From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
Stonehenge: Ferns take over the line
Published: Sunday March 7, 2010 Comments 0
The railway station in Stonehenge, St James. - Photos by Ian Allen/Photographer
Stonehenge tracks overgrown with ferns.
LESS THAN two hundred metres from the old train station, heading into the village of Stonehenge, St Elizabeth, the train line emerges from a covering of beautiful ferns, some of which are almost two metres (six feet) tall.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The Jamaica Railway Corporation's noticeboard is still being used, as Price and Sons Funeral Service advertises its services."
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"The train line does not stay long in Stonehenge. It runs alongside the road for a few metres then veers abruptly away on its way to Appleton, St Elizabeth, separating itself from the community as abruptly as the railway service itself was severed from Jamaica."
- M.C.
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
JG - Maroons crash BBC taping - Not on sacred grounds, they say
Jamaica Gleaner
Maroons crash BBC taping - Not on sacred grounds, they say
Published: Sunday May 10, 2009
Paul H. Williams, Gleaner Writer
Patrons gather and wait for the festivities to begin under the Kinda tree in Accompong town, St Elizabeth, on Saturday January 6, 2006. The occasion was the 269th anniversary celebration to mark the signing of the peace treaty between the maroons and the British. The Kinda Tree is considered sacred. - File
A TENSE stand-off exists between Maroon leaders and a group of local community members over the taping of a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) documentary on April 4.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Members of the community, led by Richard Robinson, the co-chair of the Full Council of Maroons, allegedly crashed the taping, destroying video equipment and utensils that were being used on the set to showcase Maroon traditional meat jerking. "
"While production was taking place, Robinson and president of the Accompong United
Youth and Sports Club got wind of the activities and proceeded to Kinda - the Maroon sacred site, with machete in hand. He halted the proceedings, as he was not interested in a financial 'negotiation' that was about to take place. "
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"While some Maroons are upset with Robinson, he seems to have strong support from many residents who said the filming should not have gone on with or without permission, for monetary gains or not, as it would defile sacred Maroon grounds. Even if permission were granted to the BBC team, Robinson and his supporters said it was done without consultation with and approval of the Full Maroon Council as stipulated by The (2004) constitution of the Trelawny Town Maroons of the Sovereign State of Accompong.
Paragraph three of the constitution's preamble says, "The colonel shall not have the sole power and/or authority to enter into any agreement on behalf of the Trelawny Town Maroons of the Sovereign State of Accompong without the consent of the Full Council."
Paragraph four states, "It is customary and traditional that the colonel does not have the right to enter into any transactions or agreement on behalf of the Trelawny Town Maroons of the Sovereign State of Accompong without the approval of the council.""
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paul.williams@gleanerjm.com
Maroons crash BBC taping - Not on sacred grounds, they say
Published: Sunday May 10, 2009
Paul H. Williams, Gleaner Writer
Patrons gather and wait for the festivities to begin under the Kinda tree in Accompong town, St Elizabeth, on Saturday January 6, 2006. The occasion was the 269th anniversary celebration to mark the signing of the peace treaty between the maroons and the British. The Kinda Tree is considered sacred. - File
A TENSE stand-off exists between Maroon leaders and a group of local community members over the taping of a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) documentary on April 4.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Members of the community, led by Richard Robinson, the co-chair of the Full Council of Maroons, allegedly crashed the taping, destroying video equipment and utensils that were being used on the set to showcase Maroon traditional meat jerking. "
"While production was taking place, Robinson and president of the Accompong United
Youth and Sports Club got wind of the activities and proceeded to Kinda - the Maroon sacred site, with machete in hand. He halted the proceedings, as he was not interested in a financial 'negotiation' that was about to take place. "
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"While some Maroons are upset with Robinson, he seems to have strong support from many residents who said the filming should not have gone on with or without permission, for monetary gains or not, as it would defile sacred Maroon grounds. Even if permission were granted to the BBC team, Robinson and his supporters said it was done without consultation with and approval of the Full Maroon Council as stipulated by The (2004) constitution of the Trelawny Town Maroons of the Sovereign State of Accompong.
