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February 1, 2026

Poems

Research Chorus (repeat x2) Research, Research, a di quest we ah flow Inna di knowledge we ah steadily ah flow. YEAH Verse 1 Inna di realm of knowledge, where wisdom a shine, lies research, a…

Powderflask
February 1, 2026

Packing firepower – the powderflask

This gunpowder flask is a tangible link to Jamaica’s colonial past and to the central role that firearms and gunpowder played in shaping Caribbean society during the 17th to 19th centuries. It is…
February 1, 2026

Sean Major-Campbell | War maker or peacemaker

On this fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, the appointed Old Testament lesson is set in Micah Chapter 6:1-8. However, verses 9 to 16 are such an important reminder of who the wicked are. The wicked,…

Devon House
February 1, 2026

The blueprint of success

On Kingston’s Hope Road stands Devon House, not merely as a heritage site, but as a manifesto in stone. Built in 1891, the mansion was the home of George Stiebel, Jamaica’s first black millionaire. In…
February 1, 2026

The formula to enjoy life

Life is often measured by achievements, comfort, or success. Many of us have everything we once wished for, yet life feels empty. The reason is not a lack of something but a divided way of living.…

View of a section of The University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew.
February 1, 2026

Gordon Robinson | A hospital sicker than its patients

Public concern abounds about a recent Auditor General (AudGen) report on University Hospital of the West Indies’ (UHWI) procurement practices.
Andrea Dempster-Chung-Executive Director, Kingston Creative, giving an overview of the Paint the City Project at the Paint the City Mural Launch, held on  March 14, 2024 in Downtown, Kingston.
February 1, 2026

Kingston Creative scales Montego Bay murals amid wrapping up grants

Kingston Creative plans to further expand its murals outside of Kingston this year via new public art projects, as part of growing the mural eco-system. “The arts festival, training and murals slated…
 
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
February 1, 2026

Mark Wignall | When a hurricane blows away a leader

Prime Minister Holness is right now in the process of going through, politically, the roughest period of the post-Hurricane Melissa recovery as expectations rise and governmental logistics continue to…
Naomi Cowan’s ‘Welcome to Paradise’ was released on October 10, 2025.
February 1, 2026

Naomi Cowan earns JUNO nomination for ‘Welcome to Paradise’

Reggae artiste and actress Naomi Cowan has landed her first career JUNO Award nomination in the Reggae Recording of the Year category for her critically praised album, Welcome to Paradise. The…