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Richard Gibson is the guest speaker for 1963 – A Landmark Year in St. Martin by Daniella Jeffry
GREAT BAY, St. Martin (June 3, 2003)— High-profile lawyer Richard Gibson will be the guest speaker for the launch of 1963 – A Landmark Year in St. Martin by Daniella Jeffry on Saturday, June 7, at the Jubilee Library at 8 PM. “And guests and readers could be more than...
1963, from sleepy paradise to boisterous tourist destination in 40 years
GREAT BAY, St. Martin (May 27, 2003)—According to writer Fabian Badejo, 1963 – A Landmark Year in St. Martinby Daniella Jeffry is itself a cornerstone by which to measure developments realized and promises not kept. “What has remained the same since 1963 is that...
June weddings, united sports teams, a hunger strike, a new status and more in Daniella Jeffry’s 1963 book
GREAT BAY, St. Martin (May 19, 2003) — Talking or guessing about St. Martin’s history without sound facts and is one thing, identifying and recording the proof of important parts of the nation’s history makes a big difference. In her new book, 1963 – A Landmark Year...
In Daniella Jeffry’s new book 2003 is St. Martin’s 40th carnival anniversary
GREAT BAY, St. Martin (May 6, 2003) — House of Nehesi Publishers is scheduled to launch 1963 – A Landmark Year in St. Martin by Daniella Jeffry on June 7, 2003, said Lasana M. Sekou, the foundation’s projects director. The 206-page book is a retrospective look at 1963...
Int’l literature festival is “Crossing the seas” to St. Martin, Changa, Ian, Lyzanne to represent
GREAT BAY, St. Martin (March 17, 2003) — The Caribbean tour of the Winternachten (Winternights) literature festival will open in St. Martin on April 4, 2003, with authors, poets and jazz musicians from St. Martin, Aruba, Curacao, Surinam, the Netherlands, South Africa...
“A war in Iraq will be worst for us than 9-11,” says US Senator Brooke in St. Martin radio interview
MARIGOT, St. Martin (March 13, 2003) — “A war in Iraq will be worst for us than 911,” said former US Senator Edward Brooke this week in an interview with Conscious Lyrics radio magazine host and producer Shujah Reiph. The senator is the scheduled guest on the popular...
World famous author Amiri Baraka guest lectures in St. Martin at Creative Writing Program
GREAT BAY, St. Martin (Feb. 2, 2003) — The American author Amiri Baraka is scheduled to speak in St. Martin on February 11 at the Creative Writing Program (CWP), said Lasana M. Sekou, the CWP coordinator. Baraka’s address will be “The role of the writer in a...
Josianne Fleming-Artsen introduces The House That Jack Built and Other Plays at book launch
GREAT BAY, St. Martin (January 30, 2003) — Leading educator Josianne Fleming-Artsen will be the guest speaker at the book party for The House That Jack Built and Other Plays by Louie Laveist on Saturday, February 1. Fleming-Artsen is expected look at the importance of...
New book of St. Martin plays already being studied in two literature courses
GREAT BAY, St. Martin (January 26, 2003) — The House That Jack Built and Other Plays by Louie Laveist is now required reading for students of the University of St. Martin (USM) and the Creative Writing Program (CWP). News of the book’s publication was made public here...
First book of plays by Louie Laveist just published
GREAT BAY, St. Martin (January 12, 2003)—The House That Jack Built and Other Plays by Louie Laveist will be launched here on February 1, said Lasana M. Sekou, projects director at House of Nehesi Publishers. The House That Jack Built and Other Plays, the first book of...
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