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  • Notes on Reparations and the Durban Conference
  • Slaves-Caribbean Area-History; Reparations for historical injustices; Black nationalism; Race discrimination
  • This paper highlights successful reparations for injustices to humanity and makes a case for compensation for the Atlantic slave trade. It also mentions the Durban Conference held August 31-September 7, 2001, which focused on the global fight...
  • Rupert Lewis Collection
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  • Let John Canoe jump, or not
  • Jonkonnu ; Nationalism
  • A group of people at the breakfast table participate in a brief half-hearted discussion about John Canoe and its importance to national identity.
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Lost one tube station
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Early morning conversation around the table at the boarding house takes various twists and turns with the main feature being the inability of one of the tenants to find a tube station. The author’s attempts to switch the conversation to a more...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Lunch hour at Pirandello's
  • Love stories ; Boxers
  • Boxer McGee is so upset at losing his girl that he hardly notices the inviting looks being sent his way by the girl in the red sweater at the next table in the restaurant. It is left to Frick, his manager, to assess the possibilities and arrange a...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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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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  • Christmas Eve
  • Christmas stories; City and town life; Rural life; Interpersonal relations; loss
  • Christmas Eve is usually a time of food, laughter and good cheer, but for some like Connie, there is little cause to celebrate. In the country, she listens to her family’s chatter as they express their wishes for a better new year. Mass Jim talks...
  • 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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  • Still life with Oleanders
  • Family relations; Death ; Childhood and youth
  • Thaddeus, a young boy, mourns the passing of his grandmother as he soon realizes that his life is about to change and those of his adult relatives too who must each work through their own problems brought on by the old lady’s death.
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Storm Warning
  • Hurricanes
  • A hurricane is approaching and already the heavy rains are causing physical destruction and severe hardship for the people. For example, Silver has a terrible toothache and because of the storm he is unable to get to the dentist; Pinkie, desperate...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • The little green man
  • Death; Curses
  • Noyland mused about the supposed curse attached to statue of the little green man carved in wood and dating from about the early Spanish period of Latin America history. At first everything seemed fine at the great house, but soon after the arrival...
  • 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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  • World's End
  • Death; Loss; Fathers and sons
  • The old man’s world seems to have come to an end with the death of his donkey, his only means of making a living. As he and his son inform the regular customers on his donkey cart route, a few show sympathy but most appear indifferent. Only when he...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Lunch hour at Joe's
  • Love stories ; Boxers
  • Boxer McGee is so upset at losing his girl that he hardly notices the inviting looks being sent his way by the girl in the red sweater at the next table in the restaurant. It is left to Frick, his manager, to assess the possibilities and arrange a...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • The Antilles Or West India Islands_Baldwin and Cradock
  • Caribbean Area - Maps - Early works to 1900.
  • Historical map of the of the West Indies, with a table showing sizes and populations of the various islands.
  • Rare maps - West Indies
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  • West Indian Sportsman 1951 Vol. 5, Nos. 4 & 5
  • Sports-Periodicals; Sports-Caribbean Area; Sports-Social aspects; Softball-Jamaica; Table tennis-Jamaica; Hockey for women
  • Sports journal of the Caribbean. It provides news, analysis, commentaries and updates on many sports including cricket, football, tennis and more.
  • West Indian Sportsman
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  • West Indian Sportsman 1971 Vol. 24 Nos. 6, 7 & 8
  • Sports-Periodicals; Sports-Caribbean Area; Sports-Social aspects; Yatching-Jamaica; Cricket-New Zealand; Cricket-West Indies; Soccer-Political aspects; Table tennis-Caribbean Area; Netball-Jamaica; Dragon Boat Championship North America; Olympic...
  • Sports journal of the Caribbean. It provides news, analysis, commentaries and updates on many sports including cricket, football, tennis and more.
  • West Indian Sportsman
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  • West Indian Sportsman 1976 Vol. 29 No. 3
  • Sports-Periodicals; Sports-Caribbean Area; Sports-Social aspects; Swimmers-United States; Swimming-Jamaica; Cricket-South Africa-History; Automibles,Racing-Jamaica; Moodie, Peter; Softball-Costa Rica; Tennis-Jamaica; Table tennis;...
  • Sports journal of the Caribbean. It provides news, analysis, commentaries and updates on many sports including cricket, football, tennis and more.
  • West Indian Sportsman
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  • West Indian Sportsman 1970 Vol. 23 No. 2
  • Sports-Periodicals; Sports-Caribbean Area; Sports-Social aspects; Rowing-Jamaica; Tennis-Tournaments-Caribbean Area; Yachting; Swimming-Political aspects-Jamaica; Soccer-Jamaica; Kingston and St. Andrew Foot ball Association; Boys' Town Football...
  • Sports journal of the Caribbean. It provides news, analysis, commentaries and updates on many sports including cricket, football, tennis and more.
  • West Indian Sportsman
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  • West Indian Sportsman 1960 Vol.15 no. 8
  • Sports-Periodicals; Sports-Caribbean Area; Sports-Social aspects; Cricket-Political aspects-Caribbean Area; Cricket-Australia; Cricket-Great Britain, Cricket-New Zealand; Cricket-West Indies; Horse racing-Political aspects-Jamaica; Field hockey;...
  • Sports journal of the Caribbean. It provides news, analysis, commentaries and updates on many sports including cricket, football, tennis and more.
  • West Indian Sportsman

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