Chalk one up for the good guys

It's good to hear some good news coming out of Jamaica. Appearently there was a lot of extortion in Coronation Market in downtown Kingston. Well after the ringleader was arrested and found to have conducted homosexual acts with the person he is accused of killing, the gang now doesn't have as much pull anymore and the people are starting to stand up for themselves. This is great because many of the people selling thier goods are very poor and they need to keep all their money.

Heroes Day

I was talking to Janice last night and she was telling me how she was in Portmore by the seaside eating fish and festival, man I was jealous...I'm here in Brooklyn for a few more hours, it's about as close as I'm going to get to Jamaica for awhile. I must say thought that I've eaten some really good food. There is a place on flatbush called Jerk City which has some of the best oxtail I've had in a minute.

Fire for bullets - Gunmen hunt children with firebombs

When I read this article I was so upset. What is really going on Jamaica!??!

Fire for bullets - Gunmen hunt children with firebombs


The house at 29 Rushden Avenue, east Kingston, which was firebombed early yesterday morning, despite a curfew that was imposed in the Rockfort community following last Friday's killing of seven people.

Bruce Golding is Jamaica's Prime Minister

Bruce Golding was sworn into office yesterday. I wish him the very best of luck. Like most countries, Jamaica has a lot of hurdles to overcome.

Asafa Powell breaks world record...again!!!

Asafa has broken his world record. He may have lost in his head to head match with Tyson Gay but no one can deny that he is the fastest man in the world.

Hurricane Dean Update

JPS has said that 80% of power has been restored. The four hardest hit parishes are Westmoreland, St. James, Hanover and Trelawny. Power to St Elizabeth is at 40% capacity. They expect power to be fully restored by September 9th. There are 988 people still remaining in shelters with most of those people in Clarendon, Kingston, St. Andrew.

Campbell wins 100-meter title at Worlds

Veronica Campbell won the gold yesterday in Japan. Here is the story

Campbell nips defending champ Williams at wire