Tag: Jamaica
Who Pays For the World That Slavery Built?
The clip clop of the muscular, well groomed horses bearing men in armour and pulling the gold gilded coaches transporting Queen Elizabeth II to parliament in London speaks of the wealth and grandeur of empire built on land grabs, pirate loot, chattel slavery and indentureship. The show is also a big draw to today’s tourism.
Honour Our Legends – A plea for boxing champ Bunny Grant
If you leaf through the annals of the birth of Jamaica, you’re unlikely to see the name of Bunny Grant, the prototypical gladiator, the champion battling in the arena to win freedom and glory.
Reggae Roadblocks Challenges the Obstacles
The perceived international, domestic, and perhaps in some cases, inherent obstacles to the growth of Jamaican reggae are being challenged. ‘Reggae Roadblocks – A music business Continue reading
Challenging the Myth of Marcus Garvey – Prof Robert Hill Confronts ‘Reality’
Was Jamaican national hero Marcus Garvey’s vision for Africa that of implanting a Western world view onto the continent and its Diasporas for which he Continue reading
Jamaica’s Chikungunya Epidemic
After months of denial of the scope of a chikungunya outbreak in Jamaica, and with several deaths related to the virulent illness, the government has Continue reading
The Price of Memory – Rastafari vs the British Monarchy for Slavery Reparations
Before Pan-Africanism and reparations for the horrors of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, which many social scientists believe remains to haunt the dilapidated socio economic and Continue reading
The Murder of Mario Deane
If you are seeking to give excuses or find explanations for the killing of Mario Deane in police custody in the Jamaica tourist resort city of Continue reading