Some great shots of Usain Bolt making history here & also check out Why do Jamaicans run so fast? Congratulations to Usain Bolt!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshunter This is a must read blog post from Diana McCaulay that highlights extremely well the contentious conflict between economic development and environmental conservation in Jamaica. The government is about to start development of the Famouth Pier and this post discusses the possible/likely effect on Falmouth’s “luminous lagoon”. Read post

This show was rained out.  The new date is Friday, September 4th. This show features Wayne McGregor of Black Zebra, Sarah Couch and Fabian Pinkney of Gas Money. 21 Braemar Ave. 8:00pm. Line up looks great!

Press It Up, the second single from Sean Paul’s upcoming album Imperial Blaze is now available on iTunes. The album, which is Sean Paul’s fourth studio effort will be available in stores on Tuesday, August 18.

Check out YardEdge’s interview with L’Antoinette  Stines For more info see: facebook page

On Saturday August 8th Redbones Cafe presents a short film entitled, Why Do Jamaicans Run So Fast?

Pellew Island also known as Monkey Island in Portland is currently under threat from developers. Please tweet this post.

YardEdge’s guest blogger, Petrine Archer-Straw profiles some of the up and coming young artists to watch on the local scene: Oneika Russell and Lawrence Graham-Brown. Oneika Russell- Untitled, The Stills from a Fictional Film Series, 2007 Oneika Russell Oneika Russell is currently in Japan working on a new film related

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