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Neem trees
December 9, 2025

The neem tree: Quiet healer and ancient inspiration

Standing under the generous shade of a neem tree ( Azadirachta Indica), one senses more than just relief from the mid-day sun. Here is a living symbol of history, health, culture, and inspiration.…
Right: Organist and choir director, Audley Davidson, is celebrating 25 years at the St. Andrew Parish Church.
December 9, 2025 by Dave Rodney

Audley Davidson: 25 years at the organ at St Andrew Parish Church

When the extraordinarily talented organist and choir director Audley Davidson walks into the sanctuary and sits at the pipe organ console at the St Andrew Parish Church, his commanding presence is…
The 2025 Carlton Alexander Memorial Bursary recipients – 23 secondary and tertiary students, recognised for their academic achievement at the Carlton Alexander Memorial Bursary Awards Ceremony held on August 29.
December 9, 2025 by Keisha Hill

2025 Carlton Alexander Memorial Bursary awards excellence

‘Lights, Camera, Legacy’, was a powerful reminder to the 2025 Carlton Alexander Memorial Bursary recipients, as they were encouraged to step out into the spotlight, during the 35th staging of the…
Jamaica’s rabbi sounds the ram horn known as the shofar.
December 9, 2025

Rabbi Yaakov Raskin | The voice of Charlie Kirk – Truth cannot be silenced

AS WE approach Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year which begins on September 22 at sundown and concludes after nightfall on the 24th, it is a season of awe, repentance and trembling. On these days, the…
Hanover Parish Disaster Coordinator Annissa Spence
December 9, 2025 by Bryan Miller

Hanover’s disaster preparedness coordinator to represent Jamaica in Japan

Western Bureau: Annissa Spence, the acting parish disaster coordinator at the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), has been nominated by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development to…
Mixing Memory
December 9, 2025 by Mia McMorris

Charting Caribbean history through its gastronomy

Bon apetit! Lee Johnson’s Mixing Memory & Desire: How History Shaped the Foods of the Caribbean is definitely a delicious confection. Every chapter is a journey for your mind and your taste buds.…
December 9, 2025

Peace begins within

As we embark on celebrating the “International Week of Peace”, let us pause to reflect on where peace truly resides. At the deepest level, there is only one religion that unites all of humanity: the…
East Indian Orange Rinder
December 9, 2025

Indians and the orange rinder

After the collapse of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, plantations lacked a large, cheap labour force. At the same time, British India’s socioeconomic conditions rapidly deteriorated, causing…
This photo provided by Gilead Sciences shows a vial of the company’s HIV prevention medication, Yeztugo, (lenacapvir) at a manufacturing facility in La Verne, California.
December 9, 2025

Richard Amenyah | Case for making the Caribbean’s HIV response sustainable

When the Caribbean mounted its bold response to HIV in the 1990s and early 2000s, it did so with the heavy backing of external donors. Through shared responsibility and global solidarity, the World…