Joan 'Pretty and Proud' of Jamaican proverbs
Joan Andrea Hutchinson loves Jamaican proverbs so much that she just had to put out another CD chockfull of them.Following up the 2004 'Hamper of Jamaican Proverbs', she has now put 37 earthy sayings with the compressed wisdom...

Film-maker in island on fact-finding visit
Because he was born here, Jamaica could conceivably claim Clement Virgo as its most-awarded film-maker. But he has been living in Canada since he was 11 years old and learnt his craft there, and biographies generally list him as one of the top Canadian film-makers...

A riot of poets in Mandeville
Under a star-less sky at Merv's Villa Gardens, Mandeville, with the only celestial light in sight being the twinkling Venus, and in freezing weather, some of the performers who took the stage at Yasus Afari's sixth installation of Poetry in Motion...

McLean, Beale have big plans for 'Desperate Decisions'
Initially, producer Kamall McLean and writer/director Paul O. Beale got together through plays, the former staging the latter's productions in the United States and the latest local film, Desperate Decisions, developing out of that relationship...

Portland Jerk Festival celebrates 10 yrs
The 10th anniversary of the Portland Jerk Festival will be held from July 3-5 under the theme 'Origins of Jerk'. The organisers say site preparations have begun in order to ensure that the grounds are ready. The completion of the St Mary/Portland leg...

Reggae Rockers to revive Jamaica's vintage music
Vintage reggae music is set to take centre stage with the launch of the new singing competition Reggae Rockers. This competition is open to unsigned singers aged 16 and over from around the world who will showcase ska, rocksteady and reggae music ...

Something extra
It was a gastronomic marriage made in heaven on Friday last, between the Culinary Federation of Jamaica and Round Hill Hotel and Villas as they celebrated contemporary Caribbean cuisines....