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Prize winners with Hon. Olivia Grange, Alando Terrelonge, Beverley Lashley, Joy Douglas and Olive Senior
Winners of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Prizes for Poetry competition gathered on stage with stakeholders at the World Poetry Day event held March 21, 2023 at Little Theatre. From left to right are: Ms. Beverley Lashley (National Librarian), Lamar…
W.A. Roberts as president of the Jamaica Historical Society
"W. Adolphe Roberts as President of the Jamaica Historical Society (1955-1957) escorts the Governor, Sir Hugh Foot out of the St. Peters Parish Church, Port Royal after ceremony of unveiling of plaques in memory of naval officers who had served at…
Poets Lorna Goodison and Edward Baugh
Lorna Goodison and Edward Baugh at the World Poetry Day Celebration & Award Ceremony hosted by the National Library of Jamaica.
Jamaica's Poet Laureate, Lorna Goodison
Lorna Goodison, Jamaica's second Poet Laureate since Independence, giving an address at theWorld Poetry Day Celebration and Award Ceremony hosted by the National Library of Jamaica.
Allan "Mutabaruka" Hope
Jamaican dub poet, Mutabaruka, voicing his views at the 2019 Reggae Sumfest Symposium.
Walter Adolphe Roberts bust
Bust of Walter Adolphe Roberts, Jamaican patriot, poet, historian and novelist. It was created by Curtis Johnston and is housed at the National Library of Jamaica.
J.E. Clare McFarlane
John Ebenezer Clare McFarlane, founder and President of the Poetry League Society of Jamaica.
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Homeless child
A young boys sleeps on a slab of concrete near the NCB Towers off Oxford Road in St. Andrew.