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June 11, 2026
Arguably the most vilified person in history, Judas Iscariot earned infamy as the man who betrayed Jesus Christ for 30 pieces of silver. His name is s...
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June 8, 2026
In early October last year, Odean Forbes, Mental Health Officer with the Southern Health Regional Authority, delivered frightening statistics. He said...
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April 19, 2026
A life-size poster of Gregory Isaacs greeted attendees for the launch of The Cool Ruler: The Incredible Life Story of Gregory Isaacs , a biography by ...
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February 21, 2026
The Jamaica Book Festival (JBF), in partnership with The University of the West Indies (The UWI) PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy ...
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September 25, 2025
Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker Prize for fiction recently for Heart Lamp, a collection of 12 sho...
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September 21, 2025
Author Kadian Snow has turned an unfortunate life experience into the publication of a series of books. The US-based author, who holds a Bachelor of S...
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July 17, 2025
‘Let he who is without sin cast the first stone’ (John 8:7) is a verse from the Bible that defines forgiveness and redemption. Byron Malcolm identifie...
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July 16, 2025
Local entities, especially small businesses, may not be using social media to their full advantage, one media consultant and author has suggested. Ela...
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July 15, 2025
Title: Through the Years: My Life in Cricket, by Leonard Chambers Reviewed By: Garfield Myers Those captured by cricket are taken heart and soul. That...
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July 15, 2025
Dennis Ranston, the quietly influential artist, illustrator, educator and publisher who helped shape the visual landscape of Jamaican children's liter...
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July 5, 2025
The Caribbean’s first-ever audiobook platform, Odiyo, officially launched at the recent 2025 Calabash International Literary Festival, is introducing ...
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July 5, 2025
Review: A Calabash to Save the World Staged at the Little Theatre, Kingston | Thursday, May 15, 2025 | In observance of Child Month Reviewed by: Dorre...
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June 17, 2025
A powerful new academic work is set to spark vital dialogue on museums. Critical Issues in Caribbean Museums, described as a compelling collection of ...
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June 12, 2025
Since the emergence of Donald Trump as a political force in the United States, foreigners with legal status and undocumented immigrants have faced int...
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May 31, 2025
Title: Stumped for a Title Author: John Leslie Hendriks Reviewed by: Garfield Myers Wicketkeeping rarely features among the highlights when cricket’s ...
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May 18, 2025
Straight off the bat, Sharon Gordon tells you that Sheribaby , her first book, is not a memoir. It is, however, inspired by her childhood in Rollingto...
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May 4, 2025
Gone are the days when women were afraid to talk about their most personal issues. Empress Uneek, known in South Florida circles as a reggae singer, d...
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April 17, 2025
The highly anticipated return of the Calabash Literary Festival, “the best likkle festival in the best likkle district in the best likkle country in t...
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April 17, 2025
The judges for the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature have announced the winners of the three genre categories: Poetry winner Polkadot Woun...
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April 17, 2025
Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian Nobel literature laureate and giant of Latin American letters, died on Sunday, April 13. He was 89. “It is with deep ...
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March 21, 2025
Title: Pinnacle — The Lost Paradise of Rasta By: Billy “Blade” Howell with Helene Lee Reviewed by: Barbara Blake Hannah Leonard Howell’s history as th...
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March 21, 2025
Books by 15 authors with roots in eight countries have been shortlisted for the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. Presented annually sinc...
