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Jamaica: Calabash & the Maroons

Monday, June 1st, 2009 @ 16:12 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Countries:: Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago
Topics:: Arts & Culture, Children, History, Indigenous, Literature, Travel, Language
Languages:: English

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Litblogger Geoffrey Philp recounts his experience at Jamaica's recently-concluded Calabash Literary Festival, while Trinidadian Sharon Millar offers some insight into the Maroons of Jamaica.

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