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  • Miss Leila Wong, Research Assistant in the Department of Chemistry, UCWI, Mona, 1950.
  • Laboratories - Jamaica; College students - Jamaica; Wong, Leila; Department of Chemistry, UWI (Jamaica).
  • *Miss L. Wong, Research Assistant, experimenting in the Chemistry research laboratory. Miss Wong is a Jamaican who obtained her B.A. degree at Indiana State University, specializing in bacteriology. While at the University, she worked with the...
  • UWI Historical Photographs Collection
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  • Barometer falling
  • Interpersonal relations; Women
  • The author gives a bird’s eye view of life among a variety of people on a given day and concludes with the story of Connie whose dog had bitten her friend’s child. Every day Connie feared the child’s mother would confront her with a medical bill,...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Hot water
  • City and urban life; Interpersonal relations
  • A variety of scenes from city life: a vagrant arrested for loitering sentenced in court the next day; three mischievous boys playing on the beach; a man courting a somewhat reluctant nursemaid; an attempted blackmail that goes awry; a pregnant...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • The Inheritance
  • Death; Brothers
  • The elder brother knew he was dying but he had one score to settle first before departing this world. He and his brother had jointly inherited their father’s property but somehow this sharing between them had extended to his mistress who had also...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Thunderhead
  • City and town life
  • The author provides short insights into the lives of different people in the city at a time of social turbulence: Joie and Sam looks forward to Christmas together but tragedy intervenes; a seventeen year old boy furtively tries to seduce a girl...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Start of something again
  • Man-woman relationship; Interpersonal relations; Hurricanes
  • Duckett and Silver meet regularly at their favourite restaurant to talk about art and politics as the city grows restless in the aftermath of a devastating hurricane. During this time, Silver is flirting dangerously with a married woman right...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • PUBLIC OPINION _Vol.1 _No.41_November 27,1937
  • Public opinion-Jamaica-20th century; Jamaica Government and politics-Periodicals; Jamaica-Social life and customs; Short stories (Caribbean), English; Drinking of alcoholic beverages-Jamaica; Medicinal plants; Diet in disease
  • A weekly Jamaican newspaper in the 1930s which provides news and views about politics; sports; lifestyle; entertainment; culture; and more
  • Newspapers - Public Opinion
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  • PUBLIC OPINION _Vol.1 _No.42_December 4,1937
  • Public opinion-Jamaica-20th century; Jamaica-Government and politics-Periodicals; Jamaica-Economic conditions; Jamaica-Economic conditions; Sports-Caribbean Area; Short stories (Caribbean), English; Diet in disease
  • A weekly Jamaican newspaper in the 1930s which provides news and views about politics; sports; lifestyle; entertainment; culture; and more
  • Newspapers - Public Opinion

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