GREAT BAY, St. Martin (November 12, 2003) — The National Symbols of St. Martin is now “recommended” as reading material by the US State Department, said Lasana M. Sekou, projects director at House of Nehesi Publishers. The hard cover book, a primer about St. Martin’s...

GREAT BAY, ST. MARTIN (November 5, 2003) — Dr. Maria van Enckevort returned here recently from the Netherlands where she delivered a paper on Surinamese revolutionary Otto Huiswoud. Enckevort’s paper, “The Life and Work of Otto Huiswoud: Professional Revolutionary and...

Marigot/Great Bay (November 2, 2003) — A group of six people represented St. Martin at the Caribbean Publishers Network (CAPNET) second International Conference on Publishing in the Caribbean, from October 28 to 31, at the luxurious Kura Hulanda Hotel in Curaçao. The...

ST. MARTIN (November 2003) — Over 100 people attended the book launch for Salted Tongues – Modern Literature in St. Martin by Fabian Adekunle Badejo on the Caribbean island of St. Martin. The book by the former Nigerian diplomatic officer was published here by House...

GREAT BAY, St. Martin (October 12, 2003) — The image of the book National Symbols of St. Martin – A Primerhas just gotten a presentation boost, according to House of Nehesi Publishers. The hardcover book now fits snugly into its own case and slides out with ease to be...

ST. MARTIN, Caribbean (October 2003) — The Essence of Reparations and Somebody Blew Up America & Other Poems, by controversial America author Amiri Baraka have just been published here by House of Nehesi Publishers. Both books are available at www.amazon.com and...

ST. MARTIN (October 2003) — The new book, Salted Tongues – Modern Literature in St. Martin by Fabian Adekunle Badejo is now available in St. Martin at Van Dorp, Arnia’s Bookstore, Shipwreck and the Jubilee Library. The book was launched in St. Martin and Curacao in...

GREAT BAY, St. Martin (September 24, 2003) — The St. Martin poet Changa Hickinson returned here last weekend following his tour of Indonesia where he took part in the Winternachten 2003 overseas literary festival. The final recital on September 1 at Erasmus Huis in...

GREAT BAY, St. Martin (September 3, 2003) — At least one Island Councilor took the advice of Lt. Governor Franklyn Richards and read the book An Introduction to Government in preparing for this week’s Island Council (IC) Meeting. It was IC member Gracita Arrindell...

GREAT BAY, St. Martin (August 30, 2003) — Over the weekend St. Martin poet Changa Hickinson winded down a tour of Indonesia as part of the fourth leg of the Winternachten 2003 overseas literary festival. According to Changa, who left here about a week ago, he felt...