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Tourists visit Roman ruins in Palmyra, Syria. Palmyra was captured by the Islamic State militants in 2015, who blew up some of the most iconic structures.

PALMYRA (AP) At the height of the Islamic State group’s rampage across Syria, the world watched in horror as the militants blew up an iconic arch and temple in the country’s famed Roman ruins in Palmyra. Eight years later, IS has lost its hold...

Our world is no longer the same as it used to be. Our smart devices bombard us every second with an abundance of information, most of which is unnecessary in our daily lives. Where does all that information ultimately land? In the mind!...
West Indians arriving for a new life in Britain in the years after the Empire Windrush first set sail.

War Walk and run Bomb and gun This is no fun Is it about the oil? Is it about the soil? You choose Either way you lose Let’s get serious Are we destroying the genius? Wait!! Is that someone family on the tar? Or is it your family in...

The Sky Gallery’s current exhibition, the second installation of Women in Art, features 11 female artists who were selected from more than 30 submissions, introducing a greater variety of visual art forms to the rooftop gallery. The artists...

L’Acadco: A United Caribbean Dance Force is among the top-ranking representatives of Jamaica. An indicator of this debate-defying capability is that the dynamic ambassadors of Jamaican culture were headed to Europe to perform, right after the close...

Mommy, Mi Luv Yuh You’ve been everyone’s rock, confidant and safe place, A strong black woman, a Queen inna fi wi human race, Yuh enchanted spirit transcends to outta space, Mi just a mek you know still, just in case, Sometimes wi figet dese...

King Charles visited Jamaica on several occasions. In 1966, he accompanied Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Princess Anne for the Eighth British Empire and Commonwealth Games, which was held at the National Stadium. He visited Kingston while...

The National Museum West located in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, is a hidden gem filled with historical treasure. According to Sharifa Balfour, the curator, the museum is often overlooked because people don’t know that it exists. People pass by...

Stepping Out As I step out today I remind myself That I’m a child of the Most High God The daughter of a King Yes, I am an overcomer More than a conqueror am I I can do all things through Christ Who gives me His strength. It is well, it is well...

Run to Freedom is a story that grabbed my attention and held it from beginning to end. The book is just over 200 pages and the gripping narrative is set on an 18th- century Jamaican slave plantation. It tells the story of the lives of the slaves...
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