Hurricane Beryl People, batten down! Beryl inna town Shhhh! Listen how she sound! When she start, yuh moan an groan Everything flat, everything to di ground Big heavyweight; a never pound fi pound When Beryl did a come, she just belch an bark...
Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity’s companions throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by design. Its host? Every...
Today, people can easily use the calculator app on their phones to calculate their monthly budgets, students can bring a small digital calculator to exams, or cashiers can quickly tally the totals of goods on their registers. It’s easy for people...
Each of us has experienced being emotionally triggered by people or situations. Sometimes we react with anger, frustration, or sadness, and later regret our response. It is easy to blame others or the environment, thinking they “made” us behave...
In the heart of Trelawny, the Martha Brae River whispers tales of history, legend, and the passage of time. This 32-kilometre river, originating in the hills of Trelawny, has been a silent witness to centuries of change, from its days as a vital...
Banu Mushtaq’s quietly powerful collection of short stories, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, shines a light on the lives of Muslim women in rural India. It is the first time that the International Booker Prize has been won by a book translated from...
“We think there's a very strong and interesting value chain here. From persons collecting rocks on the seashore or by the riverbed, to converting those into high-quality, value-added products,” says Colin Porter, Technical Services Manager at the...
Nestled just southeast of the town of Yallahs in St Thomas, the twin salt ponds stand as silent sentinels of Jamaica’s tumultuous past and enduring spirit. These hypersaline lagoons, at times recorded as being up to 15 times saltier than seawater,...
Today, we see everything outside the way we are and not the way they actually are. It is like seeing everything through a mirror. A mirror does not show what is on the other side. It only shows what is in front of it. A good-hearted person sees...
Actors on a stage We are all actors on a stage. Working for a reasonable wage. Playing a role in the show called life. Are you the star of the show? Are you the leading act? Are you the villain? Are you the victim? Are you an extra? Are you...
Those of us who walk down memory lane and, possibly, hooked to Indian cinema I would like to take them to the famous scene of the Bollywood classic film Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal) in which, befitting the royalty of Prince Salim and the...
Following the rise of complex civilisations, people have needed to exchange goods, services, and other resources with each other. One of the first methods of exchanging goods was the barter system. A significant drawback of this system was that it...
Spanish Town resonates with centuries of Jamaican history and stands as a proud testament to our island’s layered past. Once the bustling capital, Villa de la Vega under Spanish rule from 1534, and later, St Jago de la Vega as the English...
In our fast-paced lives, most of us use daily planners or ‘to-do’ lists to manage our tasks. With smartphones in our hands, we don’t even need notebooks any more. Everything from meetings to grocery lists is stored in our mobile apps. But while we...
Fiction, it is said, is not always about what is being made up – and books often found what still may not be hidden. Jamaica-born author in South Florida, Davonie Green, who briefly but stoutly arm wrestled Jamaica’s Commissioner of Police, Dr...
In the midst of the ongoing crisis in Gaza and the deadly attacks in the West Bank, there has been much talk about cultural erasure and how the preservation of Palestinian culture and heritage has been deeply impacted. But Palestinian women,...
Recently, my eight-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to me to read. If you have a child in the Philadelphia School District, chances...
Mother is the boss finally, after nine months, she brings you into this world. your existence depends on her love and caring. she feeds you, changes you, bathes you. holds and comforts you—and if you are one of the lucky ones— she tells you you...
There are places in Jamaica that feel like stories waiting to be told, and Trelawny is one of them. The proud parish on Jamaica’s north coast, where past and present walk hand in hand. Falmouth, the capital of this proud parish, established in 1769...
We are all taught to understand the value of kind and respectful words in our daily interactions. From childhood, we are repeatedly asked to speak politely, use good language, and appear pleasant to others. But there is something even more...
April was celebrated globally as World Landscape Architecture Month. However, the profession of landscape architecture is still largely misunderstood by most people, including other design professionals. When most people hear the term landscape...
We often label others based on how they behave or the choices they make. The moment someone acts differently from what we expect, we quickly label them ‘wrong’. This habit creates negative energy exchange between people, leading to emotional...
Any broken or fragmented ceramic material associated with an archaeological site is commonly referred to as a sherd or shard. Since humans began the art of ceramic making, it has become a fundamental feature of cultures worldwide, with pottery...
Tucked away in Jamaica’s cool, undulating interior lies the parish of Manchester — an often-overlooked gem brimming with rich history, natural wonder, and quiet elegance. Established in 1814 and named after the Duke of Manchester, the parish is...
‘Home to Self’ was a beautifully staged exhibition which showcased a significant body of work by artist Judith Salmon. For her, it is a meditative, introspective journey; for the viewer, it is a prolific output of captivating canvases, textile...
