Yesterday I went on a road trip with a load of the 4th year medics I’d met on A&E at UWI. An amazing day out, we hired a minibus and went to The Blue Hole near Ocho Rios. These stunning freshwater waterfalls and azure pools are a relatively hidden gem and certainly a far cry … Continue reading A little piece of paradise, The Blue Hole near Ocho Rios
JaWS Annual General Meeting is coming up, Save the Date!! The venue is To Be announced at a later time.
In his article “Pot Growers Association Launched in Jamaica,” David McFadden writes that a group of influential Jamaicans gathered last Saturday to launch an association of future Marijuana cultivators as momentum builds toward loosening laws prohibiting pot on the Caribbean island. Some 300 people, including a few medical Marijuana entrepreneurs from Canada and the U.S. … Continue reading Marijuana Growers Association Launched in Jamaica
The Bob Marley museum in central Kingston was Barack Obama's first stop after landing in Jamaica. Barack Obama has taken a tour of the Bob Marley museum in Jamaica after becoming the first US president to visit the country since 1982.
The Bob Marley museum in central Kingston was Barack Obama's first stop after landing in Jamaica Barack Obama has taken a tour of the Bob Marley museum in Jamaica after becoming the first US president to visit the country since 1982. To the strains of the late reggae star's One Love, Mr Obama was shown … Continue reading Obama in Jamaica pays tribute to Bob Marley – BBC News
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2014, Denise N. Fyffe I live in a time, When man is unshackled; Unshackled from his past, Unshackled from his mental slavery. I live in a time, When men choose black and not white; I live in a time, When what lies were told, can no longer hold us. … Continue reading Jamaican Poetry: I live in a time (Barack Obama Poem)
It is the season of Lent and we know that many people observe religious customs during this time. Therefore, today we will provide you with a sumptuous Fish recipe to satisfy your Easter cravings. Check it out below.
It is the season of Lent and we know that many people observe religious customs during this time. Therefore, today we will provide you with a sumptuous Fish recipe to satisfy your Easter cravings. Check it out below.
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Riverton report shows alarming levels of cancer causing pollutants Edmond Campbell, Senior Staff Reporter THE NATIONAL Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has confirmed, in the results of an air-quality study done during the massive February Riverton landfill fire, that carcinogenic pollutants were detected, showing alarming levels - three times that of World Health Organization (WHO) standards. … Continue reading Poison in the air after Riverton City fire in February 2015
The JaWS/JAMCOPY Lignum Vitae Writing Awards Background: The Jamaican Writers Society (JaWS) and the Jamaican Copyright Licensing Agency (JAMCOPY) are collaborating to resuscitate the UnaMarson and Vic Reid Awards for adult and children’s literature respectively. These nationally instituted awards, by the now dormant National Book Development Council (NBDC) are being re-vitalized and re-imagined in order … Continue reading Una Marson Award for Adult Literature
The JaWS/JAMCOPY Lignum Vitae Writing Awards Background: The Jamaican Writers Society (JaWS) and the Jamaican Copyright Licensing Agency (JAMCOPY) are collaborating to resuscitate the Una Marson and Vic Reid Awards for adult and children’s literature respectively. These nationally instituted awards, by the now dormant National Book Development Council (NBDC) are being re-vitalized and re-imagined in order … Continue reading Vic Reid Awards for Young Adult Literature
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