Sara Lawrence. Proud mother, former Miss Jamaica World (2006) and soon-to-be medical doctor speaks candidly to FIRST about her career and lack of sleep.

The Art A[u]ction for Haiti Committee, in association with the Edna Manley Foundation, the National Gallery of Jamaica, Hi-Qo Galleries, Harmony Hall, the Mutual Gallery and Art Centre, and Roktowa, is pleased to present: Art A[u]ction for Haiti, a fundraiser to assist with the recovery of the Haitian art world.
Included in the auction will [...]

In Port-au-Prince Haiti last week, amid the rubble, what also struck us was the amazing colour on display, from the ‘tap-tap’ buses to the street art and sculptures at every turn, we were there to see.

Three months after the earthquake that devastated our neighbouring island of Haiti, 22-year-old Haitian writer/filmmaker Claudel ‘Zaka’ Chery takes FIRST on a short tour around Grand Rue, a main street running through the heart of the commercial district in Port au Prince.
Zaka is part of a collective of Haitian artists who have been chosen to [...]

On balancing sound, types of kings, and dancing on a US$600 microphone.

Previously on First People
March 11: Marlon ‘Biggy Bigz’ Reid and A Picture Called Death
February 23: Rosina Casserly (on Jamaica)
February 16: Devon Gordon’s Art of Extreme Patience