Rent A Dread – Brutality, Gender and Race Part 3

Rent A Dread – The impact of Dreadlocks on the Global community A Christian bredda based in the yard name Kymauni comes through with some reasoning on a subject that is often discussed but never presented in the correct context. He talks about the locks craze that is so fashionable among black people here at […]

Black African peoples in the Bible

This commentary on the unfair exclusion of Black African peoples in the Bible is an honest attempt to set the record straight. – David Ramgeet Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth. II Timothy 2:15 The truth many times conflicts with […]

Book Review – Cool Runnings and Beyond

Book DescriptionApplying the vivid metaphor of “Fire on Ice”, author Nelson “Chris” Stokes begins his account of the Jamaica Bobsleigh Team, citing its spectacular crash at the 1988 Calgary Olympics to its triumphs across world competition. Once a novelty portrayed in the motion picture Cool Runnings, the team has become a phenomenon, quite unlike any […]

Yardstyle Marketing

It is just crazy. Every time I open my mouth to talk about Internet marketing, it is like I am speaking a foreign language to my audience. My local audience that is. Here in my country of Jamaica, the average person does not even know how to send an email. Ezines, search engines, optimization and […]

How Does A Person Define Success ?

How does a person define success ? There are many ways to describe success, but does it always have to do with a hefty bank balance ? I can consider myself to be an success. Heck, I am not making a ton of money every month nor do I consider myself to be a guru. […]

Book Review – Being a Corporate Wife in Taiwan

In the United States, Diana Walsh enjoyed her career and financial independence. When her husband relocated to Taiwan, she decided to settle with him in the far-away Asian country. What happens to an independent woman who suddenly finds herself without a job in a country whose language she doesn’t know? In Corporate Handbag: The Adaptable […]

Importance of Research – An American Retiree in Jamaica

In last months article, several mistakes were made by me before moving to Jamaica. Planning is extremely important, something I didn’t do well enough. Most, if not all, of my miscues could have been avoided with careful planning. Before making any decision on such a drastic move, many things need to be addressed. The first […]

The Underground World Of Jamaican Caves Part 4

CHAPTER 2 – Thatchfield Great Cave My account of our visit to Thatchfield Great Cave will perhaps help to cleanse the reader’s minds of some of the more gruesome aspects of the visit to Hutchinson’s Hole that were described in Chapter 1. It also better represents our more normal caving activities, in particular, the biological […]

The Underground World Of Jamaican Caves Part 3

Underground adventures In the first two articles in this series, we discussed the geological origins and early explorers of the caves of Jamaica. In this third part, we will move on to current cave explorations. It has been our intent in this series to give the readers not just a dry repetition of facts, but […]