WESTERN BUREAU: Five years after a harrowing ordeal that shook the parish of St Elizabeth, 63-year-old Joan Crumbs* has now decided to publicly speak about a brutal sexual assault that almost claimed her life after it triggered an asthma attack....
WESTERN BUREAU: Fifty-two years ago, Edmund Bartlett plucked the most exquisite rose from Carmen Williams’ parents’ garden. Now, standing beside him on a Friday night, that same rose has blossomed into a magnificent bloom, marking the celebration...
WESTERN BUREAU: Creating great rum requires the rare ability to perfectly balance art and science. The world’s first female master blender, Jamaican Dr Joy Spence, has balanced the two, literally stimulating the taste buds of rum drinkers worldwide...
WESTERN BUREAU: The 1964 ‘Head’ by Alvin Marriott, Edna Manley’s 1983 bronze ‘Orpheus’, and George Rodney’s 1980 ‘Awakening’ are among the impressive pieces of art that will be on show in the UK’s Victoria Gallery and Museum in celebration of...
T he Gleaner’s Janet Silvera had a sit-down interview with renowned Jamaican artist and sculptor Basil Watson at his studio in Lawrenceville, Georgia, in the United States. Watson was recently commissioned to produce the historic Windrush...
