“It has certainly merited its place among contemporary Jamaican classics that will be remembered in the newly defined literary scene of the 21st century”, writes Keenan Falconer in his review of Diana McCaulay’s most recent novel, A House for Miss Pauline.

Digs
Fractal Repair: Queer Histories of Modern Jamaica
Dr. Matthew Chin
Fractal Repair: Queer Histories of Modern Jamaica
Dr. Matthew Chin

Dr. Matthew Chin investigates queerness in Jamaica from early colonial occupation to the present, critically responding to the island’s global reputation for extreme homophobia and anti-queer violence.

Dr. Matthew Chin
Foreign Policy and Dependency: The Case of Jamaica, 1972-89
Dr. Holger Henke
Foreign Policy and Dependency: The Case of Jamaica, 1972-89
Dr. Holger Henke

This passage looks at how former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Michael Manley, went against US Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger, and supported Cuba’s decision to send troops to Angola.

Dr. Holger Henke
Revolutionary for Our Time: The Walter Rodney Story
Leo Zeilig
Revolutionary for Our Time: The Walter Rodney Story
Leo Zeilig

In the first full-length study of Dr. Walter Rodney’s life, Leo Zeilig critically considers Rodney’s contribution to Marxist theory and history, and the contemporary significance of his work today’s society.

Leo Zeilig
From State to Markets : Journey of the Jamaican Economy
Dr. Cezley Sampson
From State to Markets : Journey of the Jamaican Economy
Dr. Cezley Sampson

A summary of Dr. Cezley Sampson’s new book, which is the first book of its kind to give a comprehensive & up-to-date look on the development of Jamaica’s modern economy from independence to the present

Dr. Cezley Sampson
Tenants
Trolling for Democracy: A Slippery Slope
JamaicanLabrat
Trolling for Democracy: A Slippery Slope
JamaicanLabrat

… a concerning trend has been arising, where the party messaging deteriorates into personal insults and the campaign material is replaced with inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments.

JamaicanLabrat
History is Not a Given
Clifford James
History is Not a Given
Clifford James

When we say “history is a given,” we imply it has been accounted for that it is settled - but history is not background music. It is not neutral; it’s not even equally inherited.

Clifford James
Global Health is Still Colonial; It’s Time to Change That.
Jenée Farrell
Global Health is Still Colonial; It’s Time to Change That.
Jenée Farrell

The international order that governs health keeps developing nations locked in cycles of dependency—borrowing, waiting, and hoping for support that is often tied to the politics of the moment.

Jenée Farrell
From Rhyging to Mangione: The Anti-Hero’s Reign
Tedecia Bromfield
From Rhyging to Mangione: The Anti-Hero’s Reign
Tedecia Bromfield

Luigi Mangione and Ivanhoe Martin, though separated by time, geography and context, embody the archetype of the anti-hero in strikingly similar ways.

Tedecia Bromfield

In this short story published in the Pepperpot Magazine in 1967, H.G. Shuttle Cock explores what happens when colourism and texturism meets the politics of beauty in 1960s Jamaica.

Lest We Forget
Jamaica’s First Corrupted Politician
Jamaica’s First Corrupted Politician

To understand the root of political corruption in Jamaica, it seems to fit to look at the historic court case involving J.Z. Malcolm, who in 1952 became the first politician in Jamaica to be found guilty on fraud charges.

The Censorship Years of Comrade Ralph
The Censorship Years of Comrade Ralph

Today, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is the respected prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. But back in the 1970’s, he was persona non-grata in the Caribbean.

Welcome To Jamrock: Jr. Gong vs Brand Jamaica
Welcome To Jamrock: Jr. Gong vs Brand Jamaica

Although an international hit, back home in Jamaica, some sections of society had strong opinions about Damian Marley’s, “Welcome To Jamrock”.

Everyone Except Haitians
Everyone Except Haitians

The 1970’s saw thousands of West Indians emigrating or seeking refugee status in the United States. But Haitians soon realise that the U.S. immigration & refugee system did not work the same when it comes to them.