Adolphe Duperly’s painting depicting the destruction of the Roehampton Estate in Jamaica during the Baptist War in January 1832. Wikimedia Commons
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In this Oct. 31, 2013 photo, vocational students learn domino strategies in a classroom in Kingston, Jamaica. A government program is teaching domino...
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (pictured) has annoyed many Jamaicans for disparaging comments he reportedly made about Jamaicans during a speech last week at a university, according to the U.K. Daily Mail[1]. SEE ALSO:25 Facts From Michael’s ‘Bad’ Album[2] At the University of Zimbabwe, Mugabe reportedly alternated between English and native language Shona, while airing negative observations he had about one of the Caribbean’s proudest islands. The U.K. Daily Mail reports: He [Mugabe] claimed they [Jamaicans] had ‘no interest in higher education’ and are ‘always drunk’, during his controversial speech last week at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare. ‘The men want to sing and do not go to colleges, some are dreadlocked, let us not go there,’ said Mugabe in several unscripted asides. Reportedly, this isn’t the first time Mugabe has shown disdain toward those who wear dreadlocks. In the past, Mugabe allegedly said that Rastafarians had “moths and mud” in their hair. While Mugabe’s alleged ...
Olympic sprinting champion Usain Bolt listens to a question during a news conference in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Bolt thanked his coach,...
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — U.S. authorities say they are supporting Jamaican investigators with their probe of a U.S. citizen who has been detained at an...
