The Speaker The Speaker of the House is formally elected by the members of the House of Representatives from among their number, at the first sitting after each general election or when there is a vacancy. Although the Speaker is usually a member of the ruling party, a minority party member may be chosen. The […]
FULL TITLE: The Story of the Jamaican People PRICE: Paperback US$22.95 ______________________________________________________________________________ PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The Story of the Jamaican People is the first general history of Jamaica to be written in almost forty years. It differs significantly from earlier “imperial” histories which have been written from the perspective of the coloniser and which have relegated […]
FULL TITLE: The Longer Run: A Daughter’s Memoir of Arthur Wint PRICE: US$13.75 ______________________________________________________________________________ PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: A star was born on March 25, 1920 in the quiet rural community of Plowden in the parish of Manchester, Jamaica. Arthur Stanley Wint is perhaps best known as Jamaica’s first Olympic Gold Medallist and has been profiles as […]