You don’t just feel the quiet. You absorb it. It almost feels impossibly serene, unimaginably relaxing. Sure, Eagle Beach can feel wide and open even on its busiest days, but the resort has carved out a pocket of genuine calm — a stretch of soft sand and low-rise buildings where adults can settle into their […]
Above: last year’s Quand l’Art se fait femme festival in Martinique (Photo: RM) By the Caribbean Journal staff An extended festival in Martinique next month will be celebrating the work of female artists on the island. The celebration is called “Quand l’art se fait femme.” It will take place in the Agora business centre and […]
Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Across the world, female political representation continues to be an issue. Most recently, it’s become a significant issue in Jamaica, where the 51 Percent Coalition has been pushing for more women in Parliament (and in boardrooms) in the country. So we decided to take a look at the […]
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor MANY ARE quick to point out the sprinkling of women in top-level positions in Jamaica as representative of “woman power.” Then, too, the country has a female Prime Minister. These relatively few high profile women disguise an ugly truth – the situation of the majority of women in Jamaica […]
