On June 5-7, poetry will take flight at the beautiful Liberty Hill Great House and Spa in Lime Hall, St Ann. Jamaica's current Poet Laureate, Professor Emeritus Mervyn Morris, OM, will lead the Second Annual Drawing Room Project Writers' Retreat,...
The life and achievements of internationally acclaimed musical legend and Rastafarian luminary Robert Nesta Marley have been kept alive through artefacts, memorabilia, writings and photographs enshrined at his former residence and studio at 56 Hope...
Book: The Half that'sNever Been ToldAuthor: Doctor DreadPublisher: Akashic books,New YorkReviewer: Dr Glenville AshbyDoctor Dread may just prove to be as gripping a storyteller as he was a record producer. In this revelatory vignette-filled offering...
Published:Wednesday | April 8, 2015 | 9:58 PMKeisha Hill
What do you see when you look at a river? Imagine for a minute living near to a river and capturing this magnificent work of art in vibrant, rich colours that leap off the canvas as young children would play and frolic as the crystal clear water...
Barack hab di city lock! 'Twas twenty fifteen bout 7:35 in di nite pon April eightwen President Obama lan at di Norman Manley AirportgatePrezi, POTUS, Barack!Welcome to Jamrock!Di fuss black President lan pon wi likkle rock, wat a piece...
It had been17 years since we last visited Mumbai, India's financial and commercial capital, a thriving city of some 20 million. We were astonished at how much more prosperous,developed and modern Mumbai has become.Historically, many different sects...
The advertisement by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) stated that Reach Falls and all the other attractions it operates are open to the public on every public holiday. With that, 28 of us from the Fun...
Published:Friday | April 3, 2015 | 12:00 AMCorine La Font
This question must have crossed your mind many times even if it has been only once so far in your lifetime. I know it crosses my mind every day and people will look at me and think I am successful. After all, I have so many accolades and...
Life breaks us - Is it all as simple as it seems?Is it so easy to put on a smile and pretend your happiness is real?Are you hiding behind the long lashes that shade your eyes?Is your vision still visible when your eyes are clouded by tears?Are you...
There was a pinhole that evolved into monochrome, colour, and at the dusk of the 20th century capturing memories became digitalised. Photography has, over the decades, gone through a metamorphosis, with film rolls becoming extinct and millions of...
Nine Day WondersFrom chick-v to EbolaTrafigura to Presi,The newspaper a mek a killingFrom wi appetite fi nine day wonda.One time it was bulby,From Verandah to court house,Mouth and ears ketch dem length,Who leak di papaWhe come fi di President?Den...
Published:Wednesday | March 25, 2015 | 12:00 AMKeisha Hill
It has always been difficult for artists to market their work and support their creative development individually. Resources are generally too limited to permit paying for experienced agents to negotiate business for them, or to permit adequate...
Book: Let Us Start with Africa: Foundations of Rastafari ScholarshipEditors: Jahlani Niaah and Erin MacLeodPublisher: The University of The West Indies PressISBN: 978- 976-640-409-3Let Us Start with Africa is an anthology of essays; a collection of...
In 1858-59, a great Christian revival, known as The Prayer Meeting Revival, swept across continental United States and the British Isles. Tony Cauchi, writing online, says, "The results of this revival were filled churches...
We discard the things that don't fillWe discard the things that don't fill.Our fancies empty spacesof worn-out cravingsand tangible yearningsonce desirable and fragile.Demands, once necessaryand worthwhile, now spill overexcessively onto our...
Published:Thursday | March 19, 2015 | 10:17 PMCorine La Font
I grew up in the era of the cassette recorder and tapes. Hey, I don't feel any way about sharing that, and no, I am not old! Anyway, these types of tapes were unique compared to the modern-day CD and MP3. Cassettes had to be pushed into a...
Published:Friday | March 20, 2015 | 10:36 AMRuth Howard
"Photography is the best medium to record the collective memory of a society, and through this publication, Ray Chen, master photographer and storyteller, has firmly shaped a visual memory for Jamaicans of yesterday, today and tomorrow."- Earl...
I grew up in the era of the cassette recorder and tapes. Hey, I don't feel any way about sharing that and no, I am not old! Anyway, these types of tapes were unique compared to the modern day CD and MP3. Cassettes had to be pushed into a rectangular...
