Julianne Lee takes Jamaica Carnival “Back Pan di Road”
There are many events leading up the Jamaica Carnival grand finale road parade on Sunday April 23, 2017. But Carnival would not have been…
Devin Di Dakta: 59th Annual Grammy Nominee
Jamaica’s “lyrical surgeon”, Anthony Escoffery Clark aka Devin the Dakta, is nominated for the Grammy’s 2017 Best Reggae Album of the Year Award.…
Book Review: Siblings of Death
If you are familiar with K. Sean’s character Terri Miller from his thriller Merchants of Death, you have probably been wondering what became…
Gregory Isaacs: Legend, Family Man & Humanitarian
A renowned Jamaican musician with a silky smooth voice that soothes even an angry lion; the late great Gregory Isaacs will be forever…
Book Review: Jr’s Hope: Thoughts On Improving from Up The Street
Donovan Watkis’ first offering “JR’s Hope: Thoughts on Improving from up the Street” is an inspiring piece. As the name suggests, this book…
Shameful Shadows
Reading Shameful Shadows reminded me of watching a multi-perspective movie like Go or Crash. Essentially, the book does not have a single central…
Dancehall: Pop Culture’s Side-Chick?
The complaint coming from Dancehall artistes such as Mr. Vegas and Sean Paul in recent times is that Dancehall is not getting its…
The Business of Nation Building
In the corporate world the name Douglas Orane is a pretty big deal. It is synonymous with dependability and business savvy, which is…
Pepsi Winnin Riddim
Check Wikipedia and the Oxford Dictionary online for the definition of “riddim” and you’ll be pleased to learn that the Jamaican ‘mashup’ of…
