Check out this great video with thoughts on Jamaica by Harry Belafonte, Andrew Young, and Hugh Masekela. Did you know that Harry Belafonte’s  record, Calypso was the first record to sell one million copies, earning him the first ever “gold record” in the music business from RCA.

Here is part 2 of the top 10 YardEdge posts for 2010.  See Part 1 here. Thanks again for your support during 2010. Please email us your comments and suggestions for what you’d like to see on YardEdge in 2011 to yardedge@gmail.com or just leave a comment!  Love to hear from

HAPPY 2011 and thanks for the continued support for YardEdge!! Here is a recap of the top 10 most popular posts for 2010: 1. Tivoli Gardens and the pursuit of Dudus – What’s happening in Jamaica – an analysis by Dr. Diana Thorburn.

CLICK ON RED ICON TO VOTE. Thanks all for making YardEdge one of the top 5 best Jamaican LIFESTYLE BLOGS! Please keep on voting to help us win our category!  Voting ends noon JANUARY 14! You can vote once every 24 hours online!  I know – more voting but thanks

Wishing you happy happy holidays and a joyful and prosperous new year!! Lots of great things to come in 2011!!

Last weekend, the Jamaica Tourist Board hosted its first ever Blogger’s Meetup at the Secrets Resort in Montego Bay. The theme of the event was “One Love JA” and it was designed to acquaint bloggers and journalists around the world to the great tourism product that Jamaica has to offer.

Here’s more video from day three of the JTB’s Bloggers Meetup weekend. The Bloggers Meetup is a  Jamaica Tourist Board initiative that was held at the Secrets Resort in Montego Bay. Thirty local and international bloggers and journalists participated in the event, which was designed to acquaint these writers with

The Jamaica Tourist Board is hosting its first Blogger’s Meetup at the Secrets Resort in Montego Bay. The theme of the event is “One Love JA” and it is designed to acquaint bloggers and journalists around the world to the great tourism product that Jamaica has to offer. Here’s another

The Jamaica Tourist Board is hosting its first Blogger’s Meetup at the Secrets Resort in Montego Bay. The theme of the event is “One Love JA” and it is designed to acquaint bloggers and journalists around the world to the great tourism product that Jamaica has to offer. Here’s a

YardEdge has started a new debate forum, jamaicadebate.com. JamaicaDebate was created to be your forum to discuss ideas, issues, trends, happenings, and current events in Jamaica and around the world. The idea for JamaicaDebate grew out of the recent spate of events in Jamaica concerning Christopher “Dudus” Coke and Tivoli