JCE Offers Barrington Watson Retrospective Tours
Jamaica Cultural Enterprises, in association with the National Gallery of Jamaica, is offering a series of tours on the works of Jamaican Master Painter, Barrington Watson. Learn the history, feel the art, visit Barrington Watson’s private residence, a national heritage site over 400 years old, in St. Thomas. Prices
What Really Happened on “Bad Friday”?
Black Friday documentary trailer. Bad Friday focuses on a community of Rastafarians in western Jamaica who annually commemorate the 1963 incident, a moment just after the island’s independence, when the Jamaican government rounded up, jailed and tortured hundreds of Rastafarians. Read more at jamlink.com
New Digicel Building Downtown Kingston – A Catalyst for Development?
Here are some great shots by Berette Macaulay of the new Digicel building that just went up on the waterfront in downtown Kingston. The new Digicel global headquarters will be the most environmentally friendly major office building in the Caribbean using solar power, wind power and geothermal cooling systems. Will the
Trail-blazing Traveling Exhibit for WBO and Emrie James Museum
“To provide leadership in the development of women business owners through education, research, mentorship and networking.” To mark the occasion of the 101st International Women’s Day (IWD), the Women Business Owners Jamaica Limited (WBO) and the Emrie James Museum at St. Andrew High (SAHS Museum) will commence working together to develop
The Mutual Gallery’s ART FRESH 2012 Presents a New Crop of Jamaican Artists
The Mutual Gallery’s first exhibition for 2012 is ART FRESH, an exhibition featuring emerging artists. This year’s crop of participating artists include Alicia Brown, Kimani Beckford, Leon Dingwall, Raymond Graham, Andrae Green, Cavel Johnson, Robert Joyette, Oliver Myrie, in painting; Krystal Dadag and Olivia McGilchrist in photography; Toorel Asher and