History of Emancipation When full Emancipation came in 1838 a system that had been tried and tested in the Caribbean since the sixteenth century came to an end. Slavery had within itself the seeds of its own destruction, whether because slaves resisted it (alternating with accommodation), or whether the emergence of a new style capitalism [...]
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Botanist, 89, gets 4 years in Jamaica murder plot
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A Jamaican judge on Tuesday sentenced an 89-year-old U.S.-born botanist to four years in prison for conspiring to kill his wife and three other women who lived in the couple’s home on the Caribbean island. Judge Gloria Smith sentenced George Proctor, a Boston native who has lived in Jamaica for about 60 [...]
Skin-Lightening Creams May Bring Health Risks
From the NY Times: For years, Allison Ross rubbed in skin-lightening creams with names like Hyprogel and Fair & White. She said she wanted to even out and brighten the tone of her face, neck and hands. Mrs. Ross, 45, who lives in Brooklyn, also said that she used the lightening creams “to be more [...]









