Art Review: Expo on Jamaica’s Beauties draws tears at Swept Away Resort

Can you believe being brought to tears by visual arts? Well it happened for real at the expo held December 6-12, at the sports complex of Couple’s Swept Away Resort, Negril.  Opening Monday, December 6, in the hotel’s conference room, the expo titled ‘Be Swept Away by Jamaica’s Beauties’ was mounted at the sports complex […]

CARNIVAL: It’s party time in the Caribbean

Carnival celebrations in the Caribbean are the best parties in the world and come from a long and honored tradition. Carnival originated in Italy hundreds of years ago when Catholic Church members participated in costumed festivals before the first day of Lent. The word ‘carnivale’ originates from a Latin phrase that means ‘put away the […]