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The year 1976 was full and exciting for me. I was back in Jamaica doing a year-out for job experience after completing three years at the Architectural Association in London, UK. I worked in the architectural offices of Michael Carter and...
A report by Jules Franco for OZY. Jamaican poet, actor and folklorist Louise Bennett-Coverley overturned a colonial legacy and fostered cultural pride. It was Louise Bennett’s first public performance. The 17-year-old recited one of her poems in patois, a radical act in mid-20th-century Jamaica, where a mastery of standard English was considered essential for social and economic…
MENTION the name Barbara Gloudon and, in addition to her other exploits as journalist and radio talk show host, playwright and especially the National Pantomime are almost certain to come to mind....
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Culture minister Olivia Grange has paid tribute to veteran journalist, playwright and author Barbara Joy Gloudon who died Wednesday evening, at the age of 87. “Barbara Gloudon was ...
THE past week has been punctuated with music and poetry, beginning with the talented Alpha Institute band playing and dancing to the ska beat, birthed at the Alpha Boys’ School. Last Sunday, the...