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Mary Seacole honoured as first Jamaican-British woman on Royal Mint coin

Leading equalities campaigner says a commemorative coin is “not good enough” and her image should appear on legal tender

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Cool Runnings at 30, as told by its stars: ‘They wanted us to sound like Sebastian the Crab’

As the celebrated bobsled comedy hits its 30th birthday, Simon Bland speaks to its director and stars about John Candy’s on-set struggles, the controversy over the characters’ Jamaican accents, and the darker, sexier edges of the film’s original script

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023

One Fine Day by Matthew Parker review – compelling portrait of the British empire on the brink of decline

Through the prism of a single September day in 1923, from Jamaica to London to a tiny Pacific island, Parker captures peak British imperialism in vivid detail

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

13 best Caribbean cruises for a holiday on the water in 2023/2024

Drift from Barbados to St Lucia and Jamaica with providers including Fred Olsen and Sea Cloud Cruises

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

BBC’s Clive Myrie slams Windrush scandal ‘an utter disgrace’ that badly affected his family

Mastermind presenter grew up the son of Windrush generation parents from Jamaica

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023

Clive Myrie: Windrush scandal ‘an utter disgrace’ that badly affected my family

He grew up the son of Windrush generation parents from Jamaica.

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023

‘Utter disgrace’: BBC presenter Clive Myrie tells of family’s Windrush pain

Newsreader’s older brothers were both affected, unable to access healthcare or benefits or get a passport

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2023

The Fraud by Zadie Smith review – a trial and no errors

Inspired by an extraordinary court case, and featuring a real-life Victorian novelist, Smith’s funny, almost flawless new novel examines identity, the notion of truth and 19th-century England and Jamaica in flux

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023

Matt Hudson-Smith takes world 400m silver after being pipped on the line

Jamaica’s Antonio Watson stormed through to take 400m gold medal from Briton who finished second despite struggling with an achilles injury

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023

Jamaica and Spain rise high at Budapest world champiosnhips

Jamaica and Spain excelled on Thursday at the world athletics championships winning four of the seven titles available on the sixth day of action in Budapest.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 24, 2023