Art & Leisure

It is as fresh in my mind as the corns in the cornfield back home. The day we met was nothing short of the most beautiful day of my life. It was June and my beloved sister Sheryl had just come home from college after a year of studies...

The Jamaican education system is pregnant again, pregnant for an Englishman.A conception by choice rather than by chance, always with a plan.In the GSAT, CSEC and tertiary-level examination room, many a testing she has receivedGestation period by...

If you're not a Derek Walcott or Maya Angelou, then face it, marketing poetry can be quite a challenge. Poetry is a literary device that is not easily attractive to some, so its marketing takes the simple form of being placed on the pages in a book.

Usain St Leo BoltAn easy, playful young manSuffused with energy andWith confidence written onHis chestAs he takes on the bestIn an acid testA big strong giant of a manAlways on songIn unbeatable formDashing from the blocksAnd he makes no effortTo stop...

After returning to the island in 1970 and distinguishing himself as one of Jamaica's finest graphic artists Howard Moo Young had, by the end of the decade, reaped the kind of success that courts hard work and commitment.Now wearing several hats -...

This is a narrative of Jamaica told on a musical crescendo, no 'bungarung'. Just the words of Jah. 'Equal Rights: Reggae and Social Change' is seeking to transform the bare walls of the Jamaica Music Museum, stringing together notes of this truly Jamaican genre....

Joy Mechanics, (directed by Michael Holgate and Michael Sean Harris) in partnership with the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), has embarked on a mission to ensure that the dynamism and versatility of Jamaica's music and culture are expressed and preserved by all.

At a time when many young men were still trying to figure out what to do with their lives, Howard Moo Young, at the tender age of seven, had his all sketched out. He had discovered what the deft stroke of his pencil could create...

Of all the questions I have been asked, the most common is how can I market my book? And following hot on its heels is how can I market my book on a budget? This question does not...

"Rock It Come Over", title of Dr Olive Lewin's book seems to encapsulate the recognition of female artists of Jamaica - a showcase of artwork of 50 exceptionally creative minds - 50 years of female art.

In the thatched hut Herman waited for Neville's goats. He lay on a bamboo bench, his head resting on his bag. Sleep came many times, but he had fought to keep it at bay. He had to catch those goats, the ones which he claimed were eating his ground provision.