Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican reggae singer whose smooth style earned him the nickname “Cool Ruler,” has died at the age of 59. The BBC reports that Isaacs died Monday at his London home. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer.
Trinidad and Tobago overtakes Jamaica as murder capital of the Caribbean
36 years young, and I gasp as I recognize that Bob Marley died at the very age I am today. What an inspiration, and yet so sad at the same time. In such a short life, he left a profound legacy that I can’t even begin to imagine being able to do in my entire lifetime.
Columbus Caribbean- Announcing film screening of Life and Debt: Global Financial Crisis from OUR Perspective on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at Ohio State University’s Cultural Center, 7pm
It’s one thing to talk about our own nation’s ability to recover from a hurricane’s fury, but think about the island nations who do not have as much access to resources as we do here. Get involved! Make a Contribution! (photo taken in Dominican Republic, source: thisislondon.co.uk) The Columbus Caribbean …
