A young Harry Belafonte was preparing his repertoire of Caribbean songs in the 1950s and looking for expert input, when he sought out Louise Simone Bennett-Coverly, known affectionately as Miss Lou ...

The poet Louise Bennett Coverley (1919–2006), a seminal figure of the Caribbean diaspora, is portrayed as a child who loves the melodious and creative lilt of Jamaican patois, the dialect her mother ...

"Louise Bennett Coverly (1919-2006), Miss Lou, has for decades represented the 'face' of Jamaican culture. As a poet, performer, storyteller, singer, actress, writer, broadcaster, folklore scholar and ...

Poet and actress Louise Bennett, popularly known as Miss Lou, perhaps the most beloved public figure in contemporary Jamaica, has died at the age of 86. At the Caribbean Beat blog, Jeremy Taylor ...

Gordon Town, small, picturesque, and unpretentious, is nestled on the Hope River just outside Kingston, tucked between steeply sloping foothills. Travellers, who often pass through the town square on ...

Louise “Miss Lou” Bennett-Coverley is being honored today in selected regions with a dedicated Google Doodle on what would have been her 103rd birthday. Born in Jamaica on September 7, 1919, ...

Through their courage and sacrifice they laid the foundation for a Jamaica where our aspiration is for freedom rooted in ...

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has reiterated his call for the widening of the list of National Heroes to include two of the ...