Take me to Jamaica
If Jamaica were a drink, it would be one of those heady, multi-ingredient cocktails, with notes of both sweet and bitter, pungent, yet...
Gloria Escoffery — Miss G
Gloria Escoffery calls herself “a crazy old lady” and a “country bumpkin.” Nothing could be further from the truth. She is not only...
Curtly Ambrose on the bass
Shaggy on the bass. It’s the only way I can imagine Curtly Ambrose as a singer. And that’s what the Caribbean may soon have to look...
Tragedy in the Dungle
When a hefty dose of existential angst collides with the dangerous ghettos of inner-city West Kingston, it can mean only one thing:...
Bookshelf (March/April 2002)
PICK OF THE MONTH Collected Poems 1937-1989 A. J. Seymour, ed. Ian McDonald & J. de Weever (Blue Parrot Press 2000, 303pp) Small birds...
Caribbean cooking for the future
I was having a conversation with a chef about home baking, and just as we reached the part about the amazing smell that fills the house,...
Dash of colour: Jamaican Andre Rowe
After excelling in his clothing and textiles classes, Jamaican Andre Rowe knew instantly that he wanted to become a fashion designer. Rowe...
Jamaica’s Hope Gardens: “Where your childhood memories are”
“I’ve always felt like Hope Gardens are where your childhood memories are when you can’t find them. I’m sure many Jamaicans feel...
