KINGSTON CREATIVE MURALS

Artist Errol Reid has painted a new mural on Beat Street. Funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund, the mural depicts Studio One musicians such as the Skatalites, Jackie Mittoo, Cedric Brooks, Richard Ace, Lennie Hibbert, Ernest Ranglin, Winston Grennan and Tom of “Tom the Great” Sebastian Sound System.

Kingston Creative Director Doris Gross and artists from Denham Town and Trench Town also recently painted a mural in honour of renowned Rastafarian elder and drummer Mortimo Planno on Collie Smith Drive in Trench Town.

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MICHEAL WARD STARS IN “LOVER’S ROCK”

Jamaican-born model turned actor Michael Ward, stars in the new film Lover’s Rock, an official Cannes selection for 2020. Ward and co-star Amarah-Jae St.

50 YEARS UNDOCUMENTED IN THE UK

The BBC has made a film on the story of a Jamaican whose life was changed by the Windrush scandal.

PAUL SMITH IN ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST

Jamaican-born photographic print artist Paul Anthony Smith got to talk about the role of young, black artists in America’s current climate in an article in the current issue of Architecture Digest.

JAMAICAN CREATIVES IN TEENVOGUE ARTICLE

Abihail Myrie and Neko Kelly were featured in TeenVogue entertainment writer Sara Li’s 13 Best Vogue Challenge Posts article.

HARPER’S BAZAAR’S FIRST BLACK EDITOR IN CHIEF

Harper’s Bazaar’s first ever black editor in chief has Caribbean parentage.

JAMAICAN VIDEO GAME DESIGNERS SEEK FUNDING

Brothers Akeem and Tyreik Pennicooke are working on a demo of a video game to be ready for release in the next three to six months for PC and Mac users.

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