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Artist Akeem Smith on bringing Jamaican dancehall culture out of the shadows

Akeem Smith grew up between Brooklyn, New York and Kingston, Jamaica, where his aunt and grandmother were figures of the city's dancehall culture. Over a decade ago he began collecting family photos and videos – archival work that grew into an artistic practice as he sought to bring those archives…

France 24

Jamaica was never afraid to stand on the side of justice – silence on Gaza shames us

In not speaking out, the government has broken with a proud Caribbean history of condemning human rights violations

The Guardian - UK

Inspirational Black British women you should know about

The Black British women who have helped shape history

Evening Standard

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Environmental groups reject deep-sea mining as key UN meeting looms

Environmental groups are urging a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of an international meeting in Jamaica where an obscure U.N. body will debate the issue amid fears it could soon authorize the world’s first license to harvest minerals from the ocean floor

The Independent UK

Three Little Birds review – Lenny Henry’s Windrush drama is way too sanitised

The star’s semi-autobiographical period drama about Jamaican immigrants moving to England in the 50s fails to get under the skin of its characters. It needs more grit

The Guardian - UK

Josh Barrie On the Sauce at SideChick, Brixton: Meet me at the pool

SideChick, from former Miss Jamaica April Jackson, offers fine cocktails, a homely vibe, and the lesser-spotted pool table

Evening Standard

Sheldon Edwards: ‘I’ve lived to see barbering elevate. In 2023 it’s opening doors all over the globe’

He’s the Jamacian-born, south London-based barber responsible for the hairstyles of some of the world’s greatest sportsmen. Jason Okundaye meets Sheldon Edwards

Evening Standard

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'How to Say Babylon' centers on resisting patriarchy and colonialization

Safiya Sinclair's memoir follows her journey from a scared and sheltered Rasta girl in Jamaica to a strong and self-assertive woman — exploring just how poetry became her savior.

WEKU

Poet Safiya Sinclair: ‘As a girl I felt small within Rastafari’

The Jamaican poet on her new memoir chronicling life with an authoritarian father, reconfiguring the postcard image of her homeland and her love of Marvel comic books

The Guardian - UK

‘I watched it and burst into tears’: Lenny Henry on his poignant, hilarious ode to Windrush

Russell T Davies helped Henry turn his family’s tales of leaving the Caribbean for 50s Dudley into a moving period drama. He talks sexism, racism and wishing he was more like Scorsese

The Guardian - UK

Children as young as seven in hospital after eating cannabis sweets in Jamaica

More than 60 primary schoolchildren have been taken to hospital after eating cannabis-laced sweets in Jamaica.

Evening Standard

Book Review: Poet recalls stormy life growing up Rastafari in Jamaica and her struggle to break free

Safiya Sinclair is a Jamaican-born poet who has written a memoir called “How to Say Babylon.”

The Independent UK

Mary Seacole honoured as first Jamaican-British woman on Royal Mint coin

Leading equalities campaigner says a commemorative coin is “not good enough” and her image should appear on legal tender

The Independent UK

Cool Runnings at 30, as told by its stars: ‘They wanted us to sound like Sebastian the Crab’

As the celebrated bobsled comedy hits its 30th birthday, Simon Bland speaks to its director and stars about John Candy’s on-set struggles, the controversy over the characters’ Jamaican accents, and the darker, sexier edges of the film’s original script

The Independent UK

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One Fine Day by Matthew Parker review – compelling portrait of the British empire on the brink of decline

Through the prism of a single September day in 1923, from Jamaica to London to a tiny Pacific island, Parker captures peak British imperialism in vivid detail

The Conversation

Slavery, illusion and dead white men: Zadie Smith's The Fraud explodes the historical novel

Victorian England loved a juicy scandal and Zadie Smith situates The Fraud in one of the mid-19th century’s most toothsome cause célèbres: the Tichborne case.

The Hindu

The record breaking Budapest run was no unexpected feat for India’s 4X400m relay team | Data

On Aug. 26, four Indian men shattered records by finishing 2nd in the 4X400 metres relay in the World Championships in Budapest. This was the first time an Asian team completed the race in under 3 minutes. The team broke the Indian national record of 180.25 seconds and the Asian…

WEKU

'The Fraud' asks questions as it unearths stories that need to be told

Zadie Smith's latest novel revisiting a piece of history is packed with great writing and shining passages that go from humorous to deeply philosophical. But it is also very long.

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The National (Scotland)

Luis Palma insists Honduras national team dispute is over as he praises new boss

The 23-year-old is back in the squad for the upcoming fixtures against Jamaica and Grenada.

The Independent UK

13 best Caribbean cruises for a holiday on the water in 2023/2024

Drift from Barbados to St Lucia and Jamaica with providers including Fred Olsen and Sea Cloud Cruises

The Independent UK

BBC’s Clive Myrie slams Windrush scandal ‘an utter disgrace’ that badly affected his family

Mastermind presenter grew up the son of Windrush generation parents from Jamaica

The Independent UK

Clive Myrie: Windrush scandal ‘an utter disgrace’ that badly affected my family

He grew up the son of Windrush generation parents from Jamaica.

The Guardian - UK

‘Utter disgrace’: BBC presenter Clive Myrie tells of family’s Windrush pain

Newsreader’s older brothers were both affected, unable to access healthcare or benefits or get a passport

The Guardian - UK

The Fraud by Zadie Smith review – a trial and no errors

Inspired by an extraordinary court case, and featuring a real-life Victorian novelist, Smith’s funny, almost flawless new novel examines identity, the notion of truth and 19th-century England and Jamaica in flux

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hudson-Smith takes world 400m silver after being pipped on the line

Jamaica’s Antonio Watson stormed through to take 400m gold medal from Briton who finished second despite struggling with an achilles injury

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