The Fourth Estate |
Just what is it that makes the Jamaican popular press such an unalloyed joy to leaf through? The answer lies chiefly in the characteristically distinctive syntax employed across the board, form the hi...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 05:28:00 GMT |
FORTYLEGS AND FORTY NIGHTS Part Two |
Jamaica's best kept secret by some way must be Rae Town, a resdidential location en route to Kingston's Norman Manley airport which hosts a big heartical dance each and every Sunday.
Religious observ...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:46:00 GMT |
FORTYLEGS AND FORTY NIGHTS Part One |
The opportunities for impromptu musical enjoyment here are ever-decreasing, or rather they tick away in the background just waiting for you to discover them, when once they might have announced themse...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:31:00 GMT |
Out of many, one people |
We're staying with P's sister in a secluded close overlookinhg one of the main roads on the North West coast. She's the one who stayed behind to care for elderly relatives and stuck it out, taking Man...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 13:06:00 GMT |
How Bill got his groove back |
(with no apologies to Terri Walker)
Four days and three nights into our restorative junket, and the long-dormant love affair with Jmaica has been rekindled! From the constant companionship of s...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:04:00 GMT |
HMS DISCOVERY: 'Gay porn' movie raises ripples on far right |
(From The Guardian, Thursday May 11th 2006)He is the poster boy for the BNP, an articulate former teacher whose blue eyes and easy charm helped win the far-right party 11 council seats in Barking, Eas...
Posted by on Sat, 13 May 2006 07:57:00 GMT |
Style tips welcomed.... |
I've just been invited to a 'themed' 40th Birthday event with strict 1970s dress code! Non-attendance would be both impolitic and impolite, so I need to hit upon a 'knowing' look which leaves me with ...
Posted by on Thu, 04 May 2006 04:00:00 GMT |
Terror on my MP3: How The Clash and Led Zep made me a suspect |
(not ME, obviously!)From METRO UK newspaper, April 5th 2006:A mobile phone salesman was hauled off a plane and questioned for three hours as a terror suspect - because he listened to songs by The Clas...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:22:00 GMT |
