Bittersweet fireworks
Thursday night, when fireworks lit up the skies over Kingston Harbour, Sylvester Johnson tightly held on to his son Kareem's legs - he was sitting on his shoulders. The youngster beamed with joy as the dazzling, coloured lights, accompanied by onomatopoeic ...

Under the Peace Tree with Miss Lou and Principal Jackson
The first time I ever visited a school in Jamaica was in 1973. was starting my research on Jamaican oral narratives, primarily of African origin, and had been directed to speak with an official at the Tivoli Gardens School.

Verene Shepherd launches 'Livestock, Sugar and Slavery'
Professor Verene Shepherd's recent launch of Livestock Sugar and Slavery: Contested Terrain in Colonial Jamaica was a notable first for publisher Ian Randle. It was their debut official public presentation of a publication on their own premises at Cunningham Avenue, St Andrew...

Mona off to 'Worlds'
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona debating team is currently in Turkey participating in the 30th World Universities Debating Championships, hosted by Koc University in Antalya, Turkey.