Lest We Forget

A introduction of our five part series entirely dedicated to Grenadian Revolution as we examine the events, people, causes & consequences that led to the March 1979 overthrow of the Sir Eric Gairy government by the New Jewel Movement.   The audio compilation features the voices of Maurice Bishop, Claudette Pitt, Sir Eric Gairy, a rare recording of Cacademo Grant & the first radio broadcast...

In March of 1795, a French free coloured, Julien Fédon, would lead a revolt against the white British elites on the island of Grenada. Inspired by the Haitian Revolution, the French Revolution and activities happening in Guadeloupe; for the next 16 months Fédon would range a battle against the English colonisers where the rebellion would be one of the most important events that led to emancipation...

Since scholarship on the Ten Type Beauty Contest is limited, a large portion of the details on the pageant was taken from research conducted by Dr. Rochelle Rowe in her book, “Imagining Caribbean Womanhood: Race, Nation & Beauty Competitions, 1929-1970” . In 1955, Jamaica held the “Ten Type Beauty Contest” which was designed to showcase the diversity of Jamaica. Thus, ten separate beauty queen...

The Hindu contributions to the development of Rastafari and the ways Indo-Jamaicans have help shaped the movement. Song at the beginning of episode: Super Cat - Ghetto Red Hot Song at the end of episode: Beverly Pancham Ramparsard - Chitawaniya Me Naina   For information on the sources used in this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on o...

On January 5 1978, the Military Intelligence Unit, a special unit of the Jamaica Defence Force, shot and killed five men at the Green Bay shooting range. In its aftermath, there would be plenty of commentary and debates on what exactly transpired. But wrapped its legacy is the events that came after where the shooting at Green Bay ultimately serve as a vehicle for citizens to be more on edge in th...

In 1976, the government of Jamaica did not allow for a Miss World Jamaica pageant to be held. As such, on paper, technically there is no Miss Jamaica 1976 winner. However, wearing the sash of Miss Jamaica World, Cindy Breakspeare became the second Jamaican to win the global beauty pageant when she won in 1976. On this episode, we explain how these two things are true. For information on the source...

Disclaimer: Since the release of this episode (originally aired in 2020 and last updated in 2021), bulla has now been reintroduced in Jamaican public schools as singular packets where most students receive it with water. As anyone over the age of 30 who went to a primary school in Jamaica would tell you, the bulla and pink milk was an experience that made their childhood. However, the famous gover...

The Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt was an attempt to overthrow the government of Trinidad and Tobago, instigated on Friday, 27 July 1990. Over the course of six days, Jamaat al Muslimeen, held hostages at the Red House (Parliament building) and at the headquarters of the state-owned national television broadcaster, Trinidad and Tobago Television (TTT).  In the end, the prime minister was shot, p...

From the community of Somerset in England, rose the shoe brand of Clarks in 1825. Yet, it was the Desert Boot, "inspired" by North African soldiers that allow the company to become a global phenomenon. But in the 1960’s, when inner city young men in Kingston, took a liking to the shoes, the fashion culture in Jamaica’s shifted. For information on the sources used in this episode, visit o...

Academic scholarship on the 1918 anti-Chinese riots is limited. As such, a bulk of the research of this singular event, came from Howard Johnson, academic paper, “The Anti-Chinese Riots of 1918 in Jamaica”, published in the Caribbean Quarterly in 1982.   In 1918, the first of 3 Anti-Chinese riots took place in Jamaica. Twenty years later, in 1938, the Labour Riots gave birth to the uprising of loo...

In 1976, on the 3rd of December, at his residence of 56 Hope Road, Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt mostly by his manager, Don Taylor, been a barrier between him and assassins. Almost 3 years later in a Gabonese hotel room, Bob Marley apparently beat up Don Taylor. The incident is said to serve as the inspiration for one of Marley's most famous track, Bad Card. For additional readi...

In 1934, a dispute over the construction of a gas station led to a heated argument and an almost physical fight, between future national heroes of Jamaica: then KSAC councillor, Marcus Garvey, and the then most sought off lawyer in the country, Norman Manley. Even before that, both men would meet in a legal issue where Garvey was alleged to have been married to two women at the same time, a fact u...

Every year, around May to August, usually, there’s a repetitive argument that exist in Jamaica society. Whether on traditional or social media, this debate takes place where person inquire why do Jamaica’s authorities continue to mandate the wearing of jacket and tie for men in formal spaces - especially in a tropical climate. The thing is however, there was once a time in this country’s modern hi...