The St Mary Literary Festival had its successful inaugural staging at the Port Maria Anglican Church hall two Saturdays ago. Doubtlessly, the team organising it breathed a collective sigh of relief as, after months of hard work, which started last...
With 12 children killed tragically or violently in Jamaica since the start of the year, and a total of 30 who perished under similarly defined circumstances during 2023, a renewed call to speak out was made yesterday by one of the nation’s youngest...
Jamaica’s under-17 Reggae Boyz recovered from a first-leg loss and going a goal down in the second to even a two-game series against their Trinidad and Tobago counterparts at the UWI-JFF Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence yesterday. The...
The ‘Improving Rural Livelihoods through Resilient Agrifood Systems’ project has commenced its mission to bolster agricultural sustainability and rural prosperity in Kitson Town, St Catherine, with a focus on empowering local farmers, the project...
With the country recording 29 per cent of all visitors who came to Jamaica in 2023 staying at Airbnbs, Norman Dunn, state minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, believes there is room for much improvement in the creation of jobs...
The icebreaker of many a barbeque conversation is something like, “What do you do for a crust?” “I teach chemistry at university,” is what we usually reply. Then silence. Our new friend will usually go on to say they either hated or did terribly in...
People have a pretty intuitive sense of what is healthy – standing is better than sitting, exercise is great for overall health and getting good sleep is imperative. However, if exercise in the evening may disrupt our sleep, or make us feel the...
Almost a decade after Jamaica made legal history with the passage of the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act of 2015, the benefits of the changes are now being felt. The amendments put the government in a position to earn tens of millions of...
A concerted effort needs to be made for a balance between sustainable water management and socio-economic development for the nation’s future resilience, according to Omar Wright, lead, environment and community development at the JN Foundation....
On Sunday, May 12, Mothers’ Day, Queen of Reggae, Marcia Griffiths, will be joined by special guests, including Freddie McGregor, Tanya Stephens, Busy Signal, Cutty Ranks, Ky-Mani Marley, Christopher Ellis, in celebration of her six decades in...
In recognition of World Veterinary Day, celebrated on April 27, horse-racing venue Caymanas Park recently shone a spotlight on to its veterinarians who play an indispensable role in the horseracing industry. Floyd Green, minister of agriculture,...
Two days ahead of the real festivities, the Jamaica Food and Drink Kitchen kicked off their Cinco de Mayo celebration with La Fiesta, an all-inclusive street party. With dignitaries present, the evening had a wealth of music, food and tequila. As...
Fresh from his recent performance at the Davie Jazz Festival in Florida, Jamaican tenor and cultural ambassador Steve Higgins will spread his wings to Asia, touching down in Tokyo, Japan, this month. While in Japan, Higgins will be showcasing...
Ahmed Best says he was frozen out of Hollywood amid the hate he got for his portrayal of Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: Episode I. The actor thought he had finally made it big when he landed the part of the clumsy Gungan alien in the 1999 blockbuster...
KIBBUTZ MEFLASIM (AP): When Hamas fighters invaded southern Israel on October 7, the militant group that rules the Gaza Strip perpetrated the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust. So this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, which begins...
Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will put his hand on a copy of the constitution and begin another six-year term as president, wielding extraordinary power. Since becoming acting president...
We welcome the Government’s commissioning of what Edmund Bartlett has described as a “multidimensional impact assessment” of Jamaica’s tourism sector, in preparation for the industry’s planned construction of 20,000 new hotel rooms over the next...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The popular saying, “No one is above the law”, means that all individuals should be treated equally by our courts. This, of course, is subject to the court’s analysis, on a case-by-case basis, of what the application of the law...
THE EDITOR, Madam: “There was my name up in lights. I said, ‘God, somebody’s made a mistake.’ But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, ‘Remember, you’re not a star.’ Yet there it was up in lights.” If the aforesaid words were...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the announcement of the West Indies squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup. I am baffled by the omission of Obed McCoy; I would have him in place of Shamar Joseph. I refuse to believe any selection...