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The Enigma of the Return, By Dany Laferrière, trans. David Homel
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A magnificent meditation on loss and political exile as a great Haitian writer returns home, as Ian Thomson writes in this review for London’sIndependent.
After years of estrangement in a foreign land, what can a great Haitian writer expect to find on his return home? The remembered warmth and….[Full article HERE]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/2611bc0f44ec6bd37cc248246d58040a/tumblr_mmpk12oLhE1r9bbqfo1_500.jpg)
READ A BOOK:
The Enigma of the Return, By Dany Laferrière, trans. David Homel
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A magnificent meditation on loss and political exile as a great Haitian writer returns home, as Ian Thomson writes in this review for London’sIndependent.
After years of estrangement in a foreign land, what can a great Haitian writer expect to find on his return home? The remembered warmth and….[Full article HERE]
Andre Villas-Boas has been to the Bahamas before but is eager to return simply because he’s bringing his famed Tottenham Hotspur soccer club to play an exhibition match against Jamaica’s “Reggae Boyz” in the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on May 23.
![Trini actors shine in O Starry Starry Night
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Derek Walcott’s latest play O Starry Starry Night premiered at Essex University’ Lakeside Theatre on May 3 with Trini actors Nigel Scott and Wendell Manwarren leading the cast along with UK-based compatriots Martina Laird and Brian Green, Trinidad’s Guardian reports.
Walcott’s writing, whether poetry or drama, has been influenced by visual art throughout his long career. He himself is a keen watercolourist and it is the artist’s eye as much as the literate writer’s lexicon, which has informed his unique imagery. So his choice of subject matter-the stormy relationship between the Post-Impressionist painters Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin–is understandable; moreso when we delve into Gauguin’s background. His mother was of Peruvian extraction and the young Paul spent five years of his early life in Lima, before returning to …[Full article HERE]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/8c60e1f5013f66441abd653d36a6404b/tumblr_mms766jsGU1r9bbqfo1_500.jpg)
Trini actors shine in O Starry Starry Night
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Derek Walcott’s latest play O Starry Starry Night premiered at Essex University’ Lakeside Theatre on May 3 with Trini actors Nigel Scott and Wendell Manwarren leading the cast along with UK-based compatriots Martina Laird and Brian Green, Trinidad’s Guardian reports.
Walcott’s writing, whether poetry or drama, has been influenced by visual art throughout his long career. He himself is a keen watercolourist and it is the artist’s eye as much as the literate writer’s lexicon, which has informed his unique imagery. So his choice of subject matter-the stormy relationship between the Post-Impressionist painters Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin–is understandable; moreso when we delve into Gauguin’s background. His mother was of Peruvian extraction and the young Paul spent five years of his early life in Lima, before returning to …[Full article HERE]
Dreadlocked Jamaican construction worker weds daughter of US house speaker
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The eldest daughter of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, John Boehner, has tied the knot with her dreadlocked, Jamaican-born construction worker boyfriend.
Lindsay Marie Boehner, 35, married Dominic Lakhan, 38, over the weekend in an intimate ceremony amid a lush Florida garden. She wore a flowing white strapless gown, showing off a huge tattoo etched across her arm, while Dominic wore a grey suit with his dreadlocks flowing down his back.
The Republican House Speaker reportedly looked on proudly after walking Lindsay down the aisle at Sundy House under tight security.
About 60 guests were invited to the wedding, including Boehner and his wife Debbie, and Lindsay’s younger sister Tricia, 32.
Male guests reportedly sported Hawaiian shirts and slacks, while the women wore sun dresses and semi-formal gowns.
Dominic was arrested in 2006 for possessing marijuana, with the arresting officer reporting that Lakhan admitted to possessing it for “personal use,” Boehner is a strong opponent of legalizing the drug.
Cuba’s 2013 Anti-Homophobia Parade Held
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Some 500 members and supporters of Cuba’s LGBT community paraded on Saturday morning along the busy 23rd Street in Havana in the now traditional anti-homophobia campaign calling for respect for diversity and rejection of sexual prejudice, as Havana Times reports. Follow the link below for a gallery of photos.
The march took place to the beat of the popular Cuban sound of the “conga” with trumpets and drums. Many in the crowd waved Cuban and multicolored rainbow flags.
This is the peak visibility in the Cuban Campaign Against Homophobia, held here since 2008, always around May 17.
At the start of the activity, Mariela Castro, director of the National Center for Sex Education (Cenesex), called for dialogue between the Cuban population to eradicate prejudice in families.
