Author: Keri
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Water More Than Flour?
Article showcasing how flour is used to make several traditional Jamaican dishes including fried dumplings, roti, and stamp and go.
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Back to the Blackboard
The Lost Art of Lyricism When Beenie Man said, “Gyal, I goin’ take mi chalk and mark up your blackboard,” everybody could sing along. Of course, the sentiment meant something entirely different to children than it did to older folks.…
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It’s Got Wabi Sabi
We’re taught that perfection is the price of entry, but I’ve learned it’s often the enemy of growth. This is about the deadly cost of delay, the beauty of Wabi-Sabi, and why you shouldn’t wait until you’re perfect to start—because…
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Pocket Money: Disposable Income and How It Fuels the Creative Economy
We are living in unprecedented times. Historic events have followed historic events, back to back to back, all in less than a decade, leaving developing economies with little to no time to recover. And yes, conversations continue to focus on…
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Christmas a Come, Me Wah Me Lama
Supporting Jamaican Artisans, Artists, and Artistes in the Gift-Giving Season ’Tis the season where you receive your pay a bit early, and you’re more than likely in the business of buying gifts—or preparing to receive. We’re in a new age,…
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Are We Only Building Half a Mind?
The Case for Creative Education in Jamaica The best singer I know is the girl who sat beside me in 7th grade. She also has the most crippling shyness I’ve ever seen. And because of that, her remarkable voice never…
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The Graveyard of Art, Undone
There’s a graveyard filled with the corpses of art left unfinished—half-done manuscripts, half-painted canvases, hardened pottery clay, songs unsung, musical scores that never found their orchestras. This graveyard isn’t hard to find; it’s located somewhere on the Street of Doubt,…
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Is AI the Enemy of Art and Artists?
AI isn’t replacing artists — it’s revealing how much we value authenticity. In this honest reflection, poet and creative entrepreneur Kerece Lilanie explores whether artificial intelligence is really the enemy of art, or simply a new tool for survival, creativity,…
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