Remembering Sam Sharpe
DECEMBER 27, marks the 174th anniversary of the Emancipation rebellion organised and led by Sam Sharpe. It forced the British Parliament to recognise that if they did not abolish slavery from above, the slaves were determined and able to do so from...

Reinventing Christmas: a worthwhile pastime
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2005 will mark the end of a week in which all the local print media penned a variety of stories on the meaning of Christmas, the traditions and history of the related celebrations and the roots of all the paraphernalia which...

Jamaican Christmas, heritage and tourism
CHRISTMAS IS more than a universal celebration. It has taken root in different cultures in different ways. The Jamaican version is a mixture of religion, Victorian values, commercialism, and Creole practices. It might be that this last has become the...