Veerle Poupeye replies to K. Khalfani Ra
I have read Mr Ra’s response to my column of 23 October 2022 and reiterate that my account of our discussion was accurate, even though…
K. Khalfani Ra responds to Veerle Poupoye’s “Freedom of expression and censorship in the arts-part 3”
Your article (of October 23, 2022) is riddled with untruths and faulty reasoning. Firstly, as you should be well aware, but for some reason have…
“Lets just do it ourselves”: The JAM story
Recent conference travel allowed me to spend a few days in New York City for a round of gallery and museum visits. There were several…
Making legal use of murderous music
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is attempting to use the same dancehall music that is being named as a genre of interest in a raft…
Freedom of expression and censorship in the arts-Part 3
This week’s article continues the discussion on controversies involving public and other art works in Jamaica, several of which have involved censorship. Part 2, published…
The Broadcasting Commission’s directive is right!
The Broadcasting Commission’s directive on 11 October restricting the broadcasting of scamming and ‘Molly’ songs, among others, is correct. My only issue is that it…
Freedom of expression and censorship in the arts
Part 2 There have been a number of controversies involving public and other art works in Jamaica, and several of these have involved censorship. One…
Gunshots for a queen, a don
As we try to stem the gun violence concentrated in some sections of Jamaica, we have to question the patterning of the state’s use of…
Freedom of expression and censorship in the art
Part 1 Freedom of expression is considered to be a basic human right and is enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)….
Bogle vs Jennings Part 2
As it needed urgent conservation, Edna Manley’s Bogle statue was in 2009 removed from its location in front of the burnt-out Morant Bay Courthouse to…