Ok. So there’s some last minute Christmas shopping to do – here are some definite cool (and fun) shopping spots to check out this Christmas season… 1. ART AND CRAFT FAIRS: Coming up this weekend is Market on the Lawn (December 19 at Devon House) and the Potters Fair (December 18th

I visited the Dolphin Head Mountains in Hanover, western Jamaica last week and was once again amazed at the beauty of our small island. The Dolphin Head Mountains are part of Jamaica’s western range of mountains which extend through Westmoreland and Hanover, reaching a height of 600 metres (1,809 ft)

COMING SOON… Upcoming Jamaican movie, ‘Kingston Paradise’ is an exciting new Jamaican film that journeys through rough chaotic inner-city Kingston where hustlers Rocksy and Rosie dare to dream. Their lives change dramatically when a plot to steal an expensive car is carried out forcing them into a process of self-discovery

From December 13 to 19, the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NWSMA), Nanook Enterprises Limited and The Wright Agency will be staging “Half Way Tree LIVE”, a series of cultural entertainment offerings, at the Nelson Mandela Park and Amphitheatre right in the middle of one of our national icons, Half-Way–Tree. The Nelson Mandela Park &

The Harder They Come, Jamaica’s first feature film is now available on iTunes and AppleTV! To celebrate, Jakes is offering a special to anyone who sends in their proof of purchase of the film now through December 31st. For more info

Check out this hilarious short Jamaican animated film! This Jamaican entry was the winner of the Best Caribbean Animation Award at Animae Caribe Animation and New Media Festival 2010. For more see YouTube.

Jamagination is a website I stumbled upon recently that I thought I’d share for all those lovers of Jamaican art out there looking for an Xmas art splurge… According to the website, “Jamagination.com.jm is a one-stop shopping experience where visitors are exposed to the richness of Jamaican visual creativity”.

Here’s a list of upcoming events that are for sure worth checking out! ON IN DECEMBER December 4th REGGAE MARATHON – Negril www.reggaemarathon.org December 4 KINGSTON CITY EXPLORER – Tour of Kingston For more info CHRISTMAS FAIR – Gardens of Hotel Mockingbird Inn, Portland For more info December 4th & 5th

This past Saturday, I ventured out with a group of art enthusiasts on the inaugural Kingston Art Trek- our mission, to visit a cross-section of Kingston’s galleries. The creation of Jamaica Cultural Enterprises (JCE), a new tour company specializing in cultural tours of Jamaica, the Kingston Art Trek is designed to

There will be the fourth staging of ‘BRICOLAGE’, the choreographic works of Kyisha Patterson on Sunday, December 5th at 5pm at the Phillip Sherlock Centre, UWI. This staging of choreography has been happening since 2005 and has blossomed into a performing dance group that has performed on Jamaica Dance Umbrella