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To celebrate, enlighten and preserve the rich diverse culture of the Jamaican: 'Land We Love'

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Backyard Labrish

'If the upright and noble are forgotten, it is because we chose to forget them'. J. Robert Love, 1894 By putting a voice to Dr. Joy Lumsden's effort to restore the lost community of Jamaica's first teachers,Backyardlabrish is fulfilling it's... more
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‘…I will tell something of the lives of those significant men and women who toiled to bring education to ordinary Jamaicans; some accounts will be in their own words or the words of contemporaries Dr. Joy Lumsden. This... more
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Who was:Robert Lindsay? (1840-1904) ‘…men of the Robert Lindsay type, men whose service has sweetened and enriched life and made the world better.'Daily Gleaner, August 1936 In my on-going research into Jamaican... more
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Robert Campbell was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on May 7, 1829. His mother was the child of Stephen Wood, an Englishman holding the position of Deputy Marshall in the city, and a woman of pure African ancestry, whose parents were... more
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?The vast majority of French-speaking settlers arrived in the Island in the late 18th century as refugees fleeing revolution in what was then the French Colony of St. Domingue, the defeat of the French there by black and coloured... more
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The four days of Easter are celebrated by all Jamaicans, whether it is part of their religion or not. However, the majority of the population is Christian, Baptist being the most predominant religion. ?The significance of this church in Jamaica's... more
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Easter is one of the principal holidays of the year, Jamaicans enjoy a long weekend of four days. ?Under Missionary influence, Good Friday came to be set in many communities as a day on which no work should be done, no... more
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This week the Backyard is thrilled to celebrate the life of another Jamaican trailblazer. ?The Very Rev. Father Raphael, Priest Apostolic of the Greek Orthodox Catholic Church, has returned to the island after years of travelling all... more
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Apha Boy's School is a vocational school in Kingston, and a major contributor to the past and current success of Jamaica's popular musical achievements. Its founder Justina Ripall was born in Kingston of aPortuguese father and aFrench... more
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This week the Backyard is thrilled to celebrate the historic occasion of Dr. Martin Luther King's visit to the Island. It was the dream of Anthony Allen then a medical student at the University of the West Indies (UWI) and a member of the Chapel... more
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