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Culture, History, Jamaica

Jamaica: Freedom Come

One of the more esoteric items that used to be available on Amazon was a black-and-white jigsaw puzzle depicting the prime minister of...

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Culture, People, Sports, Jamaica

Why do Jamaicans run so fast?

On August 16, 2008, in precisely 9.69 seconds, planet earth changed for ever. Usain Bolt flashed across our television screens, and before...

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Culture, Literature, Business, People, Trinidad and Tobago

Jeremy Taylor on 20 years of Caribbean Beat

I never thought of making a career out of it. I hadn’t even heard of freelance journalism back in the 70s. Even now, somehow I can’t...

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Culture, Environment, Travel, Lifestyle, Grenada

A Green [Organic] Valley in Grenada

“Try the goat’s cheese. It’s amazing.” Shadel Nyack Compton, managing director of Belmont Estate, is buzzing with enthusiasm. She...

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Culture, Literature, People, Trinidad and Tobago

Simona Taylor: Romance for Grown-Ups

In Simona Taylor’s 2011 romance Intimate Exposure, Shani – a recent divorcée and single mother – falls for Elliot, a do-gooder and...

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Music, Theatre and Dance, People, Trinidad and Tobago

Heather Headley: a star with her feet on the ground

In 2000, news spread about a Trinidad-born actress making waves on Broadway. Her command of her emotions made you sure that her onstage...

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Culture, Music, People, Jamaica

Seretse Small: Take it live

Seretse Small was bound to be a great musician. He could hardly avoid it. His Guyanese-born, French-speaking mother Jean was a theatre...

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Culture, Music, People, Jamaica

Jimmy Cliff: Many rivers to cross

At the end of Jimmy’s first year in Kingston, he decided not to continue with his studies, certain that he would make his career in...

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