Mar 28, 2023
CARNIVAL MUST HAVES
It's Carnival time again and we are ready to celebrate! Soon we will be parading in the streets, soaking up the good vibes in brightly coloured costumes, with drinks in hand. Bachannal is all about feeling liberated and unified as one people. In the midst of all the excitement...
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Feb 03, 2023
FIRE YOUR CREATIVE JUICES
We have all been there. That unsettling gaze at a blank whatever searching for a creative spark. Sadly, we postpone the work hoping for the perfect moment to tap our creativity. But all that does is limit our output. Instead, we should summon our energy and dig deep. The key to...
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Jan 26, 2023
JAMAICA SALUTES ITS ATHLETES
The RJR Sports Foundation's 2022 Sportsman And Sportswoman Of The Year Awards was special this time around. The pandemic had disrupted athletics as much as it did everything else. The restrictions brought prolonged breaks from competitive sports. The athletes lost valuable...
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Jan 06, 2023
YOUTH SOCIALIZING HAS CHANGED IN JAMAICA
I remember police officers not having guns but then I am 65, times have changed and so have the headlines. – Neville Bell The ways young people now socialize in Jamaica are different from previous generations. Cable television, the Internet, social media and music has...
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Dec 13, 2022
WE MUST VALUE JAMAICAN TRADITIONS
Most of an entire generation has never seen Junkanoo. They do not know the lyrics to Christmas a come or the joy of walking Grand Market all night. We seem to be losing ourselves in this globalized and monoculture world. Indeed, our Christmas season has become as commercial as...
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