Brooklyn Carnival: Breakaway on the Parkway
Official name: The West Indian American Day Carnival Association Labour Day Parade When: Labour Day — the first Monday in September What:...
Nalo Hopkinson: writing is believing
There are a few phrases in the English language that cause my brain to bleed. “Science fiction” is one of them. I’m in New York’s...
Movers & shakers – Jan/Feb 2004
Sir George in charge 47 years ago, Barbadian George Alleyne was one of the first medical graduates of the University College of the West...
Tessanne Chin: a star is made
It’s the stuff of fairytales. On a starlit Sunday night in January 2014, Tessanne Chin took the stage at a free concert on Kingston’s...
Jamaica’s No-Maddz: the beat of their own trod
Suddenly, they’re everywhere. The tongue-in-cheek Puma ad (with a cameo by Usain Bolt), popular videos, crowd-pleasing performances at...
Waiting in vain
Kellie Magnus on No Woman, No Cry, by Rita Marley with Hettie Jones
