Reading Time: 3 minutes The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is urging Creatives to participate in its Creative Voices Survey. The survey, which was launched on March 20, is being done in partnership with…
Reading Time: 3 minutes In the last of this series, we highlight the pre-Independence Poets Laureate of Jamaica. John Ebenezer Clare McFarlane (1953 – 1962) He was a poet who helped to establish the…
Reading Time: 3 minutes In the previous article, we merely brushed the surface. Let’s read a little deeper as we highlight the post-Independence Poets Laureate. Olive Senior (2021 – 2024) Olive Senior is a…
Reading Time: 3 minutes In honour of World Poetry Day, let’s shed some light on the Poets Laureate of Jamaica. A Poet Laureate is a poet who is honoured for their achievements in the…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary. – Khalil Gibran Poetry, like other forms of literature, is written to share ideas,…
Reading Time: 3 minutes After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Jamaica Dance Umbrella (JDU) is set to return for its 13th edition, at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative…
Reading Time: 2 minutes A story of love and its challenges will take the stage this Friday (December 2) as Youth Reaching Youth presents its fund-raising play ‘Me and You: Just Two’. Written by…
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Jamaica National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) will host two performances in Florida’s Broward and Miami Dade counties starting on October 1, 2022. Both performances are being presented by the Louise…
Reading Time: 2 minutes (REUTERS) Musical, A Strange Loop, the story of a Black man and his mental struggles as an artist, landed a leading 11 Tony nominations on Monday (May 9) as Broadway prepared to honor its first season…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Calabash Literary Festival is extending condolences to the family and friends of respected Jamaican poet and businessman, Ralph Thompson, who died on Sunday (January 23). He was 93-years-old. While…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Young Jamaican artist Bonito Thompson is combining technology, culture and art to showcase an altogether new kind of Jamaican art show that will have you intrigued. To enter the show,…
Reading Time: 2 minutes (Reuters) Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford, who has influenced British government policy on food parcels for poor children, is seen kicking down Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s front door in a…