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

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Jamaica – Did You Know? Important facts you may not know! Jamaica and Jamaicans have been making history since Columbus landed on its shores and this phenomenon continues today. This week the Labrish will highlight some... more
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HAPPY 2011! The Labrish continues to celebrate Jamaica’s early innovators, sometimes called dreamers, who defied the odds to fulfill their passion. Using information from Dr. Joy Lumsden’s research, this week’s Labrish will focus on... more
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Jamaica is known to produce innovators, that some call dreamers. Men and women who defy the odds to fulfill their passion in various disciplines. Recent news about the Jamaican research team's (Dr. Henry Lowe & Dr.... more
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Last week we delved into how and when the week long Christmas celebrations got started. This week, we will continue to explore the evolution of the customs that shape our celebrations. We will compare notes- see which traditions... more
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Celebrating Christmas with music and dance has been a Jamaican tradition for centuries. Dr. Joy Lumsden has provided several accounts of this very special tradition with recollections from Eddie Long’s ‘History of Jamaica 1774, Thomas... more
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Quakers from England were among the earliest Settlers in Jamaica immediately after the English conquest of the Island in 1655. By the mid 18th century there were no Quaker meetings on the Island and only a few individuals... more
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Jamaican historian, Dr. Joy Lumsden states: “Little has been written about the cinema in Jamaica before 1920”, but careful research of the period reveals an enormous amount of material on the way the moving Pictures were incorporated... more
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The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), established in 1879 was the first organization of its kind in the Caribbean. Founded by the then governor, Sir Anthony Musgrave “for the encouragement of Literature, Science and Art”. “Once the sole agency... more
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Born Mary Grant in Jamaica in 1805, the daughter of a free black woman and a Scottish soldier, Seacole was primarily self-taught. Mary Seacole is best known for her work treating Britain's wounded during the Crimean War in... more
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Jamaica’s exotic birds have been mesmerizing Naturalists as early as 1844, most notably, English Naturalist Philip Henry Gosse. There are about 280 species of birds recorded in Jamaica. Of these, 30 species and 19 sub-spices are found... more
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