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Conductor Harry Christophers (centre) with tenor Matthew McKinney (left), soprano Elizabeth Watts (second from left), and The Sixteen present Angels Unawares by James MacMillan in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, on Sunday, March 22.
April 4, 2026

A rare look inside the Sistine Chapel

VATICAN CITY (AP): The Vatican’s Sistine Chapel hosted a concert on March 22, debuting a composition focused on interactions with angels found throughout the Bible. The Vatican sometimes hosts…
Legendary guitarist Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith at the Count Ossie Centennial Grounation held on Thursday, March 26, at House of Dread in St Andrew.
April 5, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

100 years of pioneering Rasta drummer Count Ossie

In the history of Jamaican music, there have been some outstanding counts, among them Count Matuchie, Count Shelly, Count C, and Oswald ‘Count Ossie’ Williams. A seminal figure in the development of…
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April 4, 2026

Jamaica ranks 13th in regional AI index, UN body reports

Jamaica ranks 13th out of 19 countries in the latest edition of the Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index (ILIA), underscoring the challenges facing the island’s digital adoption.
April 4, 2026 by Dudley McLean II

When truth must compete

In a recent article published in The Telegraph, Elise Morrison revisits an ancient anxiety with striking contemporary force: the tension between truth and persuasion. Reflecting on the trial and…
An aerial view of Falmouth, Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in October 2025.
April 4, 2026

Patricia Green | Embrace vernacular architecture for climate-resilient structures

Riddle-mi-dis/riddle-me dat, guess me this riddle and paraps not. “… A man mek him house an’ him sleep outside …”. Or say it another way, “… A man build a fine upstairs house, and he have to sleep…
April 4, 2026

Easter – Breath of the new season

The transition into April in Jamaica is more than just a change on the calendar. It isn’t just the subtle change in the humidity or the sharpening of the midday sun. It is a spiritual and cultural…
April 4, 2026

Metacognosis: The awareness behind ‘awareness’

Metacognosis can be understood as “thinking about thinking”. It is the ability to observe our own thoughts, emotions, and reactions with a sense of distance and clarity. While the mind is constantly…
Ruben Enaje (centre) remains on the cross flanked by two other devotees during a reenactment of Jesus Christ’s sufferings as part of Good Friday rituals in San Pedro Cutud, north of Manila, Philippines.
April 4, 2026

Gordon Robinson | Is he risen?

Christianity is based on a foundation of faith in Jesus Christ’s resurrection. Yes, Jesus allegedly did other cool things like walking on water. Matthew 14:24-31: “But the ship was now in the…
Cranes work in the construction of the Chancay Multipurpose Port Terminal, built by Chinese company in Chancay, Peru.
April 4, 2026

Robert Nesta Morgan | Peru’s post-disaster reconstruction experience: Lessons for Jamaica

In March, I led a Jamaican delegation to Lima, Peru, for a series of structured engagements with Peru’s National Infrastructure Authority and its former Reconstruction Authority. The purpose was to…