Stories about Jamaica from July, 2007
Jamaica: The Human Cage
“A caged bird cannot pick blossom from the tree nor catch worms from the soil.” The Inmate Diaries features the poetry of Byron Mesquita, a prisoner at a correctional facility...
Jamaica: Election Date Announced
The date for general elections in Jamaica has been announced – Jamaica and the World speculates on who will win…
Jamaica: Rock On
“Critics seem to want to believe that rock and roll emerged fully formed from the start, but not if that means black people did it. Not if that song is...
Jamaica: Crystal Rain
“Amnesia as a metaphor for cultural and historic rootlessness has been widely used in Caribbean writing and it informs the writing of Derek Walcott and Kamau Brathwaite.” Geoffrey Philp reviews...
Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica: Kei Miller Reading
Antilles blogs about the work of Jamaican author Kei Miller and links to a podcast in which he is interviewed.
Jamaica, Cuba: Alonso's Giselle
“In dance as in life, you fall in love all of a sudden. Then, if you are lucky, you spend a lifetime working out the details.” Geoffrey Philp explores the...
Jamaica, Grenada, BVI, USVI: Focus on Tobias Buckell
Geoffrey Philp profiles Caribbean-born speculative fiction writer Tobias S. Buckell.
Jamaica: The Reggae Compassionate Act
Jamaican Veiw reports that while some high-profile dancehall artistes “have signed the Reggae Compassionate Act, which renounces homophobia and violence against lesbians and gays”, others are refusing to support the...
Barbados: Glaring Absence from CARICOM Summit
“Once a year, that slapped-together dysfunctional family known as ‘The CARICOMs’ puts on a show of pretended unity and love by holding a family fish fry and beach picnic.” Barbados...
Jamaica: Empowerment Through Robotics
Eon links to a You Tube video from Marvin Hall, a Jamaican who is teaching his young countrymen robotics in an effort to empower their lives through technology.
