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  […] Jamaica: Moving back – Francis Wade posts an email from a reader who wishes to return to Jamaica but is concerned about crime, along with his response. Jamaica: Reggae and the Grammys – Barbadian blogger Titilayo adds her two cents to the debate over whether the reggae category at the Grammy awards should be split in two. Jamaica, USA: On privacy – “The irony is that the American achievement of new community and the Jamaican devolution into isolation is fueled by the same source: the Internet,” writes Jamaican novelist Marlon James. “Through the internet Americans have found a new way to interact while Jamaicans have found a new way to cut off from community, perhaps to build […]Jamaica: The role of the Caribbean artist – Prompted by a blog post which raised the question of why black actress Thandie Newton didn’t get better roles, Geoffrey Philp considers the role of the Caribbean artist and his/her audience: “An artist needs time and space to think through a creative problem, which means a certain amount of aesthetic distance, but also needs the […]Jamaica: We Media Miami – Miami-based Jamaican writer Geoffrey Philp regrets he didn’t have the chance to spend more time at the We Media Miami conference, but is pleased that he still had the opportunity to meet several of the attendees, including a few Global Voices members like Alice Backer, who analyses one of the early sessions at her personal […] […]

  14 February 2007, 23:57 pm