This year’s parade was especially focused on the family, one of “the most vulnerable areas in the rights of LGBT people, lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people,” Castro told reporters during the parade.
Castro, who is also a member of the Cuban parliament, emphasized the need to approve changes to the Family Code, including the rights of sexual orientation, gender identity and recognition to same-sex couples.
The debate has been suspended for years due to the strong disputes generated in Cuban society, but Mariela remains optimistic that the parliament will take up the issue again soon, noted DPA news.
“The hardest part is the time it takes to overcome prejudice, but I think conditions are improving,” said the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro.
The march is part of the activities of the VI Cuban Campaign Against Homophobia, taking place this year from May 7-31, featuring discussions, lectures, photo exhibitions, educational activities and a sports festival.
No stranger to number ones and chart-topping singles, Tarrus Riley’s ‘Gimme Likkle One Drop’…
![Damian Marley
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Connor Casner and Willow Delgado wrote this formy.hsj.org—it is an example of secondary school students’ interest in writing about the Caribbean.
Damian was two years old when his father, Bob Marley, died; he is the only child born to Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976. Damian’s nickname Junior Gong is derived from his father’s nickname of Tuff Gong. Marley has been performing since the age of 13.Marley has described his music as “dancehall and reggae. I’ve noticed…people trying to separate the two of them,” he continues. “It’s Jamaican culture in general. I don’t …..[Full article HERE]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/1557ae702d0877af1223e5844c7f57b1/tumblr_mmqcdxeDFb1r9bbqfo1_400.jpg)
Damian Marley
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Connor Casner and Willow Delgado wrote this formy.hsj.org—it is an example of secondary school students’ interest in writing about the Caribbean.
Damian was two years old when his father, Bob Marley, died; he is the only child born to Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976. Damian’s nickname Junior Gong is derived from his father’s nickname of Tuff Gong. Marley has been performing since the age of 13.Marley has described his music as “dancehall and reggae. I’ve noticed…people trying to separate the two of them,” he continues. “It’s Jamaican culture in general. I don’t …..[Full article HERE]
![‘The Art of Disappearing’ (When A Haitian Voodoo Priest Visited Poland In 1980)
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This article by Tambay A. Obenson appeared in indiwire.com.
The Art of Disappearing is a new feature documentary that tells the little-known story of Haitian Voodoo priest, Amon Fremon, who visited the People’s Republic of Poland in 1980.
The short story goes, courtesy of the filmmakers…
Poland was a strange place for him. Even the rain was louder, as if in a land of deaf people. People gathered in queues for hours but they never spoke to each other. A romantic poet Adam Mickiewicz led him to the underworld and helped him contact Polish spirits. He survived the martial law period when the evil white water came from the sky, water that could not satisfy thirst. Finally he decided to perform a great Voodoo ceremony to free the Polish people from evil forces and start a revolution similar to the one that took place in Haiti 200 years ago.
The film is further described as a metaphysical view on socialism through the eyes of “a stranger form a different culture.”
I’m not familiar with Amon Fremon’s story, so those of you who are can chime in. What I did learn from the brief research I did on him, is that he believed that he was a descendant of Polish soldiers who were…[Full article HERE]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/71c6ef5634392d74221f063c8c5e1b21/tumblr_mms6wgY6np1r9bbqfo1_500.jpg)
‘The Art of Disappearing’ (When A Haitian Voodoo Priest Visited Poland In 1980)
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This article by Tambay A. Obenson appeared in indiwire.com.
The Art of Disappearing is a new feature documentary that tells the little-known story of Haitian Voodoo priest, Amon Fremon, who visited the People’s Republic of Poland in 1980.
The short story goes, courtesy of the filmmakers…
Poland was a strange place for him. Even the rain was louder, as if in a land of deaf people. People gathered in queues for hours but they never spoke to each other. A romantic poet Adam Mickiewicz led him to the underworld and helped him contact Polish spirits. He survived the martial law period when the evil white water came from the sky, water that could not satisfy thirst. Finally he decided to perform a great Voodoo ceremony to free the Polish people from evil forces and start a revolution similar to the one that took place in Haiti 200 years ago.
The film is further described as a metaphysical view on socialism through the eyes of “a stranger form a different culture.”
I’m not familiar with Amon Fremon’s story, so those of you who are can chime in. What I did learn from the brief research I did on him, is that he believed that he was a descendant of Polish soldiers who were…[Full article HERE]
