March 22, 2022 The historical Kingston Parish Church, located in the heart of Jamaica’s downtown commercial district, will on Tuesday, March 29 be the location for a historical concert in…
Category: ARTS AND CULTURE
Jah Cure could spend prison sentence in Jamaica if convicted!
By: Staff Writer March 18, 2022 Reggae star Jah Cure, who will know his fate on March 22 for a stabbing incident in the Netherlands last year, could spend his…
Jamaican Born Jazz Great Dr. Monty Alexander To Mark 50th Year Of Performance At Blues Alley, D.C.
March 8, 2022 The year was 1972 when Jamaica’s international musician, Monty Alexander, made his debut to rave reviews at the then 7-year-old Blues Alley jazz club in Washington, D.C. Next week,…
Confessions of a Fornicating Church Girl is about wholeness!
By: Staff Writer March 4, 2022 A provocative new book from a first-time Bahamian author is breaking down taboos on people having sex before marriage and how God can lead…
A Must Attend Fine Art Event Returns To The Caribbean With A Spotlight On NFTs
February 22, 2022 The renowned annual Caribbean Fine Art Fair, (CaFA), now in its 12th year, returns virtually and in person to Barbados this March, with a focus on the works of over four…
COVID-19 dreaming created Achieve-Men- New inspirational book for everybody.
By: Staff Writer February 15, 2022 A new Bahamian author launches his motivational book this Thursday in an effort to help Men to Achieve and providing a “workbook” in order…
Caribbean children need to know about Denver and the Mango Tree!
By: Staff Writer February 11, 2022 A Jamaican living in Canada is all about the children with his artwork as he brings an upcoming Caribbean children’s book to life. Wayne…
Art was the “balm needed” for troubles-Caribbean female artists are ignored
By: Staff Writer February 11, 2022 Caribbean artists are not appreciated despite their contribution to art and culture this Jamaican born artist living in New York says. Madge Scott, artist…
Marion Hall Makes First Step To Return To Dancehall, Disbands Her Ministry
February 11, 2022 Lady Saw gave her clearest indication yet that she might be getting ready to reenter the dancehall space. Reported on Urbanislandz.com, on Tuesday, Minister Marion Hall, formerly Lady Saw,…
Digital transformation was great schism during COVID-19 for cultural institutions
By: Staff Writer February 8, 2022 Changing over to a digital platform has been a huge challenge for cultural institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a key problem was with…
Trinidad Carnival is on- But not everybody feels it’s wise!
By: Staff Writer January 28, 2022 Carnival 2022 is happening in Trinidad and Tobago however not all entertainers and promotors are not for it citing obvious safety concerns. This year’s…
Eighty years late: Eric Williams’s groundbreaking work on slave economy is finally published in UK
January 25, 2022 Seminal work by scholar and future politician Eric Williams, shunned for decades, is issued by mainstream imprint In 1938, a brilliant young Black scholar at Oxford University…