Art & Leisure

Fernando Dávila, a colour-blind painter, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his gallery in Doral, Florida.
28 Dec, 2025 0

From red donkeys to vibrant art

DORAL, Florida. (AP) When Fernando Dávila was 8 years old in Colombia, he failed a drawing class because he painted donkeys red. There was a reason for that: He is colour-blind. Now the 72-year-old…
28 Dec, 2025 0

‘Happy New Year’ by being ‘Happy you’

As the new year arrives, greetings, resolutions, and hopes fill the air. We wish each other happiness, success, and peace, believing that a change of date may change life. But a deeper truth quietly…
This file photo shows a house in Fairbanks Drive in Mandeville, Manchester, decorated with Christmas lights.
28 Dec, 2025 0

Poems

How can we celebrate Christmas in a mash-up land? (A Jamaican advent lament and hope) How can we celebrate Christmas In a mash-up land, O Lord? When zinc and sorrow scatter the roads, And every…
In this 2021 photo people are seen shopping at the Grand Market in Linstead.
28 Dec, 2025 0

Share your gifts

A Jamaican Christmas has always been more than a date on the calendar. Long before the glitter of imported décor and the rush of modern commerce, Christmas in Jamaica was anchored in service,…
A cloudy day at Long Bay Beach, Portland.
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This week’s Shutterbugs

Ukrainian street artist Maxim Kilderov stands by his painting containing symbols and messages of resistance in his private museum that displays a collection of battlefield artefacts documenting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in Kyiv.
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Artist captures lived experience of Ukraine’s resistance to invasion

KYIV (AP) Maxim Kilderov works among reminders of death — scorched metal, torn fabric, and the personal debris of lives cut short by war. In a basement near Kyiv’s Maidan Square, the Ukrainian street…
A selection of Inuit items is unveiled at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec.
21 Dec, 2025 0

Indigenous artefacts returned by the Vatican find home in Canada

OTTAWA (AP) A selection of Inuit artefacts returned by the Vatican is now at the Canadian Museum of History, after First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders for years called for the repatriation of…
In this file photo, seagulls are seen sitting on a fishing boat at Kingston Harbour.
21 Dec, 2025 0

Kingston Harbour: Heartbeat of the city

Kingston Harbour is the birthplace of Jamaica’s capital’s history and life. Extending about 16 kilometres long and 3.2 kilometres wide, this semi-enclosed bay on Jamaica’s south coast is known as one…
21 Dec, 2025 0

Unwrap the ‘invisible gifts’ this festive season

Christmas is a few days away, the world is sparkling with lights, decorations, and wrapped gifts placed beautifully under the Christmas trees. While these visible symbols bring joy, the deeper beauty…