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2. Louise Bennett-Coverley - Wikipedia

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   Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley or Miss Lou OM, OJ, MBE (7 September 1919 – 26 July 2006), was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, writer, and educator.Writing and performing her poems in Jamaican Patois or Creole, Bennett worked to preserve the practice of presenting poetry, folk songs and stories in patois ("nation language"), [2] establishing the validity of local languages for literary expression.

3. Charlton Harrison - Wikipedia

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   The obituary article reporting Harrison's death in The Daily Gleaner, also notes that after returning to Jamaica in December 1933, he was actively engaged in several other aspects of Jamaican life. These included serving as a member of the Diocesan Council, and of the Lay Body of the Church of England and Diocesan Financial Board.

4. The Gleaner - Wikipedia

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   The Gleaner. The Gleaner is an English-language, morning daily newspaper founded by two brothers, Jacob and Joshua de Cordova on 13 September 1834 in Kingston, Jamaica. [1] Originally called the Daily Gleaner, the name was changed on 7 December 1992 to The Gleaner. The newspaper is owned and published by Gleaner Company publishing house in ...

5. Carolyn Cooper - Wikipedia

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   University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Website. carolynjoycooper.wordpress.com. Carolyn Cooper CD (born 20 November 1950) [1] is a Jamaican author, essayist and literary scholar. She is a former professor of Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. From 1975 to 1980, she was an assistant professor at ...

6. Francis Tulloch - Wikipedia

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   Francis Anthony Tulloch (5 August 1940 – 23 June 2022) was a Jamaican politician, lawyer and diplomat who served as Minister of Tourism from 1997 to 1999.

7. Eric Anthony Abrahams - Wikipedia

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   Eric Anthony Abrahams, also known as "Tony", [1] was born on 5 May 1940, [2] to Eric Abrahams and Lucille Abrahams. [3] His father was a director of a corporation. [4] He was educated at Jamaica College and studied economics, history and English at the University of the West Indies beginning in 1958.