Jamaica Gleaner Arts &Leisure
Published: Monday Sunday | September 27, 2009
'The Grenada Invasion' Shedding light on an understated event
For two hours Wednesday, Edward Seaga revisited one of the most controversial incidents in modern Caribbean history - the 1983 United States-led invasion of Grenada.Seaga was prime minister of Jamaica at the time, and is one... Read More...
Bolts of 'red-yeye'
In a land where heroes were hanged, and slavery reigned supreme, we should have now been enjoying 'full free', living in unity and peace. But some of the descendants of masters and slaves are still shackled by chains of 'bad-mindedness' and 'grudgefulness'. Read More...
Book Review: An insight into the 'Revelation'
The book Revelations Beyond Political Boun-daries, published by the Edward Seaga Research Institute, is a compilation of 29 penetrating addresses, including two book launchings, given over a period of several years to widely differing audiences. Read More...
Creary's A1: A school of second chance
Creary's A1 Learning Centre at Brunswick Street, Spanish Town, St Catherine, is touching the lives of several persons who need a second chance at getting an education."Years ago I left school. Read More...
NCU bulletin: Leave positive footprints
In a speech at New York's Apollo Theatre to launch the Clinton Global Initiative University, President Bill Clinton noted that "young people today have more power to change the world for the better than at any time in human... Read More...
Fall Week of Prayer 2009: A spiritual feast!
Friday, September 25 marked the beginning of the University's Fall Week of Prayer. It continues to Saturday, October 3. The speaker for the services is Florida-based pastor, Henoc Lawrence Paulicin... Read More...
Four outstanding Jamaicans to receive UTech honorary degrees
The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) will confer honorary degrees on four outstanding Jamaicans at its annual graduation ceremony to be held on November 7. Read More...
Alumni in the diaspora respond to the university
The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) has been making significant expansion in its delivery of programmes amid government's dwindling subvention. Read More...
Curbing asbestos threats in Jamaica
For a very long time, asbestos has been used in close to 4,000 products, including thermal insulation, brake shoe padding, roofing tiles and pipes carrying water and sewage. Read More...
UWI: Leading the development agenda for persons with disabilities
The University of the West Indies (UWI) has established a Centre for Disability Studies (CDS), which began operations on August 1. The CDS will be involved in advancing the development agenda of persons with disabilities within the Caribbean, through research, academic studies... Read More...
Skalnik scenes
Joska Skalnik, an influential contemporary artist from the Czech Republic, opened an exhibition of his work at the National Gallery of Jamaica in Kingston last Sunday. Read More...