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Peter Tosh…being Peter Tosh

First — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:06:40 +0000

In hindsight, maybe this is why Disney passed on the Peter Tosh Coffee Emporium idea… (more…)

Foodlust: Recipe No.1 Satay Jerk Chicken with Hoisin

Julius — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:59:02 +0000

A spicy new fusion of Jamaican/Asian cuisine, this recipe is intended for large gatherings and intimate dinner parties when typical Jerk fare is simply not enough. (more…)

The Struggle of Lee

Peter Dean Rickards — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:46:06 +0000

Around 1999 when I started wasting all my time on the Internet, I came across a site called Urbanexpose.com. It was based in New York and primarily concerned with mocking organisations that ranged from self-proclaimed ‘urban’ dot com’s to media moguls, magazines and media companies. (more…)

First Chapter: A Writer’s People’ by VS Naipaul

First — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:20:58 +0000

We were a small, mainly agricultural colony and we said all the time, without unhappiness, that we were a dot on the map of the world. It was a liberating thing to be, and we were really very small. There were just over half a million of us. We were racially much divided. (more…)

Don’t shoot the blacks with cameras!

First — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:35:23 +0000

First just got back from the United States. Took some photos and no problems, not once… (more…)

Jamaica has a new telecomms monopoly - claims MiPhone

First — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:28:41 +0000

When Digicel arrived to break-up the lousy Cable & Wireless monopoly we all cheered. And now, “I can badly hear what your saying…my credit just ran out!” (more…)

Back when the Caribbean looked classy to tourists

First — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:28:35 +0000

A long, long time before butu tourism. So old they were actually encouraging them to come to Kingston. (more…)

Harry Belafonte is one great Jamaican (documentary)

First — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:28:27 +0000

Schooled in Kingston, Harry Belafonte went on to break billboard records in the US while introducing Caribbean music; became a Hollywood star and perhaps above all, his role in the Civil Rights Struggle. A speech he gave here the other week merely reminded us of the stature of the man. (more…)

When the Mafia ran Cuba (documentary)

First — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:28:17 +0000

Before Castro took over, the Americans preferred the Mafia to run the place. They controlled tourism - an industry which Cuba has only returned to in recent years - and made fortunes promoting the island as a place to lose your inhibitions. (more…)

Tomi Ungerer of the Three Robbers

First — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:28:05 +0000

French-born illustrator Tomi Ungerer made children’s books with names like ‘The Three Robbers’ - that and other work about weird erotica. (more…)