Art & Leisure

January 11, 2026 by Lee Cronin

Chemistry is stuck in the dark ages – ‘chemputation’ can bring it into the digital world

Chemistry deals with that most fundamental subject: matter. New drugs, materials, and batteries all depend on our ability to make new molecules. But discovery of new substances is slow, expensive, and…
January 11, 2026

Silence builds strength

The year has changed, and life continues. Every life carries an unseen battlefield within. In a world that constantly encourages displaying and exposing every move, we have forgotten to contain our…
This file photo shows Hotel Villa Bella in Christiana, Manchester.
January 11, 2026

Winter: A season of quiet warmth

As the final echoes of the hurricane season fade into November’s history, Jamaica enters a season we call winter, a period both gentle and profound. While winter elsewhere summons images of snow and…
January 11, 2026

Poems

More Than Gravity Nothing really happens by chance, A new song written, a ballerina’s dance. An apple falling from a tree, Is so much more than gravity. A baby is born, someone dies, The tears now…
An AI generated representational image of Apongo
January 4, 2026 by Dudley McLean II

From ‘Dorme’ to the Cockpit

By way of response to Devin Leigh’s “Apongo was a rebel leader in Jamaica …”
January 4, 2026

Poems

Beast He is a monster with horns and warts that protrude from his crusty, hairy skin; Anger oozes from his pores, and horrid fiery images, project from his crinkled deep set eyes; I watch my every…
This December 31 photo shows a silhouette of a couple admiring the last sunset of 2025.
January 4, 2026

A New Year’s glow

As the sun dipped below Jamaica’s western horizon and the Caribbean Sea caught its last glimmers, an unmistakable anticipation filled the air.
Cattle Cranium
January 4, 2026

Jamaica’s cattle legacy

“A Snapshot of Jamaica’s Surviving Spanish Legacy” is a new mini-exhibition launched by National Museum Jamaica in collaboration with the Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre. It features fragments of…