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November 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Steve McClaren’s Jamaica harbour World Cup dream amid storm devastation
The Reggae Boyz are well placed to play on the biggest stage for the first time since 1998 and lift a nation needing hope in a time of adversity
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November 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Heute vor 86 Jahren hat Georg Elser versucht, den Krieg zu verhindern.
Das Bild zeigt ein berühmtes Porträtfoto von Georg Elser mit leichtem Lächeln, im dunklen Anzug und mit Krawatte.
November 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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After Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica Shows The World What Resilience Looks Like
As Hurricane Melissa tests Jamaica’s strength, a global network of Jamaicans rallies to rebuild — revealing what climate resilience truly looks like
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November 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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New film explores how Caribbean workers helped win second world war
Commissioned by the Imperial War Museum, Cornwallis Cloth ends ‘archival silence’ around invaluable West Indian contribution to war effort
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October 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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23.09.1980: Bob Marley spielt sein letztes Konzert
Mit seiner US-Tour will Bob Marley durchstarten. Doch als er am 23.9.1980 in Pittsburgh auf die Bühne tritt, ist er schwer krank.
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September 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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The Side of Jamaica You Never Get to See | Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown
YouTube video by Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown
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September 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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How Jamaica's coffee sector is evolving
Resilience, combined with approaches to addressing systemic challenges, positions Jamaica's coffee industry for continued growth.
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September 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Jamaicans head to polls for election as ruling party faces corruption concerns
Polls point to ‘very close election’ between the Jamaica Labourparty and the opposition People’s National party
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September 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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BBC Radio 1Xtra - David Rodigan, Dub lovers! David swaps dub stories with author, Helmut Philips
The best Sunday reggae vibes. @1Xtra on social
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July 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Why Jamaicans can't access their own beaches
Think Jamaica is all sun, sea, and freedom? Not if you’re Jamaican, as only 1% of the country’s beaches are open to the public
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July 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Mobile Musikanlagen: Mit tiefer Liebe zu den Bässen
Soundsystems wurden im Jamaika der frühen 1950er erfunden. Ungefähr zeitgleich entstanden sie auch in Kolumbien und Brasilien. Eine Spurensuche.
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July 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Three Moments in the Arts of Jamaica
Forty-two paintings, lithographs and sculptures in wood, bronze and stone, that illustrate the 18th century colonial era, early 20th century and the 1960s and '70s; from the National Gallery of Jamaic...
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July 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Jamaica’s film industry gets boost from new funds and global collaborations
Black River film festival brings together US, European and African producers and directors to explore partnerships with local film-makers
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June 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Dubmaster Dennis Bovell has had 50 fun-filled years making magical records
YouTube video by Word In Your Ear
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June 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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‘You can almost smell the marijuana’ – Dennis Morris, the boy photographer who made Bob Marley catch fire
He got his first cover shot at the age of 11. By 14, he was touring with a reggae legend, who taught him how to smoke. And he has spent the rest of his life chronicling Black British experience and so...
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June 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Londoner Dubpoet Linton Kwesi Johnson: „Wir Schwarzen haben England nachhaltig verändert“
Der Dubpoet Linton Kwesi Johnson über verlogenes Gedenken am Windrush Day, mündliche Überlieferung von Geschichte und den Kampf gegen Sklaverei.
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June 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Jamaikanische Kunst, nein keine Musik, seit der Unabhängigkeit 1962. Im Museum im Kloster Bersenbrück. museum-im-kloster.de/ausstellunge...
June 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Pride and prejudice in Jamaica
At a political rally in May, a government minister endorsed the playing of an old dancehall song, the lyrics of which promote violence against the LGBTQ+ community.
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June 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Questions grow over unprecedented illegal firearms seizure in Jamaica
Ministers tight-lipped over discovery of 233 guns and 40,000 rounds of ammunition that could ‘arm a small army’
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June 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
June 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Bei der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften in #Berlin geht es am 28.6.25 um 19:00 Uhr um #Dancehall und Homophobie in der Humboldt Universität: www.langenachtderwissenschaften.de/programm/det... @transcript-verlag.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social
Das Buch Dancehall und Homophobie vor einem alten Radio.
June 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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What Is Calabash International Literary Festival? A Q&A About Jamaica’s Renowned Event
Reflections on Jamaica's premiere literary event by the trio at the heart of it.
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June 4, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Auch nach 10 Jahren noch eine Lektüre wert: www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-3... #Jamaika #Männlichkeit #PopMusik #Dancehall #Homophobie
Dancehall und Homophobie
Dancehall – lässige Vibes mit homophoben Texten? Die Reflexion einer Kontroverse zwischen Anerkennung sexueller Minderheiten und neokolonialen Machtkonstellationen.
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May 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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‘Infused with the fire born of resistance’: the magic of the Calabash literary festival
Marlon James, Ian McEwan and Sheryl Lee Ralph lit up the Jamaican book event, celebrating the small island’s gargantuan cultural footprint with readings, discussions and DJs
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May 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM