Tanya Batson-Savage | Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Immigration is currently one of the most topical issues in the United States, and Queens based Braata Productions is once again tapping into that debate, this time around through the comedic lens of Aston Cooke’s award-winning play Single Entry.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Wednesday, June 13th, 2018
“All I had were words which are as flimsy as air,” read Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Tuesday, January 16th, 2018
One of the main criticisms levelled at the Jamaican film industry has been the repetitive storylines/themes.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Sunday, November 19th, 2017
Depending on your view, Jamaica’s capital city, Kingston is either a place to avoid or to be celebrated. Three of Kingston’s reggae artists were asked to speak on the topic, ‘What Does Kingson Mean to Me’, at the recently concluded Imagine Kingston conference. The panel chaired by Dr.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Sunday, November 12th, 2017
As an unusually dreary November began in Kingston, The National Gallery of Jamaica had a vibrant First Sunday featuring the exhibition We Have Me Before to a vibrant close.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Friday, November 3rd, 2017
Six writers, two of whom are making their return the list, have been shortlisted for the 2017 Lignum Vitae Writing Awards, a trio of biennial prizes presented by the Jamaica Writers Society (JaWS) and the Jamaica Copyright Licensing Agency (JAMCOPY).
Tanya Batson-Savage | Sunday, October 29th, 2017
With our closest neighbours, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico currently trying rebuild after the catastrophic hurricane season in the region, it is probably more than just perfect timing that for its first faculty concert of the academic year, The S
Tanya Batson-Savage | Monday, April 10th, 2017
Fashion and music have long been close friends - with benefits. This spring, sportswear giant Adidas turned to reggae to find the new face and voice of its Spezial 2017 line in the form of reggae revival poster boy, Chronixx.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Sunday, February 5th, 2017
A beautifully serene rendition of ‘Evening Time’ brought the musical overture at the launch of the National Dance Theatre Company’s 55th anniversary celebrations to a close.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Sunday, January 15th, 2017
The word budō, is hardly known in Jamaica, but the Japanese martial arts to which it refers has fascinated Jamaicans for decades. The travelling exhibition The Spirit of Budō:
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