Interview with Gordon James
Jamaicans come from all walks of life. This diversity is reflective of our national motto “Out of Many, One People.” All the people I have interviewed so far for the website, have been vibrant, intelligent, funny, easy and interesting people to talk with. This young man continues the trend and has had an amazing life […]
10 Questions with Roderick Grant, Owner of Jamaican Restaurant in Australia
A Jamaican restaurant in Australia!!! We had the same thought of disbelief. So we thought we would get some answers from Roderick Grant, owner of Yeah Maan Rastaurant in this month’s 10 Questions series. Q1: Are you Jamaican? Tell us the story of how you got to Australia? Yes I am Jamaican. I was born […]
Is genetic engineering good or bad for humanity?
In the 21 St Century, scientists and medical doctors have undertaken to modify the physiological make up of plants and humans while eradicating diseases which plague the lives of all peoples of the world. This makes for considerable changes in the lives of mankind. Genetic engineering, a noble and promising initiative for some, an unknown […]
EL HAJJ MALIK EL SHABAZZ (Malcolm X)
EL HAJJ MALIK EL SHABAZZ (Malcolm X) May 19, 1925 –February 21, 1965 When actor Ossie Davis eulogized Malcolm X at the Faith Temple Church of God in Harlem New York on Saturday February 27, 1965 he spoke these words, “…what we place now in the ground is no more a man- but a seed- […]
The Write to Link Popularity
Using writing as a means of boosting your link popularity can be a turnoff for many webmasters, when in fact it can lead to a wealth of links. I first learnt about link popularity while researching about many different methods that I could use to market a Geocities site I had. After emailing countless webmasters […]
How to Monetize a Free Website
For some time now I have been aggressively marketing my Geocities website without the prospect of any financial return. The site is content based so I did not expect to generate any product sales and neither was I able to lure potential sponsors. But that has quietly changed. Google has decided to reward webmasters with […]
Online Tradewinds
A few bends ago on the online marketing road, I registered and got paid hosting for a website I have been marketing for years. Now some people may say that is minor step, but for someone who lives on a rock in the Caribbean Sea that is a privilege. I happen to live in a […]
Strive or Strife?
That is the question I have been asking myself since the first day of this year dawned. Prosperity and adversity is experienced each day by everyone but how can we keep the former in our lives? The successful among us know and use certain traits in order for them to achieve their goals. Now some […]
Jamaica’s New E-bay
Jamaica’s own bargain online marketplace “No where better than Yard”, Introducing YardSaleJamaica.com, a new website which allows you the opportunity to exchange your quality used goods for great prices. Yardsalejamaica.com which was launched this January 2005; is a web service solution which offer savvy internet users a way to beat the high cost of new […]
Book Review – Surviving in America
Similar Paths, Divergent Lives: Immigration to America About the BookNearly a million people immigrate to America, legally or illegally, each year. The influx of people from all over the world has proven at times to be America’s greatest strength and at times it’s most difficult challenge. There is no question; however, that America is defined […]