Art & Leisure
September 2025
Admiral’s Mountain Great House: Echoes from Coopers Hill
Situated in Coopers Hill, St Andrew, the Admiral’s Mountain Great House stands as a stately reminder of Jamaica’s layered history. Known also as Admiral Mountain, this grand estate was the residence…
September 2025
The neem tree: Quiet healer and ancient inspiration
Standing under the generous shade of a neem tree ( Azadirachta Indica), one senses more than just relief from the mid-day sun. Here is a living symbol of history, health, culture, and inspiration.…
September 2025
Poems
Set me free I am walking out because I must flee Before sadness opens the grave and swallow me I am leaving not to be with someone else I am leaving you for me, its time to uproot the tree Because the…
September 2025
September 2025
Amitabh Sharma | Grand Market – fuzzy, warm, on a crescendo
Grand Market – the mention of it brings fond memories for many. It is the time of the year when festivities are in the air, the breeze is cool ... and, of course, it’s the ‘most wonderful time of the…
September 2025
Indians and the orange rinder
After the collapse of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, plantations lacked a large, cheap labour force. At the same time, British India’s socioeconomic conditions rapidly deteriorated, causing…
September 2025
Peace begins within
As we embark on celebrating the “International Week of Peace”, let us pause to reflect on where peace truly resides. At the deepest level, there is only one religion that unites all of humanity: the…
September 2025
by Mia McMorris
Charting Caribbean history through its gastronomy
Bon apetit! Lee Johnson’s Mixing Memory & Desire: How History Shaped the Foods of the Caribbean is definitely a delicious confection. Every chapter is a journey for your mind and your taste buds.…