Art & Leisure

Nalda Taylor-Wright has two new books on the market. They are Jamaica Voices - Stories Teaching Positive Values and Attitudes and Jamaica Vibes.

Fashioned Realities' is the title of the upcoming exhibition by Gerard Hanson who won the 2010 Super Plus Under-40 Artist of the Year competition.

You've probably passed him sitting on an overturned crate, working on his latest project, on your way to work in the mornings. His name is Negash Douglas but most people just call him 'Wicker Man'.

Trinidad and Tobago-born writer Earl Lovelace is looking forward to the public's response to his latest work, It's Just Like a Movie.It was published in January by United Kingdom powerhouse Faber and Faber.Lovelace's novels include...

The Oranges and the Greens are up in arms. They are livid, if you will. For they have been given the unflattering label of 'gangs', thus making them 'gangstas'. It's not true, they are bawling, as rivers of crocodile tears rush down their colourful faces.

It's never too late, It's never too high, Dry your tears after every cry, No dream is too big, aim beyond the sky, For without wings you can truly fly...

For almost 20 years, Peggy Quattro criss-crossed the world gathering news for her magazine, Reggae Report.

The 19th annual Liguanea Lodge Fund-raising Art Auction and Wine & Cheese Party takes place at the Talk of the Town, Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Thursday, May 19, at 7 p.m.

He's a maverick of the local education system - a man who does things his own way, in his own style. Dr Davidson Daway is well known for his work preparing students for Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) exams using a teaching system he developed himself.

Most Jamaicans would be surprised to think of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) as a 'cultural treasure'. No, it is a military organisation, the nation's last means of defence against insurrection or invasion. But military history reflects changing attitudes and fortunes of the various people who have created this nation.

As I approached the Lennie Hibbert Hall on the Alpha Boys' School compound, the sweet sound of the classic, Schooling the Duke, by Alpha alumnus Don Drummond escaped through the windows. Inside, a surprisingly small group of 14 - small, given the big sound - was rehearsing under the watchful eyes and ears of band leader Sparrow Martin.

One of the first non-English versions of sprint star Usain Bolt's book My Story: 9.58 will be published in the Czech language, according to a posting on the athlete's website.Organisers of the Ostrava Golden Spike Meet...