Tangerines: A Kaleidoscope Of My Jamaican Childhood

They bore in abundance. Everywhere. On every branch. On every tree.  They looked like bright orange-coloured miniature  flying saucers parked  among the dark green foliage. In my ten-year old world,  of all the fruits that grew in abundance in my backyard, they were my favourite.  They still are. Tangerines. It was summertime and in my […]

The Newly Elected New Young Colonel of the Accompong Maroons being called “The Jamaican Black Panther”

Richard Currie, 43, has been elected the new colonel of the Accompong Maroons in St. Elizabeth on February 18, 2021. Currie is the youngest person to be chosen for this position and comes from a long line of Maroon leaders that dates back more than 280 years. He received 681 votes to claim the victory […]