The Government of Jamaica, like governments in other countries, has been promoting Heritage Touri... more The Government of Jamaica, like governments in other countries, has been promoting Heritage Tourism as many visitors desire more than the traditional ‘sun, sea and sand’. The Government says that t...
Alfred H. Mendes: Short Stories, Articles and Letters, edited by Michèle Levy. University of the ... more Alfred H. Mendes: Short Stories, Articles and Letters, edited by Michèle Levy. University of the West Indies Press, 2016. 223 pp. Almost Home: Maroons between Slavery and Freedom in Jamaica, Nova Scotia, and Sierra Leone, by Ruma Chopra. Yale University Press, 2018. 313 pp. Archaeologies of Slavery and Freedom in the Caribbean: Exploring the Spaces in Between, edited by Lynsey A. Bates, John M. Chenoweth, and James A. Delle. University of Florida Press, 2016. 354 pp. Archipelagic American Studies, edited by Brian Russell Roberts and Michelle Ann Stephens. Duke University Press, 2017. 478 pp. Arrival: Poems, by Cheryl Boyce-Taylor. Northwestern University Press, 2017. 70 pp. Autoepitaph: Selected Poems, by Reinaldo Arenas. University Press of Florida, 2014. 363 pp. e Caribbean and the Wider World: Commentaries on My Life and Career, by Alister McIntyre. University of the West Indies Press, 2016. 269 pp. Caribbean Literary Discourse: Voice and Cultural Identity in the Anglophone Caribbean, by Barbara Lalla, Jean D’Costa, and Velma Pollard. University of Alabama Press, 2014. 277 pp. Caribbean Masala: Indian Identity in Guyana and Trinidad, by Dave Ramsaran and Linden F. Lewis. University Press of Mississippi, 2018. 169 pp. Caribbean Military Encounters, edited by Shalini Puri and Lara Putnam. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. 355 pp. Civil Rights in America and the Caribbean, 1950s–2010s, by Jerome Teelucksingh. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. 143 pp. Columbus, the Moor, by Charles Matz. House of Nehesi Publishers, 2015. 90 pp. Communities in Contemporary Anglophone Caribbean Short Stories, by Lucy Evans. Liverpool University Press, 2014. 230 pp. La Compagnie des îles de l’Amérique 1635–1651: Une entreprise colonial au xviie siècle, by Eric Roulet. Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2017. 812 pp.
Some disasters, especially those involving natural hazards, follow a pattern according to the geo... more Some disasters, especially those involving natural hazards, follow a pattern according to the geographical environment and physical structure of the particular area of occurrence. These can be traced and hence the importance of preserving records so that specific events can be tracked and analysed over time, with the resulting information used to assist in modern disaster mitigation. This paper discusses the value of archival records in providing information on past disasters in the Caribbean region. In doing this, it presents examples of historic accounts of some of these disasters in the collections of the National Library of Jamaica, the Jamaica Archives and the Library of the University of the West Indies, Mona. The objective is to see how earth scientists, among others, have used this information to assist in establishing the frequency of these events and their effects on human settlements. Their research work is not simply academic but a practical application of how the records of past events can assist modern planners in identifying potential risks faced by communities today.
Through initial funding from the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO) in June 1999, CARD... more Through initial funding from the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO) in June 1999, CARDIN (Caribbean Disaster Information Network ) was established with the major objective of strengthening the capacity within the Caribbean Community for the collection, indexing, dissemination and use of disaster-related information while serving as a sub-regional disaster information centre. The presentation will focus on how the major players within the Caribbean disaster community have collaborated to form CARDIN – a multidimensional network and its accomplishments over the years of fulfilling its mandate of providing free access to Caribbean disaster resources.
The assumption can be made that the late Dag Hammarskold would have agreed with the clause in the... more The assumption can be made that the late Dag Hammarskold would have agreed with the clause in the Millennium Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on September 8, 2000 which pledged the UN to "ensure that the benefits of new technologies especially information and communication technologies …are available to all." 1This resolution is important as it has now been generally accepted that information and communications technologies (ICTs) have important roles to play in improving the level of living and the quality of life of people, especially those in the developing countries of the world where the challenge of using ICTs effectively is greatest. This task has now become urgent as the advent of the Information Superhighway and the subsequent rapid increase in the availability of information has resulted in further division between rich and poor countries. As a UNDP Sustainable Development Networking Programme for Jamaica has noted "The fast growth of the Internet ...
