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Farmers wait for prospective buyers at British, Clarendon This is a piece of history that one has to traverse on a long, winding and rocky road to reach. The road takes a path that was chiseled out on the face of the mountain by slaves.   Nestled in the lush mountainous expanse of northeastern Clarendon is Jamaica's oldest and perhaps the only surviving market established by the slaves. Turning into a steep incline off Crofts Hill, Dr Neville Graham, a surgeon and a native of the parish, cautiously steered his pickup truck, negotiating hairpin bends on Old Woman Hill. The lush green expanse of Clarendon, where British is nestled He gingerly manoeuvres the vehicle on the stone-riddled path, as he would run his scalpel to make a precise incision on a patient. "This path was carved out of the guts of the slaves," Graham said, recalling how, as a boy, he used to trek down to the valley to buy fresh produce and goat meat to carry back. The drive down to B...

The men and women in the armed forces have always exuded awe, epitomised and oft romanticised. The click of the gleaming boots, the crisp creases of their uniform, the precise and well-coordinated movements all give a sense of pride and discipline. At the Up Park Camp headquarters of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), the fatigues and camouflage blend with the lush greenery, a well-manicured facade with two retired armoured personnel carriers and a pair of cannons adorn the entrance to Jamaican Military Museum and Library (JMML). The museum, housed in the Nissen Hut, similar structure to an aircraft hangar, encases and captures - like the Sun Tzu, Art of Warfare with equipment, uniforms, insignia and weapons - the history of the JDF over the years. "The exhibits," says Captain Staci-Marie Dehaney, force curator, JDF, "not only show the history, but the transition from the Tainos to the modernised and evolving force." An illustrated history book A walk...

An anima tion student going through the motions of bringing an animated character to life. “We have the potential to become the next India,” says Dianne Wan, replete with animated gestures and packed with conviction. Wan, instructor of animation at Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) is not referring to Jamaica becoming the next ‘curry capital’ of the world, but the hub for animation. For Wan, the love affair with animation began early, and like every youngster and their fantasy world, she was glued to cartoons. “I used to watch Disney movie tapes over and over, till they jammed and could no longer be played,” she said. Growing up, Wan said, that love affair blossomed into a career path. “Animations are motion graphics,” said Wan, and like a creative thought process, they start with an ideation. A Stylus and animation pad - the new pencil and sketch pad for animators “First, the concept is drawn as thumb...