Paragraph three of the constitution's preamble says, "The colonel shall not have the sole power and/or authority to enter into any agreement on behalf of the Trelawny Town Maroons of the Sovereign State of Accompong without the consent of the Full Council."
Paragraph four states, "It is customary and traditional that the colonel does not have the right to enter into any transactions or agreement on behalf of the Trelawny Town Maroons of the Sovereign State of Accompong without the approval of the council.""
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paul.williams@gleanerjm.com
Thursday, April 16, 2009
JO - Jamaica to grow rice in St Catherine, St Elizabeth
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Observer
Jamaica to grow rice in St Catherine, St Elizabeth
BY MARK CUMMINGS
Observer senior reporter
cummingsm@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, June 29, 2008
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Jamaica will this week begin the cultivation of 12 varieties of rice on 20 acres of lands in St Catherine and St Elizabeth on an experimental basis, in a bid to ascertain the variety best suited to be grown in the island.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"According to the agriculture minister, roughly 15 acres of the crop will be grown at BRUMDEC and Bouges in St Elizabeth, while the remainder is to be cultivated at Amity Hall in St Catherine.
The varieties being experimented with - which include 'sybonnet' from the USA and 'prosequisa' from Venezuela - are expected to yield between seven and 11 metric tonnes per acre.
The island has produced rice in fairly substantial quantities at various times in its history.
The crop has been historically grown in Westmoreland, St Catherine and St Elizabeth."
"(T)he yield from the varieties grown at that time, raged from four to six metric tonnes per acre.
The development of rice farming in those days, however, was inhibited by several constraints, mainly, the lack of an efficient rice-drying and milling facility."
"(T)he move to re-establish the cultivation of rice comes against the background of spiralling food prices and food security concerns."
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"The Ministry of Agriculture has projected that within the next 12 months at least 5,000 acres of rice would be under cultivation."
Jamaica Observer
Jamaica to grow rice in St Catherine, St Elizabeth
BY MARK CUMMINGS
Observer senior reporter
cummingsm@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, June 29, 2008
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Jamaica will this week begin the cultivation of 12 varieties of rice on 20 acres of lands in St Catherine and St Elizabeth on an experimental basis, in a bid to ascertain the variety best suited to be grown in the island.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"According to the agriculture minister, roughly 15 acres of the crop will be grown at BRUMDEC and Bouges in St Elizabeth, while the remainder is to be cultivated at Amity Hall in St Catherine.
The varieties being experimented with - which include 'sybonnet' from the USA and 'prosequisa' from Venezuela - are expected to yield between seven and 11 metric tonnes per acre.
The island has produced rice in fairly substantial quantities at various times in its history.
The crop has been historically grown in Westmoreland, St Catherine and St Elizabeth."
"(T)he yield from the varieties grown at that time, raged from four to six metric tonnes per acre.
The development of rice farming in those days, however, was inhibited by several constraints, mainly, the lack of an efficient rice-drying and milling facility."
"(T)he move to re-establish the cultivation of rice comes against the background of spiralling food prices and food security concerns."
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"The Ministry of Agriculture has projected that within the next 12 months at least 5,000 acres of rice would be under cultivation."
Monday, March 9, 2009
JO - Bracing for the worst. Articles linked to missing fishermen reportedly found floating
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Observer
Bracing for the worst. Articles linked to missing fishermen reportedly found floating
Garfield Myers
Sunday, January 25, 2009
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - Relatives, friends and the employer of six fishermen who disappeared while on a trip to the western Caribbean last weekend are expecting the worst following news that articles believed to have come from the missing boat have been found floating in Honduran waters.
Read the whole article here.
Jamaica Observer
Bracing for the worst. Articles linked to missing fishermen reportedly found floating
Garfield Myers
Sunday, January 25, 2009
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - Relatives, friends and the employer of six fishermen who disappeared while on a trip to the western Caribbean last weekend are expecting the worst following news that articles believed to have come from the missing boat have been found floating in Honduran waters.
Read the whole article here.
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