Photography: David Levene
Well, it’s for charity still. Haiti 12:01:10, an exhibition of still and moving work by David Levene goes on show and sale at the Draw Walk Gallery at the Old Truman Brewery in London today.
Proceeds from the signed, limited edition prints of photographs taken in 2010 and in 2008 will going to the [...]

Cy Grant RIP
During World War II a remarkable generation of Jamaicans – think future prime minister Michael Manley, Olympian Arthur Wint and Pan-African activist Dudley Thompson – donned the uniforms of the Royal Air Force (RAF), served, and sometimes died, defending the British Empire. And little thanks they got.

When Jamaicans fall afoul of the law overseas, and it happens… often, each of us goes a little quiet. It confirms the worst that we’ve been trying to deny, a lot.
Englishman and trash can: ready to kill
Buju Banton after all his troubles faces guns and drugs charges. Now Ricardo Fuller, star of the national team [...]

Okay, you’ve seen the comedy Cool Runnings, and you probably read about how the Jamaican bobsled team failed to qualify for this year’s Winter Olympics; news which gained a lot less attention here than abroad.
Lost in-between the tourist novelty and our antipathy with the comedic portrayal of Jamaicans in the movie, is that qualification for [...]

Before Castro took over, the Americans preferred the Mafia to run the place. They controlled tourism – an industry which Cuba has only returned to in recent years – and made fortunes promoting the island as a place to lose your inhibitions.
The CIA even hired them to help kill Castro.
This three-part documentary maybe in [...]