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Jamaican Raw Sessions (Jamaica 2015) - YouTube February 2015. 3 days in Kingston and around. We visited many places with just a mic and a camera and took the vibe, recorded who we met in the studios yards we went. And we deliver it to you. RAW!
February 2015. 3 days in Kingston and the surrounding area. We visited many places with just a mic and a camera and took the vibe, recording the artists we met in the yards of the studios where we found them. And we deliver it to you. RAW!
Media consolidation in Jamaica @anniepaul @marciaforbes When news of the merger between RJR and the Gleaner Company broke, I felt what I always feel when I hear of media consolidation: disappointment and a little dread. I love journalism and I regard it as a craft, but … Continue reading 
Nicola Williams: Sharing the Japan Experience
Today’s interview post features Nicola Williams a young, intelligent Jamaican woman who arrived in Japan in July 2014 to participate in the JET programme. I met Nicola at the send-off reception for the 2014 JETS and what struck me was how calm and confident she...
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July 2015
Belize’s First Tourism Hotel Celebrates 50 Years & The Amazing Visionary, Miss Celi McCorkle
The day before the presentation of the 2015 BTB Awards at the Holiday Hotel in San Pedro, Belize, it seems fitting to write about Miss Celi McCorkle. Â The woman who opened and ran the very first tourist hotel in all of Belize. Â Who brought tourism to Belize – 50 years ago. Earlier this year,Keep reading »
Questions over jailbreak By Raffique Shah July 25, 2015 TRUST Trinidad and Tobago to make history of a most dubious nature at a time when most countries similarly endowed are forging ahead in positive ways. Last Friday’s jailbreak, in which three high-risk prisoners escaped by shooting their way out of one of the most secure prisons in the […]
June 2015
Marx Was Right Karl Marx exposed the peculiar dynamics of capitalism, or what he called “the bourgeois mode of production.â€
Working Women A few weeks ago, a friend shared the good news of getting a new job. She was very excited by the idea of working with a high-end organization and making a good salary. As I congratulated her, I couldn’t help but reflect on the fact that my friend would likely face economic inequities in women’s […]
May 2015
Japanese Anime Festival in Jamaica The Japanese Embassy in Jamaica and the Japan Foundation is teaming up to stage another Japanese Anime Festival in Jamaica. The 2 day event will be on Saturday May  30th from 11am to 5pm at the St Andrew High School for Girls and Sunday May...
The Jamaican passport is not so “worthless†after-all April 24, 2015 The Jamaican passport is ranked as one of the least valuable travel documents in the Caribbean based on the number of countries which allow its holders visa free travel through their ports of entry. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20150424/jamaicas-passport-powerless-countrys-perceived-leadership-region-danger If the events over the last two days are anything to go by, it seems that Gleaner […]
Stupid/Ignorant people “rush†the passport office Jamaica is a rather interesting country, with  far too many who appear to have very little understanding of how things work in the country and the impact things on their lives. Ever since the government announced the increase in passport prices, people  have rushed to the passport office hoping to get their passport before the […]
