Damion Coombs·Aug 29, 2023Corruption in Contemporary Jamaica: A Plantation Legacy Maintaining Modern VicesIn the period of plantation slavery, Jamaica was at one point the richest British colony and was as affirmed by Eric Williams the…
Damion Coombs·Oct 26, 2022Beach Access and Racism in JamaicaJamaica is a small island state in the Caribbean with a population that is more than 90 percent black. The black population is…
Damion Coombs·Aug 14, 2021The Exclusion of the Citizen from Jamaica’s BeachesThere is a new push from the wealthy and ownership class in Jamaica to deprive and dispossess the masses of the wealth, resources and…
Damion Coombs·Nov 30, 2017Vybz Kartel: Alien?In December, 2008 Vybz Kartel uttered some of the most prescient lyrics of his career: “mi a di las’ man standing” . This declaration was…
Damion Coombs·Nov 30, 2017Oh Grammy! Oh Grammy! We Beseech Thee.Every year many in dancehall get excited about the Grammy’s. But what exactly is the relationship between dancehall and the Grammy’s? It is…
Damion Coombs·Nov 30, 2017Dancehall at a CrossroadsThat big strange shiny thing you see in the center of the yard is not some serendipitous treasure. In fact it is quite the opposite; it is…
