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Blog: Global Voices
"Bush tea" – herbal tea that is drunk for health reasons, but also enjoyed by many – is embedded in Jamaican tradition and history, including its African heritage.
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"By returning the galliwasp to its rightful place, we take a small but significant step towards laying the foundation for a regional and international discussion on repatriation."
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"He had the ability to incorporate ordinary details of Jamaican culture in his work and to turn the ordinary into something special."
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The Privy Council said "juror misconduct" was the primary reason for quashing the convictions since this would likely have affected the jurors' reasoning and their verdict.
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Haiti's prime minister resigns amidst growing social unrest; can the involvement of the country's Caribbean neighbours make a difference?
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The group became known globally as a "conscious" reggae band, with lyrics infused with social awareness backed by roots reggae rhythms.
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"[T]he world lost not just an iconic musician and the backbone of The Wailers but a remarkable human being whose legacy is as immense as his talent."
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"Last night at the Jamaican premiere of #OneLoveMovie [...] you could sense that there was something special about his music [...] encapsulated in his anthem of One Love!"
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He became a beloved artist and performer who crossed all boundaries and sought to heal the fractured society engendered by colonialism, racism and social injustice.
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The picture in Jamaica is similar to elsewhere in the Caribbean, where there are fears about food security as a result of repeated "natural disasters" caused by human-induced climate change.
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Garrick was famous for designing the vibrant covers for the reggae icon's most acclaimed albums, but he was also a devout Rastafarian, political activist and creative.
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Jamaica was the only Caribbean nation to not vote on the UN resolution calling for an "immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce" between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in Gaza.
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Devon Taylor, founder of the advocacy group Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement (JaBBEM), which recognises the cultural and historical aspects of Jamaica's beaches, wants "the decolonisation of this land."
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Cooper was "a maestro on the keyboards and collaborative composer [who] helped to take Jamaican music to higher levels of sophisticated instrumentation, appreciated and loved the world over."
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The country's Integrity Commission is embroiled in controversy, so when one of its senior members was shot and robbed, many threads began to unravel.