Spotlight on Caribbean Culture in Lauderhill

Lauderhill Sports Park will be transformed into the centre of Caribbean culture in South Florida on June 25 with the staging of the Caribbean Village Cultural Festival. Held in celebration of Caribbean Heritage Month, the family-friendly event will feature live music and entertainment, arts, crafts, cooking demonstrations and wellness activities. Among the artistes scheduled to […]

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The sun sets on Calabash

It was a humid day in late May 2010, a day that joyously overflowed with the wonderful interplay of words, emotions and great vibes in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth. The Calabash International Literary Festival had once again served up an excellent cultural and literary feast for the mind and soul, and as the lengthening shadows […]

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Edna Manley’s Bogle: A Contest of Icons

One hundred years after the authorities of the day put an end to the life of Jamaican National Hero Paul Bogle for his role in the Morant Bay insurrection, the late sculptor Edna Manley shaped her artistic vision of the man and his struggle. However, the statue created in his memory and honour, which has […]

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