Roger Williams. – Contributed By Shereita Grizzle— Following a recent Sunday Gleaner story about US-based Jamaican author Roger Williams’ unsuccessful attempts to get his novel Turn Back Blow endorsed locally, the Ministry of Education has made it clear that it encourages Jamaican talent, but there has to be an orderly process. “Things cannot be done haphazardly,” said Lena Buckle-Scott, assistant chief education officer in the Core Curriculum Unit. “There is a stipulated time period in which the Ministry invites authors and publishers to submit their work for review for the next academic year.” While confirming that the ministry now has a copy of Williams’ Turn Back Blow, Buckle-Scott explained that the delay in response may have been because Williams’ submission was outside of the stipulated time frame. She said the time for submissions is usually at the start … Read entire article »