The Government of Jamaica, like governments in other countries, has been promoting Heritage Touri... more The Government of Jamaica, like governments in other countries, has been promoting Heritage Tourism as many visitors desire more than the traditional ‘sun, sea and sand’. The Government says that t...
Alfred H. Mendes: Short Stories, Articles and Letters, edited by Michèle Levy. University of the ... more Alfred H. Mendes: Short Stories, Articles and Letters, edited by Michèle Levy. University of the West Indies Press, 2016. 223 pp. Almost Home: Maroons between Slavery and Freedom in Jamaica, Nova Scotia, and Sierra Leone, by Ruma Chopra. Yale University Press, 2018. 313 pp. Archaeologies of Slavery and Freedom in the Caribbean: Exploring the Spaces in Between, edited by Lynsey A. Bates, John M. Chenoweth, and James A. Delle. University of Florida Press, 2016. 354 pp. Archipelagic American Studies, edited by Brian Russell Roberts and Michelle Ann Stephens. Duke University Press, 2017. 478 pp. Arrival: Poems, by Cheryl Boyce-Taylor. Northwestern University Press, 2017. 70 pp. Autoepitaph: Selected Poems, by Reinaldo Arenas. University Press of Florida, 2014. 363 pp. e Caribbean and the Wider World: Commentaries on My Life and Career, by Alister McIntyre. University of the West Indies Press, 2016. 269 pp. Caribbean Literary Discourse: Voice and Cultural Identity in the Anglophone Caribbean, by Barbara Lalla, Jean D’Costa, and Velma Pollard. University of Alabama Press, 2014. 277 pp. Caribbean Masala: Indian Identity in Guyana and Trinidad, by Dave Ramsaran and Linden F. Lewis. University Press of Mississippi, 2018. 169 pp. Caribbean Military Encounters, edited by Shalini Puri and Lara Putnam. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. 355 pp. Civil Rights in America and the Caribbean, 1950s–2010s, by Jerome Teelucksingh. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. 143 pp. Columbus, the Moor, by Charles Matz. House of Nehesi Publishers, 2015. 90 pp. Communities in Contemporary Anglophone Caribbean Short Stories, by Lucy Evans. Liverpool University Press, 2014. 230 pp. La Compagnie des îles de l’Amérique 1635–1651: Une entreprise colonial au xviie siècle, by Eric Roulet. Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2017. 812 pp.
Some disasters, especially those involving natural hazards, follow a pattern according to the geo... more Some disasters, especially those involving natural hazards, follow a pattern according to the geographical environment and physical structure of the particular area of occurrence. These can be traced and hence the importance of preserving records so that specific events can be tracked and analysed over time, with the resulting information used to assist in modern disaster mitigation. This paper discusses the value of archival records in providing information on past disasters in the Caribbean region. In doing this, it presents examples of historic accounts of some of these disasters in the collections of the National Library of Jamaica, the Jamaica Archives and the Library of the University of the West Indies, Mona. The objective is to see how earth scientists, among others, have used this information to assist in establishing the frequency of these events and their effects on human settlements. Their research work is not simply academic but a practical application of how the records of past events can assist modern planners in identifying potential risks faced by communities today.
Through initial funding from the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO) in June 1999, CARD... more Through initial funding from the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO) in June 1999, CARDIN (Caribbean Disaster Information Network ) was established with the major objective of strengthening the capacity within the Caribbean Community for the collection, indexing, dissemination and use of disaster-related information while serving as a sub-regional disaster information centre. The presentation will focus on how the major players within the Caribbean disaster community have collaborated to form CARDIN – a multidimensional network and its accomplishments over the years of fulfilling its mandate of providing free access to Caribbean disaster resources.
The assumption can be made that the late Dag Hammarskold would have agreed with the clause in the... more The assumption can be made that the late Dag Hammarskold would have agreed with the clause in the Millennium Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on September 8, 2000 which pledged the UN to "ensure that the benefits of new technologies especially information and communication technologies …are available to all." 1This resolution is important as it has now been generally accepted that information and communications technologies (ICTs) have important roles to play in improving the level of living and the quality of life of people, especially those in the developing countries of the world where the challenge of using ICTs effectively is greatest. This task has now become urgent as the advent of the Information Superhighway and the subsequent rapid increase in the availability of information has resulted in further division between rich and poor countries. As a UNDP Sustainable Development Networking Programme for Jamaica has noted "The fast growth of the Internet ...
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