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Thursday 22 June 2017
Novelists of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao not known in wider Caribbean

“The Caribbean and the World” panel presenters, L-R: Emilio Jorge Rodríguez (University of Ha-
vana), Chenzira Davis-Kahina (University of the Virgin Islands), Scott Henkel (University of Wyo-
ming).
(credit EJR)

Martin, in the wider Carib- semination, translation, tion to authors like Cola
bean, and beyond, said and publishing” of the liter- Debrot, Tip Marugg, Boeli
Lasana M. Sekou, projects ature “requires a medita- van Leeuwen, Gilberto E.
GREAT BAY, St. Martin (CSA) conference in The director at House of Nehesi tion about themes, styles, Rosario, Pierre A. Lauffer,
(June 16, 2017)—“A per- Bahamas, June 7, 2017. Publishers (HNP). movements, and to estab- Frank Martinus Arion, Di-
sistent ignorance about The “persistent” challenge Rodríguez, whose books lish links with the rest of the ana Lebacs, and Quito
the Dutch Antilles litera- that the Cuban literary have been translated and region,” said Rodríguez, Nicolaas, among others.”
ture exist among the Eng- scholar pointed out is one published here by HNP, has one of three Caribbeanists “Rodríguez has been
lish, Spanish, and French- that literary historians and stepped up the discussion on the CSA panel entitled studying the literatures of
speaking Caribbean.” reviewers such as Wim Rut- in his conference paper. “The Caribbean and the the Netherlands colonies
That is how Emilio Jorge gers, Fabian Badejo, and “There is a confluence of World.” in the region for over 30
Rodríguez introduced a Hans Vaders have previ- Dutch, Papiamento, Span- According to Rodríguez, years. He is considered an
main idea of his paper, ously touched on. It ex- ish, and English languages his paper is part of the en- expert on St. Martin litera-
“Dutch Antilles Novelists plains in part why noted in the literary production of deavor to “create con- ture; and is also well pub-
and the Caribbean Liter- authors like Cola Debrot Aruba, Bonaire and Cura- science in the academic lished by leading Cuban
ary Canon,” at the Carib- and Pierre A. Lauffer are çao,” said Rodríguez. field about this balkanized publishers,” said Sekou.
bean Studies Association not better known in St. However, “the barely dis- situation, and give atten-

The Bergner family

following their

favorite bartender

This is the 6th time the Bergner family from New Jersey are
visiting the island and they are really loving their vacation
here. But they cannot visit the island without visiting their
favorite bartender.
For the last 3 years the family met bartender Tony at Fishes
and More and before returning this vacation to the island
they were informed that their favorite bartender was pro-
moted to the Hadicurari Restaurant.
Bartender Tony surely remembered the family: they were
crazy about him.q