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The Staging of the 13th Annual Jamaica Poetry Festival 2023

Jul 8, 2023ossiegee1 CommentBlog, PoetryJamaica poetry festival 2023, poetry, the 13th annual poetry festival

The 13th Annual Jamaica Poetry Festival 2023 – Sunday, August 13th, 2023. Arts in Action in Support of Jamaica Society for the Blind – Poetree for Charity. The 13th Annual Jamaica Poetry Festival 2023 – Sunday, August 13th, 2023

Arts in Action in Support of Jamaica Society for the Blind – Poetree for Charity. Jamaica Poetry Festival 2023 returns to our home base, the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre on Sunday, August 13th, 2023.

Jamaica Poetry Festival 2023 returns to our home base, the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre on Sunday, August 13th, 2023.

Memories of the 80’s

Jun 26, 2023ossiegeeBlog, Inspirationmemories of the 80s

Liking it Like This Times have changed. I can’t recall going to the shop (the store) to purchase bottled water in the 80’s. We never had home phone nor cell…

Behold the Beauty of Spanish Town

Dec 7, 2022ossiegeeBlog, Buildings, Feature Storyancient artifacts, Hidden treasures of the old capital, Rodney Memorial, Spanish Town Cathedral, Spanish Town Square

Behold the Beauty of Spanish Town A search of the legendary Iron Bridge on November 28, 2022 turned into amazing story. My amazement was not just the bridge but the…

We Are Not Doing Enough to Protect Our Courthouses

Nov 25, 2022ossiegeeBlog, Opinion Piececourthouse fires, issues, Jamaica judicial system, opinion piece

Our Courthouses Need Justice We are not doing enough to protect our physical foundation of our judicial system. While we can relate to the 1865 rebellion where an angry crowd…

Hidden Treasures of the Old capital

Nov 17, 2022ossiegeeBlog, Buildings

Unfortunately, some of these historical artifacts are now hidden treasures in Spanish Town.

Ancient Artifacts

Nov 8, 2022ossiegeeBlog, Buildings, Inspirationancient artifacts, Blog, photography, Street photography

Purple weed obliterates 62lbs of flab A Stroll Through the Old Captial I decided to take a stroll through the Old Capital and through memory lane, and I was impressed…

Emancifest 2019

Mar 13, 2022ossiegeeBlog, Inspiration, Peopleemancifest cook off, emanicifest 2019, Miss Emanifest

Purple weed obliterates 62lbs of flab Significant Milestone In Our Cultural History Bog Walk, St. Catherine (June 24, 2019) – The organizers of Emancifest today announced their significant milestone which is dubbed…

Lessons Learnt

Mar 8, 2022ossiegeeBlog, Inspirationinspiration, motivation, photography

Writing has always been an inspiration for me. What is the driving force behind my writing? People. Without people in my work, every element that is found in my creative…

The Road to University

Mar 8, 2022ossiegeeBlog, PeopleBlog, people, Street photography

Once named University College of the West Indies, The University Hospital of the West Indies changed its name in 1967 and stood as healing well for the greater part of Kingston and St. Andrew. Vendors from the neighboring communities make their way to the outskirts of the hospital to sell their goods to patients and staff of the heath care facility.