and farms on the...
Jamaica Rising The stage curtain is drawn and the drums roll to reveal - a hurricane’s tragic toll the destruction - of extreme wind and rain laying bare our nation’s pain but, so too, our resolve to rise again! You see- the wrath of a...
On the afternoon the winds came, I remember the sky darkening as though the earth itself were drawing a breath before the blow. When the storm, named Hurricane Melissa, struck Jamaica as a Category 5 monster, even our island’s long experience of...
We all experienced nature’s brute strength. Some parts of Jamaica faced it more severely than others. Yet, what makes this island stand out is its spirit of lightness. Even in the face of destruction, most Jamaicans — especially those most affected...
Art and climate action can coexist — and thrive. From solar sculptures to wind-powered light shows, creativity is lighting the path to a renewable future. Taylor Swift, one of the world’s most celebrated and largest artistes, is also one of the...
Deadly intoxication A man named Mr. Set was driving his truck down the street His foot hit the gas like a boulder in water, rum, and beer in hand His thirst could not be quenched, one quart and four beers in minutes The white lady and the...
Visual arts has taken centrestage in Greater Miami and Miami Beach as part of ‘Fall for the Arts’ a three-month cultural celebration presented by The Greater Miami Convention...
