Entries from April 2009
April 29, 2009
Countdown to Calabash
Are you ready for the literary smörgåsbord that will be dished out at the 2009 Calabash Literary Festival from May 22-24 at Jake’s Resort in Treasure Beach?
The line-up looks yummy, and features the likes of Staceyann Chin, Millicent Graham, Edwidge Danticant, Geoffrey Philp, Junot Diaz, Anthony Winkler, George Lamming, Kwame Dawes, Velma Pollard, Melvin Van [...]
April 27, 2009
Quotation of the Day
“I am so glad that Audley Shaw is not the tailor who will make my wedding suit. If he were, I would have to resign myself to wearing pitchy-patchy.”
Excerpt from a commentary, “The Pitchy-patchy Budget” by The Gavel, Jamaica Gleaner, April 27, 2009.
April 22, 2009
Earth Day 2009: Honouring that which sustains us
For over thirty years, I’ve breathed earth’s air, whether crisp and clean in country areas, or choked with smog, in clogged cities. Its water, not always sparkling, has refreshed me on many a scorching day. Its food from tree or vine or soil has nourished and filled my occasionally grumbling stomach to finger-licking satisfaction. The [...]
April 21, 2009
The mild-mannered man behind the Montego Bay hijacking
Who is Stephen Fray? Find out here and here.
