Ships Ahoy for Portie

The parish of Portland figured prominently in the Saturday edition of the Gleaner, what with the upcoming Boston Jerk Festival and other events (see my upcoming post on "Super Sunday"). this one highlights potential opportunities for the Marina against the backdrop of initial signs of a thaw in strict US snactions against travel to Cuba.

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120331/news/news1.html

Another Portie Success story

Another inspiring Portie-focussed story from the Gleaner, this time of educator Althea Loban Esty

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120324/life/life3.html

Poem-tree Culture: Dis Poem founder

We've previously mentioned the Dis Poem festival coming up, but in this Gleaner feature, Takura "spills the beans" about the motivation and formation of the event

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120325/arts/arts1.html