Dennis Minott | Selah: A meaningless word that still commands us to pause
There is a curious little word scattered through the Psalms that has survived millennia of copying, translation, chanting, disputation, and devotion – yet stubbornly refuses to explain itself. Selah. Most scholars agree on only one thing about it:...
Billion-Dollar Collapse
WESTERN BUREAU: Three months after Hurricane Melissa struck western Jamaica, large sections of the community cable network remain dark, leaving operators to confront an estimated $1.4 billion in losses and the possibility that locally owned media...
Tricks for remembering where you put things
With a scarf dangling from your coat pocket and those gloves left behind at the coffee shop, there are simply more things to lose in winter. Thats not counting your misplaced keys at home or those exasperated moments looking for your phone when...
‘I am just soldiering on'
Despite still experiencing occasional discomfort, national 400m hurdler Assinie Wilson says he remains determined to compete this season after being medically cleared to return to training. Wilson, 23, raised eyebrows at last years World Athletics...
Jamaica's nuclear prototypes within six years amid wider two-decade time horizon
Jamaicas adoption of nuclear power could be two decades away though working prototypes may emerge within four to six years, according to the professor leading the countrys nuclear energy planning efforts. Professor Charles Grant, who chairs the...
The ‘Word Sound and Power' of Sly Dunbar
There are production twosomes whose contribution to modern musical history cannot be quantified. In hip hop, there is the Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo); for the Minneapolis sound that dominated the 1980s, there is Jimmy Jam and Terry...
Editorial | Grasp alumina possibilities
As was announced last week, for the first time in nearly half a century, a new primary aluminium smelter is being built in the United States. This is not just an American industrial story. It carries important implications for Jamaicas bauxite and...
Dream House | A stunning house of glass in St Mary
This house of glass lets you live inside while feeling completely immersed in the outdoors. Its walls of glass create an architecture of transparency, continuously connecting the interior with the beauty of the natural surroundings. It is located...
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. Much off and leg spin deliveries were bowled in media including those using distraction to confuse us...
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 wondaful time. Curiosity ah guide dem, like a...
Future-Driven: BYD Electrifies and Foton Tunland V9 Debuts
Automotive enthusiasts witnessed a double-header of innovation. From the quiet hum of electrification to the rugged power of diesel, local enthusiasts were treated to a diverse showcase of the future of driving. At the Police Officers Club, BYD...