They Thought They Hurt Her By Saying “Teck dat dutty bumpyhead gyal off di TV”

The year was 1996. I was hosting a TV programme and viewers thought were hurting me (silly them), by saying things like “Teck dat dutty bumpyhead gyal off di TV / tek dat rasta looking gyal off di TV/ If my maid came to work looking like you I would send her home / you […]

Virtual Palm Beach Book festival returns in 2021

On March 19 and 20, 2021 the Palm Beach Book Festival will take place as a virtual festival. The Jamaican diaspora is welcomed and expected to participate in high numbers. The greater Palm Beach county ,Florida has a large immigrant population of which Jamaicans are represented. Founder and Creative Director Lois Cahall recently gave us […]