Post Archive

September 2011

Entrepreneurs

  Irie ROCK – Naturally Beautiful, Naturally You. Jamaica’s Natural Body Care Many times lessons learned in childhood can last a person a lifetime. This is what happened to Irie Rock’s founder Racquell Brown while growing up in the parish of Trelawny. Surrounded by fruit trees and herbs, Racquell often

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Entrepreneurs

This event is being presented by the JMA and the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce in collaboration with the Jamaica Business Development Cooperation (JBDC).  There will be an expo featuring manufacturers from St. Thomas as well as a free business workshop on capitalizing on new business opportunities.

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Uncategorized

For more info see tedxjamaica.com

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Videos

Check out this new video from Sean Paul!

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Worth A Visit

No better place for tea (or coffee and/or vino) than Strawberry Hill, Irish Town, Jamaica, a lovely little hotel cum restaurant cum amazing view of Jamaica’s Blue Mountains… The infinity pool at Strawberry Hill, may be a little chilly though…

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Good Food

  Our very own Juicy Chef, Jacqui Sinclair, interviewed by the Huffington Post about Meatless Mondays in Jamaica… Read the interview here. More about Jacqui Sinclair Island 62 introduces Jamaican fruit flavored water More about Juicy Chef Jacqui Sinclair and Meatless Mondays  

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Worth A Visit

Wait a-Bit- is a quiet little community located in upper Trelawny. According to the Cockpit Country Jamaica  website, “the enigmatic little town of Wait-a-Bit in Trelawny is located at the edge of the Cockpit Country and is home to the Forestry Department regional office, the Cockpit Country Discovery Centre and

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Uncategorized

On August 24, The Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) launched ‘The Race for Peace’ at its UWI Mona offices. The race is a fundraising lap-a-thon which will take place at the Mona Bowl on the UN International Day of Peace celebrated on September 21st, 2011.

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Just crazy

This little fellow somehow got trapped in my kitchen…   Then in the light…that was scary!   But he managed to escape to the window…and finally flew free. For more on Jamaican birds see Birding-in-jamaica-birding-on-the-edge    

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Sports

Usain Bolt Wins 200m at 2011 World Championships in 19.40 seconds! Congrats to the Lightening Bolt!!  

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