Jamaica Festival Song winner for 1978 - Eric Donaldson with "Land of my Birth" Lyrics from: http://www.wowlyrics.com Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Aah, Aah, Aah This is the land of my birth; I say this is the land of my birth. I say this is Jamaica, my Jamaica, the land of my birth. I will never … Continue reading Jamaica Festival Song History: 1978 – Watch Eric Donaldson with “Land of my Birth”
Jamaica Festival Song winner for 1980 - Stanley & The Turbines with "Come Sing With Me" Lyrics from: not found
My summer vacation has been made awesome by this quaint getaway. One of Jamaica's hidden treasure Rafjam Bed and Breakfast off the road of Irish Town via Redlight Square. Waiting for me was this beautiful gem of a waterfall. Address: 6 Springdale Cove, Hopewell Road, Red Light District, Irish Town, Kingston, St Andrew Telephone: 944-8094
Jamaica Festival Song winner for 1979 - The Astronauts with "Born Jamaican" Lyrics from: not found
Reblogged Its good news for Jamaica's development. Contractors are putting the finishing touches on the Mount Rosser bypass to facilitate its official opening on August 5. “The contractors are…doing clean-up work, installing signs, and doing the final road markings,” Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Construction Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson, said. Motorists will travel … Continue reading Jamaican Lifestyle : Final touches being put on Mount Rosser bypass of Highway 2000 for August 5 opening
Reblogged Health officials are reporting that for the first time, U.S. mosquitos are spreading a virus that has been tearing through the Caribbean. Two people in Florida have domestically acquired chikungunya infections, officials said. In both cases, they said, a person infected with the virus after visiting the Caribbean was then bitten again by an … Continue reading U.S. mosquitos spreading Chikungunya, the excruciatingly painful disease that tore through the Caribbean
Reblogged KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica may be facing its first case of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus. The Ministry of Health announced in a release today that a suspected imported case of the chikungunya virus has been detected through its “heightened surveillance system”. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kevin Harvey says the case is of an individual … Continue reading Jamaican Health: Jamaica has first suspected Chikungunya virus case
JAMAICA’S legislators have approved the amendment of the Dangerous Drugs Act to facilitate the decriminalization of possession of small amounts of ganja. The announcement was made by Justice Minister Mark Golding during a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston yesterday. “Cabinet has approved certain changes to the law relating to … Continue reading Marijuana decriminalization in Jamaica by September 2014
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2014, Denise N. Fyffe Calabash 2014, as said by many at the festival, is a world class event featuring some of the best poets, writers and authors in the world. This bi-annual event featured many great writers such as Jamaica Kincaid, Zadie Smith, Sir Salman Rushdie, Mukoma wa Ngugi, … Continue reading The Calabash Experience – Calabash Schedule, 3 nights of World Class Poetry
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2014, Denise N. Fyffe
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