Art & Leisure

Spanish Armet Helmet
February 15, 2026

A Spanish remnant: Armet helmet

National Museum Jamaica (NMJ) and the Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre (SBCC) collaborated on the mini-exhibition, “A Snapshot of Jamaica’s Surviving Spanish Legacy.” Featuring fragments of Spanish culture that survived the 1655 English conquest, this selection of artefacts represents Spain’s long-lasting political, economic, and social influences on modern Jamaican heritage.

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Entrance to the St. John’s Anglican Church on the Highgate property built in 1840.
February 15, 2026

Sligoville – The roots of freedom

In the cool hills of Sligoville, history does not whisper, it speaks with clarity. Established in 1834, this hillside settlement is recognised as the first free village in the Caribbean. Its founding…
February 15, 2026

Love: Freedom from the wounded childhood

In a world shaped by comparison, competition, and constant expectations, many of us carry invisible wounds from childhood. These wounds quietly shape our beliefs, choices, and relationships. Childhood…
February 15, 2026

Poems

A special Valentine I have a Special Valentine, He loves me very much. His love is warm and special, I feel it in his touch. He cares so very much for me, I’ve known this for a while. The special…
Bob Marley Museum.
February 8, 2026

The rhythm of resilience

Each February, Jamaica turns up the volume on remembrance, resistance, and rhythm. Reggae Month is not simply a celebration of sound. It is a meditation on spirit. This year, as we mark what would…
February 8, 2026

The true foundation of love

As Valentine’s week begins, markets bloom with red roses, chocolates, teddy bears, and countless gifts meant to express love. For some, this week marks a fresh beginning. For others, it brings…
Stefania Terre, left, touches a reproduction of Michelangelo’s sculpture La Pieta with Carmine Laezza, standing at right, during a tour for blind people with Monica Bernacchia, centre, at the Omero Tactile Museum in Ancona, Italy.
February 8, 2026

Making Italy’s art accessible to people with disabilities

ROME (AP): Italy’s art-filled cities have no shortage of tourists, but they haven’t always been welcoming to visitors with visual impairments or other disabilities. Art that is millennia old doesn’t…
February 8, 2026

Poems

Rise What are you waiting on? Why don’t you open the door? The shiny knob craves for your touch But your hesitant heart cripples your eager hand Why do you allow the beats rattling your chest to…
February 1, 2026

The formula to enjoy life

Life is often measured by achievements, comfort, or success. Many of us have everything we once wished for, yet life feels empty. The reason is not a lack of something but a divided way of living.…
Devon House
February 1, 2026

The blueprint of success

On Kingston’s Hope Road stands Devon House, not merely as a heritage site, but as a manifesto in stone. Built in 1891, the mansion was the home of George Stiebel, Jamaica’s first black millionaire. In…