
North American cicada nymphs live underground for 17 years before they emerge as adults. Many seeds stay dormant far longer than that before some disturbance makes them germinate.

Tessanne Chin has returned triumphantly to Jamaica after winning The Voice singing competition. Her splendid performance and achievement has brought much merriment to Jamaicans, those at home and those abroad.

The holiday is upon us. The streets and stores are gaily decorated; music is in the air. There’s a scurry for cards and presents; an expectation of families gathering.

By: Fidel Castro
Maybe the empire thought that we would not honor our word when, during days of uncertainty in the past century, we affirmed that even if the USSR were to disappear Cuba would continue struggling.
LAW OF THE LAND : This Christmas Remember Harry and Harriette Moore from Amala Lane@jjay on Vimeo.

Since almost the beginning of the 16th Century the island of Santo Domingo was forsaken by Spain, this abandonment turned into the depopulations of the 17th Century…

By David A. Comissiong
Human nature being what it is, it is perhaps inevitable that there will be some tension between our new multi-territory Federal State and the individual island-states. This is to be expected.

Each season and celebration of Kwanzaa reaffirms our commitment as African people to create, celebrate and sustain good in the world.
ROME, Italy, – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has met Pope Francis discussing matters of common interest, according to a release from the Vatican.
By Richard Rothstein
In the last week, we’ve paid great attention to Nelson Mandela’s call for forgiveness and reconciliation between South Africa’s former white rulers and its exploited black majority.

By Dr Marsha Coleman-Adebayo
Nelson Mandela waved to supporters after he voted in South Africa’s first post-Apartheid election, near Durban, April 27, 1994