Articles surrounding issues relating to Jamaica
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe Never before in the history of athletics has one man, been so formidable in sprinting; that is Jamaican sprinting superstar, Usain Bolt. He is such a phenomenon, that the entire world, not only in sports, is preoccupied with the question; Can Anyone Beat Bolt? … Continue reading Jamaica, The London 2012 Olympics: Video, Can anyone beat Usain Bolt? Asafa, Yohan, Gaitlin, Gay, Lemaitre?
Republished: Sprinter peeved at coach's criticism over JAAA position Leighton Levy, Gleaner Writer Michael Frater has quit MVP Track Club over what he says is the disrespect being shown to him by head coach Stephen Francis, following his decision to run for the post of vice-president of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA). In the … Continue reading Jamaican Sports: Michael Frater, sprinter peeved at Stephen Francis criticism over JAAA position
CNN: When the fastest men on the planet contest the Olympic 100 meters final in London on August 5, it will be a major upset if the winner does not come from the small Caribbean island of Jamaica... Jamaican Female Athletes Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce, 100m Fraser, who trained for the Olympics with teammate Asafa Powell, became the … Continue reading The Legacy: Why Jamaicans run so fast?
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe Jamaica's top sprint athletes were out for gold on day six of the Track and Field Schedule at the London 2012 Olympics. Though setbacks and mishaps were the order of the day at the XXX Olympiad; Jamaica collected two medals in the … Continue reading Jamaica and The London 2012 Olympics: Pocket rocket, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Hansle Parchment medal in 200m, 110m hurdles
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise Fyffe The legend, Bob Marley, is universally recognised of the greatest ambassador of Jamaican Reggae Music. His life, was so lived, to captain the ship called Reggae. Bob Marley did songs and released music before he became a rastafarian. He and several others, which included … Continue reading Jamaican Reggae Music: List of all Bob Marley’s Songs
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2013, Denise N. Fyffe Jamaica is not equipped to deal with these ‘noxious fume’ incidents. There have now been no less three incidents which occurred in June 2012 – vicinity of Portmore Toll Road, November 2012 – vicinity of Spanish Town, Hagley Park and Molynes Roads - and now … Continue reading Jamaican Health: Jamaica’s inept warfare on ‘noxious’ fumes
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Denise N. Fyffe The Island Journal - 2012 in review Thanks to all the 68,000 visitors who made visited throughout 2012. It is because of your continued visits and interest why we continue to produce material that surrounds the Jamaican culture, lifestyle, health, sports, wedding, advice, politics etc. Jamaica … Continue reading The Island Journal – 2012 in review
By: Denise defy Fyffe. Copyright © 2011, defy, Denise Fyffe This world can get dark, evil and down right wicked. The executioners of this, is often the people in our lives and friends. But, luckily, we have representation of goodness, purity of spirit and genuineness along the way. Today, I take the time out to … Continue reading Life Lesson – Some people are ‘Angels of Goodness’ when we need them to be, in our lives.
By: Davene Rowe. Copyright © 2010, Davene Rowe. It is customary for children to emulate their parents, whether it is their mannerism, speech or dress; but some important lifelong lessons can be learnt from and even taught to us by our children. Very recently, my seven-year old came crying to me with a bloody mouth. … Continue reading Life Lessons from Children
One of the most expensive events in our lives can be a wedding. Couples have to be extra careful and prudent in these economic times, to cut back on spending and staying within their wedding budget. Having a lavish Jamaican wedding is not as important as staying out of debt and beginning your marriage debt-free. … Continue reading Jamaican Wedding: Big Expense Items That Affect Your Wedding Spending
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