Stories
- Article
Natural eating in Jamaica and the Caribbean
Riaz Phillips is passionate about the Jamaican food he grew up with and plant-based Caribbean food he came to later, like roti, baiganee and vegan stews and curries. Here he explores the origins and surging popularity of these natural ‘health foods’.
- Article
Mary Morris-Knibb, a woman of courage and ability
A Jamaican election banner reveals the story of a pioneering women’s rights campaigner who continues to inspire 80 years on.
- Article
Ginger’s role in cures and courtroom battles
Some people will use a dose of ginger to help with hangovers – but it hasn’t always been a friend to the thirsty.
- Article
Ancestry, privacy and the family tree
Wanting to find out more about her Jamaican grandfather, Tanya Perdikou contemplates DNA testing. But first she has to consider the potential impact of unexpected results.
![The medical assistant, or Jamaica practice of physic. Designed chiefly for the use of families and plantations / [Thomas Dancer].](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/L0014949/full/282%2C/0/default.jpg)
![The medical assistant, or Jamaica practice of physic. Designed chiefly for the use of families and plantations / [Thomas Dancer].](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/L0030227/full/282%2C/0/default.jpg)
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Jamaica
Date: 1954Reference: PP/MDM/A/4/2Part of: Mackenzie, Melville Douglas- Archives and manuscripts
Jamaica merchant (fl. 1672)
Date: 1672Reference: WMS/Amer.107- Archives and manuscripts
Jamaica
Date: Jul 1969-May 1977Reference: PP/RRM/A.5/37Part of: Macintosh, Sir Robert (1897-1989)- Archives and manuscripts
Jamaica
Date: 1967-1981Reference: SA/ICM/G/4/22Part of: International Confederation of Midwives- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Jamaica
Date: 1953-1960Reference: SA/FPA/A21/16Part of: Family Planning Association