Authors & Presenters

Barnes, Vernie Clarice Dr Vernie Clarice Barnes has contributed to formal and informal education in Montserrat, the wider Caribbean, UK and Africa for over 40 years. She is currently Principal of the Montserrat Community College and formerly Professor of Education and Psychology at the William VS Tubman University, Liberia. Her engagement with educational and psycho-social and cultural issues has ...
Benjamin, Baroness Floella, OBE, DL Born in Trinidad, Baroness Floella Benjamin went to England as a ten year old child in 1960. She left school at 16 with the aim of becoming Britain’s first black woman bank manager but changed direction and became an actor, presenter, writer, film and television producer, working peer and advocate for the welfare, care and ...
Dewar, Ann Marie Ann Marie Dewar is a trained teacher who holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from the University of the West Indies and a Master of Arts in Education from the University of London. She has had a productive and successful career both in education and public service. Ann Marie has been involved in the performing ...
Eprile, Tony Tony Eprile grew up in South Africa, where his father was the editor of the first multiracial mass-circulation newspaper, The Golden City Post, and of Drum Magazine. He is the author of The Persistence of Memory, a novel exploring three decades of South Africa’s turbulent political history as seen through the eyes of a shy ...
Fergus, Professor Sir Howard Howard A. Fergus KBE PhD is a leading Montserratian writer who has authored some 40 books and monographs in the areas of history, education, politics, poetry, and literary criticism. He has been published in the Caribbean and in Europe. Honours and awards include The Caribbean Writer Poetry Prize, The David Hough Literary Prize, the University of the West ...
Lea, David David Lea has lived in Montserrat with his family since 1980. They own and manage Gingerbread Hill, which includes their home, guest accommodations, perma-culture gardens, laying hens, and a tilapia farm. They have been active in a number of community projects over the years. David was a chaplain in Her Majesty’s Prison for almost a decade prior ...
MacIntosh, Llewellyn or Short Pants Veteran calypsonian SHORT PANTS (Llewellyn MacIntosh) has been singing in Calypso Tents for over thirty years. He began his calypso singing career at the Calypso Theatre in 1975. He was at the Regal in 1977 and at Kitchener’s Calypso Revue in 1978 and 1979. He sang at Shadow’s Masters’ Den during the years 1980 to 1987 ...
Poynting, Jeremy Jeremy Poynting taught for many years in further education in Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. He was awarded a PhD at the University of Leeds in 1985 for his thesis on Caribbean Literature. He founded Peepal Tree Press in 1986 and over the next almost thirty years has been the editor and publisher of over 300 titles. ...
Skerritt, Andrew Author, essayist and educator, Andew Skerritt is the storytelling and content coach at the Tallahassee Democrat. Born in London, England, he grew up on Montserrat. He studied journalism at Howard University and received a Master of Liberal Arts degree at Winthrop University. He also earned a Master of Fine Arts in creative non-fiction from the ...
Taylor, Keith Keith Taylor is a director, writer and cameraman. With a wealth of experience in the world of television and other media, he successfully combines his creative talent and his technical expertise. He studied Art & Design at Hampton School of Art and started his theatrical career in 1969 as an assistant stage manager with the National ...
White, Edgar Nkosi Montserrat born Edgar Nkosi White is a playwright and novelist. He has lived in both America and Britain and his work has been performed in international venues, including the New York Public Theater and the Royal Court in London. His best known plays are Lament for Rastafari, I Marcus Garvey and The Long and Cheerful Road to Slavery. He ...