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Walter Adolphe Roberts (1886 – 1962)

Walter Adolphe Roberts (1886 – 1962)

Walter Adolphe Roberts (1886 - 1962) Name: Walter Adolphe Roberts Birth: October 15, 1886 Died: September 13, 1962 Industry: Poetry, Journalism Walter Adolphe Roberts, historian, poet novelist, journalist and patriot was born 1886 in Kingston, Jamaica.  He was the son...

Manuscripts

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Marjorie Prentice Saunders  (1913-2009)

Marjorie Prentice Saunders (1913-2009)

Marjorie Prentice Saunders (1913-2009) Name: Marjorie Prentice Saunders Birth: February 25, 1913 Death: March 2, 2009 Industry: Theology; Education In 2005, she published her autobiography, Born to Serve: The Pioneering Ministries Marjorie Sanders, a publication which...
The Rt. Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer  (1923 – 2004)

The Rt. Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer (1923 – 2004)

The Rt. Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer (1923 - 2004) Name: Hugh Lawson Shearer Born: May 18, 1923 Died: July 5, 2004 Industry: Politics; Government; Trade Unionism Born on May 18, 1923 at Martha Brae, Trelawny, close to the sugar and banana areas.  He attended St. Simon’s...
Oliver Samuels (1948 – )

Oliver Samuels (1948 – )

Oliver Samuels (1948 - ) Name: Oliver Adolphus Samuels Birth: November 4, 1948 Industry: Actor, Comedian Oliver Adolphus Samuels, actor and comedian was born November 4, 1948 in Harmony Hall, St. Mary. He grew up on a banana plantation where his father worked as a...