A Conversation on the Move: Talking Media (and Ackee Walk) with Makeda Bawn

April 17th, 2016

Makeda Bawn and I are dodging raindrops on the campus of the University of Technology (UTech). We move from the Island Grill outlet (where a noisy game of dominoes dominates) to a set of waterproof concrete tables and chairs under a small tree. Warm, wet drops start falling. So, on to the Library, where Ms. […]

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A Time for Heroics

October 21st, 2014

“Any nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure” is an oft-quoted remark attributed to Abraham Lincoln (although these may not have been his exact words). Nevertheless, Jamaicans take the spirit of these words to heart, as do other countries in the hemisphere and around the world. This week is National Heroes Week in […]

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Telling our Jamaican Stories: The Art of Videography

September 16th, 2014

How important is it for young Jamaicans to tell their own stories, the stories that are true to them? Young graduates from Phase Three Productions’ “Art of Videography” summer workshops are already starting to craft their individual narratives through the medium of film. The 18 – 25 year-olds were almost all hand-picked for the two […]

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