AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMusic & Heritage: Master percussionist Larry McDonald is set to receive the Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service, recognising nearly seven decades of shaping Jamaican music and carrying its rhythms worldwide. Diaspora: Brooklyn’s Errol’s Caribbean Delights will close on October 24 after 25 years, as its owners retire; longtime customers are mourning the loss of a neighbourhood spot that brought Jamaican food and a taste of home. Community: A nonprofit led by recently deported Jamaican Alvin McLean is helping returnees find housing, work and basic documents as deportation flights increase. Culture: Ocho Rios hosts a road march and parade on October 25, with bands, scouts, cadets and community groups celebrating Jamaican pride. Tourism: Jamaica collected 10 major World Travel Awards, including Caribbean’s Leading Destination and Best Culinary Destination. Books & Music: Seven Jamaican albums, including Augustus Pablo and King Tubby’s King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown, made Rolling Stone’s best albums of 1976 list; Marlon James’s new Booker-shortlisted novel explores queer life in Kingston.
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