Pearl of Great PriceJul 24, 20214 minJuly 23 Cuba's Hurricane Priest The Jesuit priest Benito Vines spent decades observing the skies at the Belen Observatory in colonial Cuba. He is now seen as a pioneer...
Pearl of Great PriceJul 14, 20215 minJuly 15 - Nanette, the velvet brick and mother of slavesWe remember an extraordinary French woman Anne-Marie Javouhey, often known as Nanette. who died today at the age of 72. One of her last...
Pearl of Great PriceMay 22, 20213 minMay 23 The Baptist Slave rebellion in JamaicaSamuel Sharpe was hanged today in Jamaica for his role in organising as slave uprising referred to by historians as 'The Baptist War'. ...