New Day (novel) New Day (novel) New Day is a 1949 book by Jamaican author V. S. Reid. It was Reid's first novel. "New Day" deals with the political history of Jamaica as told by a character named Campbell, who is a boy at the time of the Morant Bay Rebellion (in 1865) and an old man during its final chapters. It may have been the first novel to use Jamaican vernacular as its language of narration. Reid employed the Jamaican dialect as a springboard for creating a distinctive literary variant and for achieving a greater depth in the English language. Reid was
Queen for a Day also called "Reina Por Un Día" ("Queen for One Day") was produced. It was originally hosted by Ingrid Coranado and then by Raquel Bigorra. It premiered in 2011. In the winter of 2011, a Spanish-language revival was hosted by Tomás Ramos (better known as "The Red Shadow" animator) aired on Univision in Puerto Rico under the name "Reina Por Un Día" ("Reina for a Day"). The panel consisted of Amos Morals and Moraima Oyola. In Spain, the show was also called "" ("Queen for One Day") hosted by José Luis Barcelona and Mario Cabré aired on TVE from 1964 until