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WISDOM OF THE WEEK - ‘Multi-tasking’ or ‘mono-tasking’?

In today’s fast-paced world, multi-tasking is often considered a sign of efficiency. People who can handle several things at once are seen as capable, productive, and in demand. On the other hand,…
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INSPIRING JAMAICA - Where the island’s story comes alive

Step into the world of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), and you enter a living archive of the island’s imagination, knowledge, and identity. Established in 1879 by Sir Anthony Musgrave, then governor…
Lu Celania Sierra, internationally recognised model, runway expert and pageant coach.
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Lu Celania Sierra shares her pageant playbook

When contestants stepped onto the Miss Universe Jamaica stage last weekend at the AC Hotel Kingston, where Miss Universe Jamaica Portland Celene Hall was crowned Miss Universe Jamaica 2026, audiences…
Enter through the front door and walk straight across the house to the seafront.
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Dream House | A coastal dream in western Jamaica

This home has a special synergistic relationship with the seashore on which it sits directly – each enhancing the other. The free-flowing, single-level structure, roofed with several individual,…

Visual Artist, Richard Nattoo next to his creation, The Majician’s Arrival.
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Richard Nattoo: Finding magic in memory, myth and the Jamaican landscape

“I would have never dreamed that the blue bird with the pretty tail would be my genesis.” Richard Nattoo was just four years old when he discovered what he wanted to do with his life. Watching an…
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Aubrey Stewart | Beyond PNP or JLP country: Jamaica’s performance voters

For generations, Jamaica’s political landscape has been drawn as “PNP country” or “JLP country”. Here, party loyalty has often been more than a choice made on Election Day. It can feel almost…

An aerial view of Black River, Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday, October 30, 2025.
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Simone Banister | How the Caribbean’s ready-to-go finance is changing disaster response

Disasters in the Caribbean are predictable only in their inevitability. Almost a year ago, Jamaica was struck by the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded, a stark reminder that climate volatility…
Dolly Parton appears at Dollywood’s Season Passholder and Media Day in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., March 8, 2024.
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Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs

NEW YORK (AP): There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die, and everyone loved Dolly Parton. Larger-than-life at 5-foot-nothing, the country star, actor, philanthropist,…