Worth A Visit

Check out this new Cockpit Country website produced by the Cockpit Country Local Forest Management Committee, a community run organization dedicated to the welfare of Jamaica’s Cockpit Country.  The Cockpit Country is one of the most biologically diverse areas on earth and home to hundreds of endemic species of flora

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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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Current Affairs

The Trelawny Maroons are going on a mission to west Africa to reconnect with a side of their family not spoken to for nearly two centuries. Yet this is only the latest chapter in a trans-Atlantic odyssey for a people with a famous name but an often confused past. The Maroons hope that

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Worth A Visit

Here’s a collection of photos taken all over the island that highlight Jamaica’s blue hues. Reggae Beach is a lovely little beach located east of Ocho Rios in St. Mary. For more on Reggae Beach

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The View From The Soapbox

Here’s an interesting short video on “responsible tourism”. I’m sure we’re all  happy to see tourism in Jamaica growing as long as we’re not destroying our environment while we’re at it…

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