Fight for Freedom

Historian Carey Robinson has worked as a journalist  (the Daily Gleaner, Spotlight, Spotlight, News Magazine) and broadcaster (RadioJamaicaand the Government’s Public Relations Office). At the time of independence, he was put in charge of the Public Relations Office, which was shortly after renamed the Jamaica Information Service (JIS).  Mr. Robinson headed JIS until 1971 when he was made General Manager of the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation — a post he would again hold in 1987.

Mr. Robinson has done extensive research into early Maroon history and has authored The Fighting Maroons of Jamaica and its expanded version The Iron Thorn.  He is the recipient of a Silver Musgrave Medal, the award of Commander of the Order of Distinction and the Press Association of Jamaica’s Life Time award for Outstanding Public Service in television production.  Mr. Robinson has been studyingJamaica’s history for well over forty seven years believing that only through such a study can the character and needs of the Jamaican people be really understood.