Painting, Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1801. The work shows the so-called "Cort" process in use. Specifically, it depicts night work at the Bedlam furnaces in Madeley Dale (i.e. Coalbrookdale) along the river Severn, Shropshire. Courtesy of The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum hide caption
People protest to demand an apology and slavery reparations during a visit to the former British colony by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate, in Kingston, Jamaica, on Tuesday. Collin Reid/AP hide caption
Lee "Scratch" Perry performs in Australia in 2007. Paul Kane/Getty Images hide caption
Gold medalist Hansle Parchment of Jamaica holds up his medal on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's 110-meter hurdles on Aug. 5. Michael Steele/Getty Images hide caption
Elaine Thompson-Herah, of Jamaica, reacts after winning the final of the women's 200-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo. David Goldman/AP hide caption
Waves splash in a pool during an earthquake in the Cayman Islands. Social media was flooded with photos and video from people documenting the event. Realvision.com via Reuters hide caption
Jamaica's Reggae Girlz celebrate winning a penalty kick shootout against Panama to advance to this year's Women's World Cup. Richard W. Rodriguez/AP hide caption
The Jamaican four man bobsleigh team in action at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games. David Yarrow/Getty Images hide caption
Streets in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, were inundated Tuesday after Hurricane Matthew made landfall in the country's southwest. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Heavy rain hits downtown Kingston, Jamaica, on Sunday ahead of Hurricane Matthew's expected arrival. Collin Reid/AP hide caption
Forecasters expect Hurricane Matthew to pass between Jamaica and Hispaniola before hitting parts of Cuba and the Bahamas. NHC/NOAA hide caption
Usain Bolt in 2006 in Kingston, Jamaica. The world's faster sprinter grew up in a remote, rural part of the island. Michael Steele/Getty Images hide caption
The goat did not order a latte. But when it escaped from home and entered a nearby Starbucks in the Northern California town of Rohnert Park, it did have a hankering for cardboard. Sgt. Rick Bates/Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety hide caption
Jamaica's Ministry of Health released a reggae music video about how people can protect themselves against the Zika virus. YouTube hide caption
Marlon James' previous books include The Book of Night Women and John Crow's Devil. Jeffrey Skemp/Courtesy of Riverhead Books hide caption
The pillars of Caribbean cuisine, framing the front of a streetside stall. Ellen Silverman/Courtesy of Media Masters Publicity hide caption
The two-man Jamaican bobsled team will be heading to Sochi, Russia, for the 2014 Winter Olympics, after a fundraising campaign gave a much-needed boost to its budget. Jamaican Bobsled Team hide caption
The U.S. ambassador to Spain, James Costos, leaves the Spanish Foreign Ministry after being summoned to a meeting in Madrid on Monday. He was called in following reports that the NSA was tracking millions of phone calls in Spain. Juan Medina/Reuters /Landov hide caption
Usain Bolt of Jamaica sprints to victory and a new world record in the men's 4x100 meter relay at the 2011 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Mark Dadswell/Getty Images hide caption