NEWS

Sharon Millar reads at Bocas Lit Fest 2012, N. Laughlin (l) hosts the panel

Sharon Millar Cops Regional Commonwealth Short Story Prize

Sharon Millar’s ‘The Whale House’ has copped the Regional Prize for the Caribbean for the 2013 Commonwealth Writers Short Story Competition.

In: Books Tags: Sharon Millar, Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Literary Prizes
EE Sule, Nayomi Munaweera, Lisa O'Donnell and Michael Sala

CWW Book Prize 2013 - Regional Winners

Disposable People by Ezekel Alan (The Caribbean), Island of a Thousand Mirrors by Nayomi Munaweera (Asia), Sterile Sky by E.E.

In: Books Tags: Commonwealth Writers Book Prize, Ezekel Alan, Nayomi Munaweera, EE Sule, Lisa O'Donnell, Michael Sala, Literary Prizes
Nadean Rawlins and Shanique Brown in Ginger Knight's Whiplash

UWI Players 'Depart' Into the Dark

Samuel Hillary’s classic Caribbean ‘Yard Play’ Departure in the Dark is returning home ... almost.

In: Theatre Tags: University Players, Departure In the Dark, Samuel Hillary, Jamaican Plays
Cathy Levy (second left) with past and present members of Little People

Cathy Levy Returns to Theatre With 'Imagine"

Cathy Levy is making her return to the theatre and she is bringing an army of puppets, dancers and designers with her.

In: Theatre Tags: Cathy Levy, Theatre in Black, Little People, Imagine, Caribbean theatre

INTERVIEWS

Sabriya Simon

Seeking the Natural Light - Sabriya Simon

For Sabriya Simon photography is a search for beauty, or rather the expression of it unfiltered by false lights and unmolested by relentless photoshopping.

Tags: Sabriya Simon, photography, Antiguan photographers, Jamaican photographers, Prana
Protoje performing at Arts in the Park

Riding the Wave of the Reggae Revolution - Protoje

With the release of his sophomore album The Eight Year Affair, Protoje has firmly cemented his space on the Reggae landscape.

In: Music
Tags: Protoje, Reggae, The Eight Year Affair, Jamaican Music
Marlon James

NLS Presents an 'Intimate Encounter' With Marlon James

In the tiny room that houses the big ambitions of the NLS art initiative, photographer Marlon James staged his first solo exhibition, Intimate Encounters.

Tags: Marlon James, Jamaican photographers, Caribbean photography, NLS

REVIEWS

Sabrena McDonald reads at Rhyme and Lyme

Dancehall Meets Poetry at Rhyme & Lyme

Though Dancehall music and poetry are not the most common of bedfellows, it was the combination offered up at Rhyme and Lyme on Monday night. The first in the monthly series featured performances by Mel Cooke, Sabrena McDonald and rising DJ Darrio.

In: Theatre Tags: Mel Cooke, Sabrena McDonald, Rhyme and Lyme, Jamaican poets, Darrio
Owen 'Blakka' Ellis

Strong Comedy, A Touch of Music & Weak Magic - Comedytaiment April

Comedytainment returned to Red Bones the Blues Cafe for the April installment of the bi-monthly helping of comedy and a hodgepodge of other entertainment. This month it was a combination of comedy, magic and a smattering of music.

In: Theatre Tags: Comedytainment, Blakka Ellis, Jerry Benzwick, comedy, Jamaican Comedians

Rwandan Footballers Kick Off World African Film Fest Jamaica

The Jamaican leg of the 2013 Africa World Documentary Film Festival got underway at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Wednesday evening with Rwanda-17: The Healing of a Nation.

In: Film & TV Tags: World African Documentary Film Festival, film festivals, films