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Book Review: Don’t You Cry by Mary Kubica
Reading Time: 2 minutesI hesitated when selecting this book because I did not like Kubica’s massively successful debut novel, The Good Girl. I was glad I chose to give Kubica a second try,…
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Hopes for a type of Prosperity-Progress Coalition Government for Jamaica
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast Thursday was Election Day and I voted. First time voter and I am glad I did. Now, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won the Jamaican General Elections. It was…
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Book review: Keep You Close by Lucie Whitehouse
Reading Time: 2 minutesI was blown away by this book. Lucie Whitehouse’s Keep You Close started off slow and at times in the first few chapters, I got really annoyed by the main character,…
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Book review: My Disorganised Life by Nina Whyle
Reading Time: 2 minutesI truly enjoyed this book. This is fun chick lit story with Eve Poots obsessive list maker, trying to take control and live life to the fullest after rough and publicly…
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Pondering Election Promises (Jamaica Votes 2016)
Reading Time: 4 minutesGeneral elections are five days away, I have been pouring over the political manifestos and election promises and I am still not certain who I should support. The primary promises are…
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Review of Pepperpot: Best New Stories From the Caribbean
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis short story collection was exactly what I have been craving. I needed to read and connect with Caribbean narratives. The vivid images of the islands represented and the music of the…
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Unsettled by the Way Things Are
Reading Time: 3 minutesDisclaimer: This week is a commentary (mini rant) on the current socio-political and economic state of Jamaica. Non-Jamaicans may not care or understand and that’s OK. But I need to say…
