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Keeping our culture alive
A SONG emanates from her being as she hums the tune of a well-known folk song. The phone rings, and as she answers the humming becomes softer until it disappears. She smiles at me and answers, "hello". more


A sketch of Miss Lou
HER FULL name is Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley but that kind of formality is for other folks. To us she'll always be Miss Lou. The well-known poet and folklorist who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, returned to the island last week to a 'Ring Ding' of a welcome. more

'Nowhere else I'd want to be' - Barbara Gloudon
SHE'S SEEMS so familiar that many Jamaicans feel they know Barbara Joy Gloudon. The renowned journalist, playwright and cultural activist comes into our homes almost daily through radio station RJR's day time talk show, Hotline. more

Getting under the covers with Jean Goulbourne
JEAN GOULBOURNE is a senior lecturer in History and Social Studies at Church Teachers' College in Mandeville. more

Noh lickle twang!
THIS YEAR'S Emancipation and Independence celebrations have acquired an almost magical quality - a vivacity and soul - not experienced in recent years. more

See Also A Tribute To Miss Lou






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