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Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Saturday broke ground for a China-funded convention center in Montego Bay, north of Jamaica.
At the ceremony, Xi described the amity between China and Jamaica with a Chinese saying which says bosom friends stay close at heart though thousands of miles apart ... click on "China visit" in the News section.
Two months after scrapping a trip to Jamaica, Spanish King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia will pay a two-day state visit to Jamaica from February 17-18 ... click on "Spain visit" in the News section.
The Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race is not a day out with the dogs in the park. This is the toughest 1000 Miles for man and dogs ever! Now tell me what on earth is a Jamaican doing on that icy trek? Well he’s Dog Sledding. Dog what? And what the devil is a musher anyway? ... click on "Mush!" in the News section.
The pineapple is a member of the bromeliad family. It is extremely rare that bromeliads produce edible fruit. The pineapple is the only available edible bromeliad today. It is a multiple fruit. One pineapple is actually made up of dozens of individual flowerets that grow together to form the entire fruit. ... click on "Pineapples" in the News section.
Statin drugs can reduce soaring cholesterol levels, according to countless ads touting these supposed "wonder" drugs, that means they are brimming with health benefits because they lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. The problem is a host of side effects from eye problems and muscle pain to heart arrhythmias and liver disorders have been linked to these widely prescribed medications. ... click on "Statins" in the News section.
For years, the standard protocol for treating a sprained ankle has been the R.I.C.E. method - Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. While this protocol typically prevents further damage and allows for gradual healing of a sprained joint, sports medicine practitioners are finding that sprains tend to heal most effectively when the injured joint is exercised as soon as possible ... click on "Sprains" in the News section.
The Jamaican government will be taking a tough stance on lewd and violent music, and will put in place the resources needed to effect and enforce the necessary changes, Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has said ... click on "Lyrics" in the News section.
I am searching for my father Robert (Bugs) Lee (updated Aug)... click on "Robert Lee" in the Articles section.
"Cannon to right of them, / cannon to left of them," my grandmother recited, her hands over her brows dramatically indicating the location of the cannons and her eyes lighted with excitement as she recited the "Charge of the Light Brigade" ... click on "Chang Foundation" in the Articles section.
Photos from the CBA Cultural Beauty Pageant 2009 ... click on "CBA Pageant" in the Articles section.
Some reflections on Jamaica ... click on "Reflections" in the Articles section.
In 2007, in an end-of-year message to the staff of the National
Neuroscience Institute, I wrote: 'Whilst boom time in the public
sector is never as booming as in the private sector, let us not forget
that boom time is eventually followed by slump time. Slump time in the
public sector is always less painful compared to the private sector.'
Slump time has arrived with a bang... click on "Slump" in the Articles section.
The island of Jamaica is about 50 miles wide and 150 miles long. Its north coast is about 100 miles south of Cuba and 100 miles west of Haiti. Jamaica was a British colony from 1655 until 1958; it became a fully independent state in 1962. A steam railroad that opened in 1845 between its capital, Kingston, and Spanish Town was one of the first railroads in the Americas ... click on "Tramways" in the Articles section.
A video showing the doctrine of some radicals which could be the start of the last world war... click "here" to go to the website and watch for free.
Check out some jokes/pics ... click on "Joke of the Month" in the Articles section.
Some new pictures contributed by Errol Lyn in the Memories section
Cook some Whole Steam Chicken ... go to the Recipes page.