Art & Leisure

Reggae Marathon’s famous Bob and Rita Marley trophies sculpted by Basil Watson.
December 9, 2025

Sculpting ‘One Love’

When runners cross the finish line at the Reggae Half Marathon race today (December 7), they are not just pursuing a cause, striving to achieve personal bests or reaching for a medal. They are aiming…
Debris surrounds damaged homes along the Black River, Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Replenishment: A prayer after Melissa

Home is where / one starts from. Raise the Nile to its measures, according to Your grace O Lord Give joy to the face of the earth May its furrows be abundantly watered and its fruits be…
Contributed Photos Participants of Geographical Dictation, an international educational event, organised at at the Russian Embassy in Kingston, pose for a photograph.
December 9, 2025

Russian Embassy organises Geographical Dictation

On November 30, the Russian-Jamaican Cultural Exchange Club “Russkiy na Jamaica” hosted in Kingston Geographical Dictation for the first time, an international educational event under the auspices of…
December 9, 2025

The ‘giving’ that never runs out

In these challenging times, people across the nation are doing their best to support those most affected, offering food, clothing, shelter, and comfort. Every act of kindness matters in the rebuilding…
Negril’s famous white sand beach
December 9, 2025

Negril: History, beauty, and the road to recovery

Negril has always carried a certain mystique. Situated in Jamaica’s far-western tip, stretching across the parishes of Westmoreland and Hanover, it is a place where time seems to move differently, the…
National Museum of Jamaica WIR 3rd Battalion Shako
December 9, 2025

The life of the West India Regiment

For almost two centuries, the West India Regiment stood as a proud symbol of Caribbean resilience, courage, and service. Britain needed to strengthen its military presence in the Caribbean amid…
A painting by Frida Kahlo titled ‘El sueño (La cama)’ or ‘The dream (The bed)’, is displayed at Sotheby’s auction rooms in London.
December 9, 2025 by Benedict Carpenter van Barthold

Frida Kahlo’s record-breaking painting El Sueño positions death as a roommate

Frida Kahlo’s 1940 self-portrait, El Sueño (La Cama), or The Dream (The Bed), has sold for US$54.7 million (£41.4m) at Sotheby’s New York. It is now the most expensive Latin American artwork in…
Sabrina Ajax, publisher and editor-in-chief of Richès Karayib.
December 9, 2025

Martinique-based Richès Karayib celebrates Caribbean’s maritime attractiveness

For the Year of the Sea 2025, Martinique-based Richès Karayib has released its special maritime issue #2, an immersive exploration of the Greater Caribbean’s maritime attractiveness. From Martinique…
Red Eagle Mountain at Glacier National Park, Montana, US
December 9, 2025

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