Caribbean Beat — September/October 2019 (#159)
A calendar of events; music, film, and book reviews; travel features; people profiles, and much more.
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No<br />
better<br />
dan<br />
yard<br />
A colourful new mural at<br />
Kingston’s Norman Manley<br />
International Airport,<br />
commissioned by <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
Airlines, celebrates Jamaican<br />
culture and travel<br />
From left: <strong>Caribbean</strong> Airlines Director Zachary<br />
Harding; <strong>Caribbean</strong> Airlines Executive Manager<br />
Marketing & Loyalty, Alicia Cabrera; Joe<br />
Bogdanovich, CEO, Downsound Entertainment,<br />
owner and producer of Reggae Sumfest; and<br />
<strong>Caribbean</strong> Airlines CEO Garvin Medera<br />
The warmth, energy, and defining personality of Jamaica and the humorous side of<br />
travel are captured bigger than life size in a new mural at Kingston’s Norman Manley<br />
International Airport, commissioned by <strong>Caribbean</strong> Airlines and unveiled on 1 July,<br />
<strong>2019</strong>. Located in the departure concourse of the airport, the fourteen-panel mural<br />
was designed by up-and-coming Jamaican illustrator George Hay.<br />
Featuring Hay’s signature cartoon illustration style, the mural spans 3,600 square<br />
feet and depicts the Jamaican experience from three perspectives: resident Jamaicans,<br />
visitors, and the many Jamaicans who live abroad and for whom Jamaica is<br />
home. “No weh no better dan yard,” declares one panel: there’s no place like home.<br />
“This mural is a grand canvas celebrating a few of the signature elements that<br />
make Jamaica special,” said <strong>Caribbean</strong> Airlines Chief Executive Officer Garvin<br />
Medera, speaking at the unveiling, “showcasing moments that everyone, whether<br />
born here or abroad, will love. This masterful work reflects the core of the Jamaican<br />
Identity, which is integral to our <strong>Caribbean</strong> Identity, and we are pleased to share<br />
George’s masterpiece with the world.”<br />
“I am honoured to have been a part of this project,” said the artist. “As a proud<br />
Jamaican and <strong>Caribbean</strong> national, it gave me great joy to team up with <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
Airlines to showcase to the world these illustrative views into our culture and <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
lifestyles.”<br />
A graduate of Kingston’s Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts,<br />
Hay is also considered one of Jamaica’s best animators, and is a multiple award<br />
winner at Kingstoon, Kingston’s cartoon and animation festival. The Kingston airport<br />
mural is his most prominent work to day <strong>—</strong> every passenger flying out of the airport<br />
will experience Hay’s images as they head to the departure gates. It makes for a<br />
colourful farewell <strong>—</strong> and an invitation to return.<br />
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