Stories about Jamaica from October, 2006
Jamaica: Mediocrity
“We are the people of the plateau—we work as much as is necessary to reach a flat, safe place,” says Jamaican novelist Marlon James of his compatriots. “Then we stay...
Jamaica: Striking it rich
Francis Wade considers what could happen if Jamaica were suddenly to strike it rich.
Jamaica, UK: Bob lived here
JT at the Caribbean Beat weblog notes the addition of a plaque honouring reggae superstar Bob Marley to London's list of blue plaques designating landmarks associated with well-known figures: “It's...
Jamaica: Five Questions with Marlon James
The latest installment in Geoffrey Philp's “Five Questions” series is an interview with Jamaican novelist Marlon James.
Jamaica: Butterflies
Flickr user Honey Monster has a lovely photoset featuring Jamaica butterflies.
Jamaica: Firefox party
There'll be “Firefox parties” taking place throughout the world this weekend, reports Leon Robinson, including Jamaica.
Jamaica: When Prime Ministers doodle. . . .
Ria Bacon offers an update to an earlier post in which she discussed the matter of a close-up photograph of the Prime Minister's notepad taken during a debate on a...
Jamaica: Chutzpah and politics
Jamaica-based Linguist Ria Bacon uses the example of the Jamaican Minister of Information's statements about a recent political scandal to demonstrate the meaning of the Yiddish word “chutzpah”.
Jamaica, Dominica: Jean Rhys's “remarkably screwed up life”
After seeing a play based on Dominican writer Jean Rhys's “remarkably screwed up life”, Jamaican novelist Marlon James wonders: “Must every great artist have a self hating streak? Didn't Jean...
Jamaica: Pam Mordecai
Jamaican writer Pam Mordecai is the subject of the second installment in Geoffrey Philp's “In My Words” series.
Jamaica: Work with passion
“While our system of education has tragedy written into its script, with a 16 year old having to choose four subjects on which to “concentrate” to the exclusion of others,...
Jamaica: Rising stars
Stunner gives a post mortem of the Rising Stars television talent show recently concluded in Jamaica.
Jamaica: The 1970s
“Before my ninth birthday I knew IMF was screwing up the economy, socialism was just an appetiser for the communist meal, gunmen would kill you for sporting the wrong colours...
Jamaica: Opposition blunder
Xamayca outlines the details surrounding an incident involving an accusation of corruption made by Jamaica's leader of the opposition against the ruling party.
Jamaica: Colin Channer
An interview with Jamaican writer Colin Channer is the latest in Geoffrey Philp's 5 Questions series.
Jamaica: Rastafari influence
Geoffrey Philp starts a survey: How has Rastafari — and Bob Marley — influences our lives? powered by performancing firefox
Jamaica: Can blogging effect change?
Presenting the results of his “Can blogging effect change” poll, Jamaican writer Geoffrey Philp highlights some of the ways he's benefitted from blogging.
Jamaica: Belonging
“I love being honked at by people I barely know. I enjoy feeling that I belong to something even when the guy selling newspapers, and the one hawking hub-caps, and...
Jamaica: Finding a balance
Geoffrey Philp touches upon the complicated relationship Jamaicans have with the land, and how it influences the country's ability to find a balance between “economic progress and a healthy ecology”.
