I might not be Jesus, and I was not nailed to a cross. To save the world from sin I can't, and I have little blood to shed. Nevertheless, I have resurrected myself from the satirical graveyard, so to speak.
Having graduated from its pilot phase, Studio 174's 'ArtUpDownTown' is now set to celebrate its second year of programming with a new series of creative outputs.
What does a father do when his one-year-old daughter goes deaf for no apparent reason? What does a father do when his deaf child is unable to communicate with her hearing sibling?
It's easy to see why Victoria Silvera's gorgeous ceramic collections have become a hit with many persons since her creative designs began making their way into the homes and hearts of many art enthusiasts.
How often do we make them?/Yearly, I suppose./How many have we kept?/Possibly,
Just the ones we superimpose./How many times have we said: "Old habits I will lose?"/Yet, without thinking ahead...
You know we Caribbean people have a thing when other people are minding your business, you tell them ... it's none of your business! Well, here's the thing. You must take your own advice and with 2015 having just begun, now is as good a time as any to apply that advice and principle into certain areas of your life.
I have heard about people going around carolling at Christmas from I was a child but the first time I saw it or participated was in 2010 when the president of the Lauriston Citizens Association, Audley Nain, JP, invited me to join them.
The fire of a machine gun and mortar spewing out shells greet visitors in a darkened room. In a corner sits a bunker that shields a soldier armed with a .303 Enfield rifle, crouched in the dirt, beside a 240mm mortar.