Now researchers from The Rockefeller University have unearthed intriguing genetic evidence: a protein variant found only in humans that may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language.

Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role. They say the evolution of this singular ability ...

Lifestyle Malaysian artist Sasi The Don is proud of his new single Santhosham which offers Tamil music wrapped in reggae ...

Everett pulls off a masterly linguistic confection, in which enslaved people use Black English only as a wary affectation.

During the month of February thoughts invariably turn to matters of the heart — from optimism about finding new connections to gratitude for enduring relationships, or even reflecting on whether love ...

Blake, associate dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of the West Indies, Mona, is calling on the Constitution Reform ...

Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley has dis­missed crit­i­cisms that T&T is now a “laugh­ing stock” for pur­chas­ing fu­el from Ja­maica de­spite be­ing an oil pro­duc­er for over 100 years.

Beloved educator, linguist, writer and poet Velma Pollard, known for her passion for Jamaica's Patwa language, passed away at her Kingston home on February 1 at the age of 87, leaving the regional ...

Wondering what NOT to do in Mexico City? Read this before you visit so that you blend in with the locals, and don't come off as a clueless tourist.

On Monday, the Florida Highway Patrol conducted a joint operation with federal immigration officers in Jefferson County to round up 12 people believed to be in the country illegally, one of a number ...

Immigration crackdown:Many new arrivals fear raids are coming. Here's what they can do, and what you can do Everyone living in the United States has certain rights and protections provided by the ...