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E10 ethanol gasoline coming to Jamaica, finally, really?

First — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:09:12 +0000

Jamaica’s energy policy works like this: Say you’re going to do something, take years thinking about it, set a date, miss that deadline, miss the next one, then decide…actually this isn’t appropriate for Jamaica. Long overdue: E10 ethanol gasoline. Proof at the pumps expected mid-2009. (more…)

Anti-corruption in Jamaica and Dougie Chamber’s death

First — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:39:58 +0000

What is Jamaica doing, asks the Economist magazine. After all corruption has been draining this country. The new government made it a central theme of their election campaign and so Dougie Chambers was given his remit at JUTC: Remove the padded staff and stop them stealing fares. He got killed for it. (more…)

The first independent British record label came from Jamaica

First — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:39:48 +0000

As the music industry continues to slide, ‘Independents Day’ celebrates the contribution made by the music lovers before suits, coke fiends and then downloads took over. (more…)

Buy a home in Jamaica: Gated community only US$1.6 million

First — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:39:42 +0000

But then that will get you a four-bedroom, four-bath villa with ocean views and a pool in a gated community in Montego Bay. (more…)

The Random Red Door

Peter Dean Rickards — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:16:15 +0000

Standing near the intersection of Church and Chambers street in Manhattan, I noticed a bright brick wall and a old door that obviously hadn’t been used in years. It’s about 6 in the afternoon and the sun is going down, casting shadows on everything, except for the red door and about ten feet of sidewalk on either side of it. (more…)

You’re on You Tube! (Well…the court case at least)

First — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:02:57 +0000

A court has ordered You Tube to hand over records of every video ever watched on the site, including users’ names and IP addresses - i.e. YOU. Viacom, which is suing owners Google, wants the data to prove the popularity of copyrighted material and increase their legal liability. (more…)

Caribbean to expect more deportees from the British

First — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:05:36 +0000

The number of foreign criminals sent home from the UK has gone up by 22 per cent this year as authorities work harder to meet a new quota. (more…)

The Sweet Vandals make the greatest ever car ad music

First — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:04:56 +0000

An unlikely car, the Fiat Bravo and an even more unlikely band, the Sweet Vandals. They’re from Spain, she sings in English but…it’s just great. (more…)

New York City summer means Jamaican Jerk

First — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:04:49 +0000

From jerk pans in Prospect Park, Brooklyn to a jerk van in Manhattan, Jamaica’s signature dish is all over the Big Apple. After all jerk, with its unique balance of flavours is one of the world’s great BBQ traditions, reasons the New York Times. (more…)

Bible being translated into patois as debate rumbles on

First — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:04:38 +0000

We think it’s a little strange that despite the many challenges facing our education sector that some people want to take what is an oral tradition, Jamaican patois, and turn it into a written language. Translators are needed for the US$1 million project that could take 12 years to complete. (more…)