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Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia “Babsy” Grange has announced that internationally acclaimed poet Professor Kwame Dawes will be the next Poet Laureate of Jamaica. Minister Grange said that Dawes emerged as the most suitable person after a public nomination process, which was followed by a seven-member committee vote administered by the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ). His investiture of as the Poet Laureate of Jamaica for.
BRITISH JOURNALIST Nadine White’s documentary, Barrel Children: The Families Windrush Left Behind, will be screened on Friday, February 23 at 10A West King’s House Road in St Andrew at 6 p.m. This is the first screening in Jamaica. The term ‘barrel.
Al Edwards (Our Today) celebrates Justine Henzell, co-founder with Kwame Dawns and Colin Channer of renowned literary festival, Treasure Beach’s Calabash. She was conferred with the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer for her contributions to the film industry and the literary arts in Jamaica. Justine Henzell was bestowed with a national honour yesterday, the Order of…
FOUR of the five outstanding Jamaicans bestowed with the Order of Jamaica (OJ) this year, for their distinguished contributions to Jamaica, appeared overwhelmed but elated as they expressed their .