Idlers' Rest Beach Hotel St Elizabeth

... also significant concern as to how the Government, given the current economic constraints, could afford to allot such a significant sum of money just to repair the home of a Government official.

At a Transport Ministry press conference held on September 3, 2009, Mr. Henry was asked to comment on what exactly was being repaired and if such a large amount was truly necessary. He had no comment and stated that he was awaiting word from his lawyers.

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... of American Jason Henzell of Jake's fame, BREDS was established in 1998 to promote awareness of Jamaican culture, the environment, sports development, entrepreneurship and healthcare. BREDS has constructed some thirty homes for local people who couldn't afford housing, provided computers and office equipment for the local school and has been very active in keeping Treasure Beach a clean and safe area ...

... suits, but he did have a few on a shelf. He wanted $20 for the suit, which was too ugly even for me. We ended up at one of the resort gift shops and bought a bathing suit, flip flops and sunscreen. They only wanted $15 for their suit, and it had the Swept Away logo. At 10:00 we attended the orientation that we missed the day before. When we arrived, a few minutes early (we thought), we were told that they had already left but maybe if we hurried we could catch up ...

... aquaduct ruins. We had a great time laying out on the beach, swimming and playing water volleyball. The resort had a lot of different swimming pools, waterslides & a lazy river. One memorable quote from the trip was "It smells like up dog. What's up dog? Not much dog. What's up with you?". Courtesy of Katy Holman. :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL! Hope you all had a great Christmas. My second big trip out of Kingston was home for Dads retirement and Christmas. Following a wee bit of drama in Gatwick, it was a bit like that film 'planes, trains and automobiles' in the dash to make the party in time but all was well in the end - even though my sister and brothers girlfriend had about 3 layers of fake tan on them so as not to be outdone by my tan... They needn't have ...

... go up to the mountain top, we decided to chill around the pool all day long. We're so grateful for sunshine today! Tanning at last, tanning at last, thank God Almighty, we're tanning at last! Very few clouds, lots of heat. And we're going to take advantage of every bit of it. We spied out the "land" and found the perfect spot to get the most exposure to the Jamaican sun right at poolside so we can ...

... they have hamburgers, French fries and hot dogs? I don't know. It's just not right to eat such garbage in such a beautiful place. We opt for salad and grilled chicken. Gotta eat light, ya know! Even though the day looks overcast, I'm hoping that the sun will make an appearance soon so we can catch a few rays. In the meantime, we decide to walk off our "brunch", so we venture to parts as of yet unexplored by us. We're surprised to find a little ...

Well it's the last day of Hurricane Season here and it looks like Jamaica is off the hook this year, touch wood. The weather is still not great though and there has been rain, proper wet rain, every day for 10 days now - pretty much since I arrived... I'm assured its never this bad but having said that it still beats an autumn day in Dublin. I did hear one of the girls remark she'd have to buy a few cardigans this weekend as it was starting to ...

So I realized that if I want to leave exactly when I'm supposed to I'll only be in Jamaica for six more months... A lot of people I know are leaving early. Jess is leaving in mid June, as are Nan and Shelia. Every time they start talking about leaving I get really sad. As hard as it was to come to Jamaica I think that it'll be even harder to leave it. All I can think about is my bedroom, as stupid ...

... and we bought $1 cold Red Stripe beers. Roy helped us open them in the door jam of the car with professional flair. Chris asked lots of questions on the ride while I chilled in the back and prayed we didn't hit a 18 wheeler head on in a hairpin turn on run over a random goat. When we finally arrived we took a picture with Roy and checked around 5.