Tied Under The Mango Tree

Do You Dare To Care?

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February 1st 2006
Where Does The Time Go? Four months gone by. Sometimes it feels like forever, like when I consider the last time I saw most of my friends, the last time I ate real shredded cheddar cheese and the last time I fell asleep without being serenaded by gunshots and Whitney Houston. Other times it feels like I just stepped off a plane yesterday, like when I’m trying to understand a group of g ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Jamaica » Kingston

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Jamaica gained full independence within the British Commonwealth in 1962. Deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent violence and a drop off in tourism. Elections in 1980 saw the democratic socialists voted out of office. Pol... ... read more