The Louise Bennett-Coverley Heritage Council 2022 Writers Clinic to focus on Songwriting, Art and Journaling – September 10, 2022

The Louise Bennett-Coverley Heritage Council presents the 2022 Writers Clinic entitled, Therapeutics: The Pen, The Journal, The Brush – In These Times. The three-part workshop is an excellent opportunity for individuals to learn the basics of songwriting, learn the art of journaling, or learn how to paint that picture that they have always dreamed of painting. The […]

What is it l What is it like being a Jamaican living in Sweden?

In our “Jamaicans to the World” series, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Tasha and Andrea. They are Jamaicans living in Sweden. Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican in Sweden? Hi am Xavier Murphy, founder of Jamaicans.com Today, in Jamaicans to the world we talk to Andrea and Tasha who are two Jamaicans […]

Jamaica’s Miss Lou Honored by Google

Google has recognized the 103rd anniversary of the birth of Louise “Miss Lou” Bennett-Coverley, a Jamaican poet, folklorist, writer, and educator, with a coveted Google Doodle.  Bennett-Coverley worked to preserve the presentation of poetry, songs, and stories in Jamaican patois and was one of the first to promote local languages as a means of literary […]