JAMAICA’S DONALD SHIRLEY GETS HIS OVERDUE RECOGNITION WITH THE 2019 OSCAR FOR BEST FILM, THE GREEN BOOK.
First it was the Golden Globe Awards and now the Oscars for Don Shirley. As the principal protagonist in the movie The Green Book, Donald...
Month : February 2019
MARY SEACOLE – A JAMAICAN/BRITISH FACE ON A NEW 50 POUND BANKNOTE; WHAT BETTER WAY TO ATONE FOR WINDRUSH INDISCRETIONS
In the pantheon of Jamaican heroic figures, the name Mary Seacole is rarely, if ever mentioned. True, there is a hall of residence for ladies...
THE WINDRUSH AND JAMAICAN DEPORTATION SAGA HEATS UP IN BRITAIN AS LAWYERS PEN AN OPEN LETTER TO THE HOME SECRETARY
A number of British national and regional black and ethnic minority lawyers, organizations and community groups from across Britain under the banner of Black and...
CAMP INSPIRE: WYVOLYN GAGER FINDS FULFILLMENT IN VOLUNTARISM
VOLUNTARISM – THE ACT OF GIVING YOUR TIME, TALENT AND RESOURCES TO A GROUP, ORGANIZATION OR COMMUNITY WITHOUT THE EXPECTATION OF ANY KIND OF REWARD,...
The Jamaican Deportation Saga: Windrush Scandal Revisited
See Also: New Jamaican Windrush Deportations...
NEW JAMAICAN WINDRUSH DEPORTATIONS
A fresh storm is brewing in the UK as the British government prepares a new round of Jamaican Windrush deportations. Over 50 Jamaicans including at...
MAROON IS NOT A RACE, IT’S A DESCRIPTION: CONVERSATION WITH A MODERN DAY MAROON
There are five maroon communities in Jamaica, Flagstaff in St James, Accompong in St Elizabeth, Scotts Hall in St Mary, Charles Town and Moore Town...