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Jews from Cape Verde and Portugal were already known in Joal as
Jews from Cape Verde and Portugal were already known in Joal as early as 1591 and a synagogue was noted there in 1641. In 1606, in Portudal, also on t...

The United Nations Population Division, which tracks demographic
The United Nations Population Division, which tracks demographic data from around the world, has dramatically revised its projections for what will ha...

It all began in the year 1825, when John Wray, a wheelwright
It all began in the year 1825, when John Wray, a wheelwright living in the parish of St. Ann, Jamaica, opened a tavern in Kingston. Kingston was then,...

Steven Spielberg may believe it but it just ain’t true. A
Steven Spielberg may believe it but it just ain’t true. A careful reading of Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation proves that it freed NOT A S...

Modern day police in the United States evolved primarily, from
Modern day police in the United States evolved primarily, from slave patrols in the South and city guards in the North; both were concerned with the c...

Montserrat under Sir Thomas Warner was populated almost entirely
Montserrat under Sir Thomas Warner was populated almost entirely by Irish. To this day it is known as ‘The Emerald Isle’. They stamp your passport...

To understand the history and background of the Irish in Jamaica
To understand the history and background of the Irish in Jamaica one has to go right back to the year 1655, when Admiral Penn and General Venables, ha...

From 1648 - 1655 over 12,000 Irish political prisoners were
From 1648 - 1655 over 12,000 Irish political prisoners were shipped to Barbados. Although indentured servants (Irish included) have been coming to Bar...