There was a time when I occasionally indulged in beverages brimful of beaded bubbles instead of liquids intended merely to prevent dehydration and desiccation. It was at one such occasion, in an oil company’s Members’ Club, as I pursued enjoyment through effervescence, eschewing substances intended for mere sustenance and survival, that I was the recipient …
Whether you believe in climate change and its possible effects on the weather, you need to be prepared for the Atlantic Caribbean Hurricane Season that is generally accepted to start on June 1 each year. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center (CPC), says this Atlantic hurricane region includes the North …
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What’s the point of voting if what really counts is money? It’s as though casting a ballot is really giving away a franchise rather than empowering a governing committee to act on your behalf. Take the 40-year-old community that has grown up, not in isolation, but in a semi-urban setting that has created its identity …
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The archetypal Western movie, “Gunfight at the OK Corral” was based on a 30-second gun battle in the aptly-named town of Tombstone between the Earp brothers, led by Wyatt (aided by Doc Holliday) against a gang led by the outlaw Billy Clairborne and comprising the Clanton and Mc Laury brothers. In the movie, Wyatt said …
Pursing a double major degree in Computer Science and Dance might seem implausible at first glance. However, Juett Carty, the 2014 JNGI Rex Nettleford Scholarship Dance Scholarship recipient, has found a way to pursue her passion. Juett, 24, is completing a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Education at the Edna Manley College of the Visual …
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In my Grandmother’s house, we always had three kinds of “tea”. The choices were green tea, coffee tea and cocoa tea. Sometimes, for a treat, we had “milo” tea. Whatever the reason, I preferred “coffee” tea and have maintained that preference ever since. I have now reached the point where I don’t sweat- I percolate …
