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  • Ed is coming home
  • Marriage; Man-woman relationship
  • Joie keeps her husband fully informed about their neighbour who has a husband in New York and is left in Jamaica to cope with two small children. Joie feels sorry for her, but Sam less so as he notices the regular visits to their neighbour of a man...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • World's End
  • Death; Loss; Fathers and sons
  • The old man’s world seems to have come to an end with the death of his donkey, his only means of making a living. As he and his son inform the regular customers on his donkey cart route, a few show sympathy but most appear indifferent. Only when he...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • City stricken to the bone
  • Hurricanes ; Social classes ; City and town life
  • The author presents a microcosm of city life including : “wealthy bourgeoisie” who lives uptown; the “ pale stenographer in the administrative office; men and women living in “teeming shacks”; and “the… vice-ridden, violent myrmidons and the poor...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Let us walk among our wild oats
  • Love stories ; Man-woman relationships
  • Dennis finds himself reliving scenes and events from his past life including his relationships with women - Eileen with whom he had a special bond, and her sister Ann, whom he fell in love with but never married. The mix of memories about the two...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Enter through this door
  • Historical fiction
  • The author presents vignettes of life ---good and bad-- from the different social strata in Jamaica of the 1930s and the vision of an aspiring politician who recognizes that national development will only come, like childbirth, through much ...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Swing low, sweet chariot
  • City and town life
  • Amidst the haunting melody of the song "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", the author presents a series of snapshots of the bitter-sweetness of everyday life in the city - people trying to escape their aloneness, people loving, hating, dying – in their...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • PUBLIC OPINION _Vol.1 _No.23_July 24,1937
  • Public opinion-Jamaica-20th century; Jamaica-Government and politics-Periodicals; Jamaica-Social life and customs; Jamaica-Economic conditions; Jamaica-Social conditions; Art, Jamaican-20th century; Motion pictures-Social aspects-Jamaica;...
  • A weekly Jamaican newspaper in the 1930s which provides news and views about politics; sports; lifestyle; entertainment; culture; and more
  • Newspapers - Public Opinion
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  • PUBLIC OPINION _Vol.1 _No.36_October 23,1937
  • Public opinion-Jamaica-20th century; Jamaica-Government and politics-Periodicals; Public health-Jamaica; Jamaica-Social life and customs; Obeah (Cult)-Jamaica; Jamaica-Social conditions; Jamaica-Economic conditions; Drinking of alcholic...
  • A weekly Jamaican newspaper in the 1930s which provides news and views about politics; sports; lifestyle; entertainment; culture; and more
  • Newspapers - Public Opinion
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  • Reflections on the Rebellion in St. Thomas in the East for today, July 11, 2004.
  • Insurgency-Jamaica-History; Slave insurrections-Jamaica-History-18th century; Jamaica-History-Morant Bay rebellion, 1865-1866;Maroons-Jamaica; Heroes-Jamaica; Jamaica-History
  • The causes and structures of slave revolts in Jamaica are discussed in this article. It also looks into the role of Maroons in slave uprisings. It questions if we can have a non-violent Morant Bay Rebellion today, and says that in order to have...
  • Rupert Lewis Collection
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  • Roger Mais letter to Jennifer, July 23, 1953
  • Mais, Roger-Correspondence; Mais, Jennifer-Correspondence; Authors,Jamaican-20th century-Correspondence; Jamaica-Social life and customs-20th century-Correspondence
  • Personal correspondence of Roger Mais
  • Roger Mais Letters
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  • Sharing experiences on best practices in democacy building in the Caribbean: the relationships between peace, security, democracy and development
  • Democracy-Caribbean, English-speaking; Caribbean, English-speaking-Politics and government-21st century; Representative government and representation-Caribbean, English-speaking
  • This article examines the state of optimal democratic practices in Caribbean independent countries. CARICOM (Caribbean Community), a regional economic group created in the early 1970s, is made up of these countries. Between the 1960s and 1980s,...
  • Rupert Lewis Collection
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  • The African Renaissance and the Caribbean
  • Caribbean Area-Civilization-African influences; Pan-Africanism; Caribbean Area-Politics and government-20th century
  • This study investigates the significance of the African Renaissance for Caribbean people. The African Renaissance, according to the author, signals a shift in our connection with Africa from anti-colonial and anti-apartheid to post-colonial and...
  • Rupert Lewis Collection
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  • The Situation in the Caribbean Islands
  • Caribbean Area-Civilization-African influences; Caribbean Area-Politics and government; Caribbean Area-Economic conditions; Education-Caribbean Area; Black-power-Caribbean Area; South Africa-Relations-Caribbean Area
  • This paper examines Africa from the perspective of the Caribbean. It also gives a quick rundown of Caribbean education, economics, politics, and culture. The study continues with a look at South Africa's relations with the Caribbean.
  • Rupert Lewis Collection
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  • West Indian Sportsman 1970 Vol. 23 No. 1
  • Sports-Periodicals; Sports-Caribbean Area; Sports-Social aspects;Sports-Economic aspects; Sugar workers-Sports-Jamaica; Cricket for women-Jamica; Cricket for women-Great Britain; Soccer-Jamaica; Jamaica Jamboree Golf Tournament (7th : 1970 :...
  • Sports journal of the Caribbean. It provides news, analysis, commentaries and updates on many sports including cricket, football, tennis and more.
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  • West Indian Sportsman 1970 Vol. 23 No. 2
  • Sports-Periodicals; Sports-Caribbean Area; Sports-Social aspects; Rowing-Jamaica; Tennis-Tournaments-Caribbean Area; Yachting; Swimming-Political aspects-Jamaica; Soccer-Jamaica; Kingston and St. Andrew Foot ball Association; Boys' Town Football...
  • Sports journal of the Caribbean. It provides news, analysis, commentaries and updates on many sports including cricket, football, tennis and more.
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  • West Indian Sportsman 1970 Vol. 23 No. 5
  • Sports-Periodicals; Sports-Caribbean Area; Sports-Social aspects; Sports-Awards-Jamaica; Cricket for women-Jamaica; Sports-Economic aspects-New Zealand; Campbell, Clifford C; Automobiles, Racing-Jamaica; Long distance runners; Tournament...
  • Sports journal of the Caribbean. It provides news, analysis, commentaries and updates on many sports including cricket, football, tennis and more.
  • West Indian Sportsman
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  • West Indian Sportsman 1970 Vol. 23 No. 6
  • Sports-Periodicals; Sports-Caribbean Area; Sports-Social aspects; Sports-Political aspects-South Africa; World Cup (soccer); Horse racing-Jamaica; Polo-Jamaica; Tennis-Jamaica; Yachting-Jamaica; Bird watching; School sports-Jamaica; Beauty...
  • Sports journal of the Caribbean. It provides news, analysis, commentaries and updates on many sports including cricket, football, tennis and more.
  • West Indian Sportsman

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