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Ven Patrick Cunningham, of St Luke’s church St Andrew, rubbed ash on the forehead of members on  Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting, and the first day of Lent.
February 15, 2026 by Dudley McLean II

Lent, the talking serpent, and the courage to read scripture honestly

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent – forty days of disciplined preparation for Easter, not counting Sundays, which remain Feasts of the Resurrection. From the ashes traced on our foreheads, the…
University Hospital of the West Indies
February 15, 2026

Mark Wignall | Transformation in patient care needed now

The doctor wears on her sleeves her need to see and experience the sort of cultural transformation needed at the The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) “... it [UHWI] must remain steadfast…
Post-show, a beaming Rachel Scott (crouching, at centre) shared a backstage moment with the models who walked for her inaugural Proenza Schouler collection.
February 15, 2026

Lifestyle Round-up

And so it began. The trend-watching, month-long global showcase of designers’ fall 2026 ready-to-wear collections opened with New York Fashion Week (NYFW) last Wednesday. First out the gate on the…
Marlon D. Simms takes the lead as Kumina King and Keita-Marie Chamberlain Clarke, the Queen, in the Rex Nettleford-choreographed ‘Kumina’ at the Remembering Rex showcase at the Little Theatre last Tuesday.
February 15, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Remembering Rex a ‘phenomenal’ and ‘bittersweet’ affair

“It’s phenomenal... I’m very emotional. There’s nothing like this in the world,” declared world-leading composer, Professor Shirley Thompson, after experiencing the National Dance Theatre Company…
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February 15, 2026

Dwight Fletcher | Money matters shouldn’t cause worry

Have you been considering lately how to get a better handle on your money? If you’ve been following this current series, then you know that we’ve been discussing how to apply God’s principles to our…
February 15, 2026

Gabriel Agbo | Prayer does the impossible

Prayer is communicating with God, making your requests to God and receiving answers from Him. It is a two-way communication between man and God. God variously in the Bible encouraged us to commune…
February 15, 2026

Sean Major-Campbell | Literal reading or literary reading

Hyperbole is used commonly, as a literary device in the Bible. This is where exaggerated speech is deliberately used to make a point in conveying a message. This is precisely the case in Matthew…
Living legend Monty Alexander.
February 15, 2026 by Nicola Cunningham

Jazz legend Monty Alexander shares memories of Ja’s early music

The term ‘living legend’ is used too loosely nowadays to describe artistes who have made any sort of contribution to their genre. However, for world-renowned, Jamaica-born pianist Monty Alexander, it…
Mrs Kanayo Awani, executive vice-president, intra-African trade & export development, Afreximbank, and  Dominic Sturrup, executive chairman,  Bahamas Striping Group of Companies Ltd (BSGC), during the signing of the financing agreement. Standing (from left
February 15, 2026

African development bank backs Bahamas roads with US$100-million facility

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has extended a US$100-million receivables discounting facility to Bahamas Striping Group of Companies (BSGC), marking the Pan-African lender’s deepening…