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Ancient genome study identifies traces of indigenous “Taíno” in present-day Caribbean populations

19 Feb 2018

A thousand-year-old tooth has provided genetic evidence that the so-called “Taíno”, the first indigenous Americans to feel the full impact of...

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Cave painting, Isla de Mona

'Extreme sleepover #17' – going underground in search of zombies

04 Mar 2016

Lucy Wrapson reports on her fieldwork analysing the curious cave paintings found on Isla de Mona, in the Caribbean, and their equally enigmatic...

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Tropical flower

‘but we have a time when de soft rain come’

29 Oct 2013

This evening will see the launch of a new book - Teaching Caribbean Poetry - written for English teachers. The book is the latest outcome of an...

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Egret Wings of White

Poetry power

20 Sep 2012

A determination to put poetry centre stage in schools and universities is the motivation behind the Caribbean Poetry Project. A conference in...

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Joy Juma

A conservation leader in the making

13 Oct 2011

Joy Juma, from Kenya, is among the first early-career conservation practitioners to take an innovative Masters programme at the University of...

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Antigua.

Poets of the Caribbean

05 Oct 2011

A new initiative which aims to give English teachers the confidence and skills to use more Caribbean poetry in lessons has been launched by an...

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