Monthly Archives: July 2011

Delightful News

Want to learn business? Study the moves of Pan Jam and William McConnell. A few years ago McConnell and team arranged for the sale of Lascelles deMercado, the makers of Appleton rum to CL Spirits out of Trinidad. The price … Continue reading

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Apologies

I’m a Firefox user and didn’t realise that the images don’t come out right when viewed with Internet Explorer. No distorted images at all with Firefox. I’ll try to get the problem sorted, but I’d recommend Firefox or Safari anyway, … Continue reading

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Buckshuffling

You know what’s big in Jamaica? Buckshuffling (see below) -“Did you do the thing I asked you to do” -“Ammm, you know I was just about to call you. I just got back to office, let me check if ______ … Continue reading

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“Race at Dover, Not on the Roads”

Dover Raceway. Nice track. Haven’t been there in almost a year. Gotta try get a car to race. Surely won’t be able to start off with anything as nice as the AUDI TT DTM which first raced at Dover in … Continue reading

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Miss Jamaica World

I went to the sashing of the Miss Jamaica World contestants at Sovereign last weekend. Some pretty nice looking girls this year. Based on my expert opinion, these are the contenders: Zahra McGraham, Miss Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records Kayla … Continue reading

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Monkey Island

“If at first you don’t succeed…” According to this article, there’s another proposal to develop Pellew Island / Monkey Island in Portland. The last application for development was rejected in February 2010, but apparently the owner submitted a new proposal … Continue reading

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A grand

Don’t harass the tourists. Jamaican police charged Nicki Minaj J$1,000 following her performance at Reggae Sumfest where she used bad words in her performance. *pic from Jamaica Gleaner One thousand Jamaican dollars equates to less than US$12. Is that a … Continue reading

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Book leaf skip

If you live in Kingston, I’m sure you’ve seen this Honda 50 flipping through traffic during the week. The best part is that the bearer who rides it has a matching gold helmet. It’s amazing that the bike is always … Continue reading

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Not Jamaican but Big in Jamaica

Flashback to this tune by Gentleman who hails all the way from Germany.

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Bizarre Foods Feature on Jamaica

Here’s part 3 of the Jamaican food feature on the Travel Channel:

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