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Frank Bowling in his South London studio, 2020. Sacha Bowling
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By George Alleyne
Guyana-born artist Frank Bowling
is now bearing the honorific,
‘Sir’ following receipt of a knighthood
in the Queen of England’s
2020 Birthday Honours.
Sir Richard Sheridan Franklin
Bowling Kt ,OBE, RA, 86, who was
born in what was colonial British
Guiana, was conferred with the
honor of Knight Bachelor, which
recognizes the achievements of a
wide range of extraordinary people
across the United Kingdom.
His public relations agency, Pelham
Communications, stated that
Sir Frank’s relentless pursuit of
excellence in painting during his
six-decade long career underpins
a lifetime of service to British art.
His honor in the ‘Art’ category
was announced early October.
“Trained in the English art
school tradition, my identity as a
British artist has always been crucial
to me and I have viewed London
as my home since arriving in
1953 from what was then British
Guiana,” Sir Frank stated.
“Friends and family have played
a role in my studio since the 1960s
– as a husband, father, grandfather
and recently a great-grandfather,
I am honoured to sit at
the centre of a modern family to
whom I feel much gratitude,” the
communications agency quoted
Sir Frank saying.
“I’ve set out on a quest to
explore the possibilities of paint,
and I find myself making some-
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Kees of Kes the Band. Kes the Band/
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By Nelson A. King
After months of teasing, Kes the
Band’s latest album, “We Home,” has
finally been released.
According to socanews.com, the
Trinidad and Tobago-based band, which
comprises Kees, his brothers Hans and
Jon, and bandmate Riad Boochoon, had
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By Nelson A. King
Trinidadian-American Actor Malcolm
Farrell has been steadily building his
résumé with an assortment of projects,
paving the way for a successful career
in the industry, according to Farrell’s
publicist Lisa Eagleton.
“Farrell’s natural good looks and
charm are only outshined by his innate
talent and utter professionalism,” Eagleton
told Caribbean Life.
She said Farrell’s credits include
“Tijuanna Jackson: Purpose Over Prison”
(starring Romany Malco), “ATW,”
“All Screwed Up,” “The Freshman Year”
and “So Far Close 2.”
Born in Brooklyn, Eagleton said Farrell
lived there for a few years and then
was raised in Piscataway, NJ.
“He has Trinidadian roots because
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