A new book titled “Wasps” which explores clandestine cultural flaws of 1920s Jamaica through fiction has just been released.

The book is based on an era after slavery was abolished in Jamaica. Jamaica in the 1920s was a hotbed of cultural activity. 

The island was a melting pot of African, European, and Caribbean influences but beneath the surface, there was a dark side to Jamaican culture. This involved a thriving underground economy in Jamaica in the 1920s. 

This was due in part to the fact that the island was a British colony and Jamaica was a major source of sugar, coffee, and other tropical commodities. It was also a hub for smuggling and piracy.

Jamaica was also home to a number of secret societies. These societies were often involved in illegal activities such as gambling, prostitution, and drug trafficking.

The cultural flaws of Jamaica in the 1920s were largely hidden from the outside world but they were an open secret among the island’s residents. There were people of different nationalities who started new lives. 

Some were coming to terms with the loss of slaves and maids, some coming to terms with a modern world, and some coming to terms with science and technology; the true slaves were now extinct.

The stories told are entirely fictitious, but the era is real. The stories portray cultural examples of the remnants of post-colonialism and how Jamaican culture has morphed.