The Tallawah 10: The Top 10 Track & Field Athletes to Emerge Out of Jamaica

There are some things that are ingrained in Jamaican culture, things that most Jamaicans engage in more than a casual interest in, and sports has always been top of the heap. Track and field, boxing, football, netball, auto racing, cricket and yes, even horse racing are of more than of passing interest to many. The […]
On this day in Jamaican History: Jamaican novelist Andrew Salkey was born

On January 30, 1923, Jamaican-Panamanian novelist, poet, and journalist Felix Andrew Alexander Salkey, known as Andrew Salkey, was born in Colón, Panama. Salkey was raised in Jamaica and moved to the United Kingdom in the 1950s to attend the university. He authored over 30 books during his career as a writer, including novels for adults and […]