Writer speaks about her life experiences

A full Woodruff Auditorium listened as Jamaica Kincaid spoke about her famous writing Tuesday evening as a part of the Humanities Lecture Series presented by Hall Center for the Humanities. Kincaid, born Elaine Potter Richardson, grew up impoverished on the Caribbean island of Antigua, which was occupied by British forces during the ‘50s and ‘60s when Kincaid grew up. Her literature is best …

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Caribbean author speaks about colonialism, racism

A full Woodruff Auditorium listened as Jamaica Kincaid spoke about her famous writing Tuesday evening as a part of the Humanities Lecture Series presented by Hall Center for the Humanities. Kincaid, born Elaine Potter Richardson, grew up impoverished on the Caribbean island of Antigua, which was occupied by British forces during the ‘50s and ‘60s when Kincaid grew up. Her literature is best …

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The Caribbean—a sea of letters

NEW YORK (April 5, 2012)—Jamaica and Anguilla will each host Caribbean literature festivals over the next two months—Kingston Pon Di River this month and the recently announced Anguilla Lit Fest set f

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Negril Beach

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Just another day

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Dancehall music blamed for Antigua school stabbing!

IN a letter to the Antigua Observer yesterday Mary John cited Jamaica’s violent dancehall music as the reason for violent behaviour of the youths in Antigua.

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New Year, New Awards

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Couples Resorts rang in the New Year with top honors from Travel + Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler.  Travel + Leisure's 500 – The World's Best Hotels …

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Trinidad & Tobago win Caribbean T20 final

Trinidad & Tobago claimed the Caribbean Twenty20 cricket title Sunday as effervescent West Indies allrounders Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard inspired an emphatic 70-run victory over Jamaica in the final. Bravo hit a tops core of 49 at Kensington Oval, while Pollard blasted an unbeaten 39 off 13 balls as Trinidad & Tobago amassed 168-6 off 20 overs.

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Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica surge into final

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP)Defending champions Trinidad & Tobago surged into the final of the Caribbean Twenty20 cricket competition here Saturday with a five-wicket win over Barbados in a low-scoring semifinal at Kensington Oval. Trinidad & Tobago will meet Jamaica in the final, after it earlier eased past the Windward Islands by five wickets.

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Cuba: The semi-forbidden isle

It’s one of the closest foreign countries to the United States, just 90 miles south of Key West, Fla., yet virtually unknown to Americans.It’s closer than Puerto Rico, closer than the U.S. Virgin Islands. But the massive cruise ships that ply the waters off Jamaica and the northern…

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