Art & Leisure

A bust of Nanny of the Maroons
March 8, 2026

The Queen of the Mountains

High in the misty ridges of the Blue Mountains lies a story that echoes through valleys, forests, and memory. It is the story of Nanny of the Maroons, Jamaica’s only female National Hero and a…
Doves fly over the Peace Statue during a ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary of the US atomic bombing at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, southern Japan August 9, 2024.
March 8, 2026

War: The hunger for power!

In today’s world, news of tension and rivalry between nations is common. Countries compete for influence, power, and control. But if we pause for a moment and ask a simple question, What truly lies…
Child in Time
March 8, 2026 by Book Review by Dudley McLean II

Quietly transformative contribution to Caribbean education and child development

At a time when classroom discipline, school violence, and parenting practices are under intense national scrutiny, this book invites Jamaica to reconsider a fundamental question: What if children are…
A dish named “Tongue Kiss” served at restaurant Alchemist in Copenhagen, Denmark.
March 8, 2026

Denmark explores whether gastronomy can be recognised as art form

COPENHAGEN (AP) Imagine dining on “edible plastic” made from algae and collagen from fish skins. While you ingest the dish, ocean-borne plastic pollution seemingly floats above you, projected across…
A postcard depicting a banana plantation.
March 1, 2026

The glory days of Jamaica’s banana export empire

Jamaica’s banana industries once stood among the pillars of the island’s agricultural economy, shaping rural livelihoods, export trade, and international business relationships. Although the industry…
In this 1959 photo (from left) artist Vicki Noonan is seen discussing some of her work with her husband, Tom Noonan and Mrs. Edna Manley, who opened the exhibition at Art Gallery of the Institute of Jamaica.
March 1, 2026

Edna Manley – mother of modern art

In 1950, when Edna Manley began formal art training in Kingston, Jamaica did not yet possess an established visual arts tradition. There were no structured institutions, no curriculum, no national…
March 1, 2026

Do we just want the ‘wanting’

Have you noticed how excited your mind becomes when something new appears in your life? A new phone, a new car, a new job, or even a new relationship? Anything ‘new’ feels thrilling. The thought of…
March 1, 2026

Poems

Our very own books of history The whole day’s experiences Are often churned In every person’s mind For separation of Hope from deceit and despair Torn in the wrangles of Dejection that come…
Khmer cultural artefacts that were returned to Cambodia on display at the National Museum, in Phnom Penh.
March 1, 2026

Cambodia takes back looted historic artefacts

PHNOM PENH (AP) Cambodian officials on Friday received more than six dozen historic artefacts described as part of the country’s cultural heritage that had been looted during decades of war and…