We’re eagerly anticipating the release of Jah9’s debut single, New Name, slated for release next week… Here’s the very cool! video from the smoothly produced title track by Rory “Stone Love” Gilligan. For more on Jah9 on facebook  

  Check out this short documentary introducing Astro Saulter to the world. Astro Saulter (brother of Jamaican film makers Storm and Nile Saulter) is a 33 year old artist who lives and works in Negril, Jamaica. Astro is an amazing Jamaican artist overcoming his disabilities with a truly inspiring body of

Dr. Susan Lowe has just put out a book entitled SHUB DOWN & SMALL-UP YUSELF! DIARIES OF JAMAICA BY BUS about her adventures on Jamaica’s buses. It’s now available on Amazon as a kindle e-book and can be downloaded from this link: Shub Down on Amazon. I haven’t read it yet but

Here’s are some links to Tallawah Magazine which has done a nice round up of some of the highlights of the Calabash Literary Festival Weekend: Olive Senior Orlando Patterson Kerry Young I especially enjoyed the musical elements. Raging Fire and No-Maddz were the featured bands on Friday night. There was a Sound

  Ross Sheil (past Gleaner writer) will be presenting a 2 day workshop entitled ‘Writing for the Web’ at CARIMAC/UWI Mona, June 23-24.  It is intended to help anyone – from journalists to marketers – to write appealing content to gain traction online. Course description: “This workshop seeks to equip

Here’s an update from the Spanish-Jamaican Foundaton… In an unprecedented initiative, embassies representing Spanish-speaking countries in Kingston joined forces on Read Across Jamaica Day, Tuesday, May 8, 2012, to participate in bilingual readings at primary schools in Kingston and St. Andrew, to mark the importance of reading and learning Spanish.

Thanks again to Jamaican photographer, Pierre Diaz for this lovely shot of the plains of St. Elizabeth.

Calabash 2012 is on next weekend in Treasure Beach! I’m so excited I can hardly wait! I hate to admit it but this will be my first Calabash and hopefully not my last though the future of Calabash seems rather uncertain given it was cancelled last year. This year’s Calabash

Thanks to P. Diaz for this photo from the edge, titled “Somewhere in Jamaica”, I managed to get out of him that it’s actually somewhere in Portland. Feel free to email me your photos “from the edge” to yardedge@gmail.com.  

  Social Calendar Ja. presents a Digital Photography Workshop in Kingston with instructors Donnette Zacca and Marvin Bartley on May 26 and 27. I know this is hard to read so check their site for details!