Art & Leisure

December 21, 2025

Unwrap the ‘invisible gifts’ this festive season

Christmas is a few days away, the world is sparkling with lights, decorations, and wrapped gifts placed beautifully under the Christmas trees. While these visible symbols bring joy, the deeper beauty…
December 14, 2025 by Sadaf Sagheer Lauren Gurrieri and Torgeir Aleti

The toy aisle is still full of gender bias

Parents the world over have begun the task of negotiating Christmas lists written by their children. But buying the right presents for kids can feel like a minefield, with an ever-growing list of…
Mandeville Courthouse
December 14, 2025

Mandeville’s oldest landmark

The heart of Mandeville Square continues to bear witness to over two centuries of history through one of Jamaica’s most enduring architectural treasures: the Mandeville Courthouse. Completed in 1817,…
December 14, 2025

One thought at a time

Life is happening … ! Second by second or thought by thought. One thought at a time, not one day at a time. Isn’t it true? Pause, and you will see that the reality of life is very simple. The faster…
December 14, 2025

Collaborating minds think alike, processing information in similar ways in shared task

When two people work on a shared task, they process information alike, a new study revealed. Humans rely on collaboration for everything from raising food to raising children. But, to cooperate…
Photo by Howard Campbell 
Mosaiculture in the gardens at Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, Ontario, Canada
December 14, 2025
Reggae Marathon’s famous Bob and Rita Marley trophies sculpted by Basil Watson.
December 9, 2025

Sculpting ‘One Love’

When runners cross the finish line at the Reggae Half Marathon race today (December 7), they are not just pursuing a cause, striving to achieve personal bests or reaching for a medal. They are aiming…
Debris surrounds damaged homes along the Black River, Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Replenishment: A prayer after Melissa

Home is where / one starts from. Raise the Nile to its measures, according to Your grace O Lord Give joy to the face of the earth May its furrows be abundantly watered and its fruits be…
Contributed Photos
Participants of Geographical Dictation, an international educational event, organised at at the Russian Embassy in Kingston, pose for a photograph.
December 9, 2025

Russian Embassy organises Geographical Dictation

On November 30, the Russian-Jamaican Cultural Exchange Club “Russkiy na Jamaica” hosted in Kingston Geographical Dictation for the first time, an international educational event under the auspices of…