ArtObituaryAlbert Huie obituaryLandscape and portrait artist often described as the father of Jamaican paintingAlbert Huie, who has died aged 89, was often described as the father of Jamaican painting. Although he produced folkloric genre pieces, his main concern was with his island's rich landscape and the physical beauty of its people.
His appreciation of beauty occasionally got him into trouble. A locally famous example is his voluptuous nude Miss Mahogany. This caused an uproar when it was first exhibited in Kingston in 1960, and a second uproar 40 years later when it featured in Air Jamaica's SkyWritings magazine. Read More...
Florida This article is more than 1 month oldFlorida students walk out in support of staff who flouted DeSantis trans banThis article is more than 1 month oldPrincipal and others at Monarch high school were reassigned over ‘allegations of improper student participation in sports’
Hundreds of students at a south Florida high school walked out of lessons on Tuesday in support of a principal and senior staff who were reassigned for reportedly violating Ron DeSantis’s law on transgender athletes. Read More...
OpinionIsrael-Gaza war This article is more than 3 months oldI am terrified that my daughter Tamar is a hostage of Hamas – she needs urgent medical careThis article is more than 3 months oldYaira GutmanShe never came home from Supernova music festival, and our hearts are broken. We are begging for help to bring her home and get her the medication she needs On Friday 6 October, my 27-year-old daughter, Tamar, for ever my little girl, was so excited. Read More...
