Welcome to the Gleaner Online Weekly Newsletter
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In this issue:
- Roving with Lalah : In London
- Jamaica Star Artiste of the Month of June: Munga in the
Kitchen
- Hospitality Jamaica: HIV/AIDS eroding tourism assets
- Tech Tip: Using our RSS feeds with GMAIL
- Be Job Smart at Jobs mart as you look for Jobs in Jamaica
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Roving with Lalah : In London |
Standing
in line at a small takeout restaurant in Greenwich, London, I noticed
a tall, dark man with dreadlocks, standing about 20 feet away. He
was the first dreadlocked fellow I had seen since arriving in England.
The man was wearing green pants and a black sweater with army style
boots and had a stern look on his face. Beside him was a short,
slim, Asian woman who was staring blankly at the menu on the wall
in front of her. They were holding hands
Recently Robert visited London England. See more at http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070614/news/news1.html
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Jamaica Star Artiste of the Month
of June: Munga in the Kitchen |
The
Star artiste for the month of June, Munga Honoureble and this weeks
he enters the kitchen,
For about three hours, he traded the microphone for a spoon and
other kitchen utensils.
Stewed tofu, ackee and saltfish and rice and peas were on the menu.
The meal was started from scratch with Munga personally ridding
the the ackees of the seeds, slicing the tofu into cubes and pressure
cooking the peas.
For more on Munga in the kitchen: http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20070619/ent/ent2.html
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Hospitality Jamaica: HIV/AIDS eroding
tourism assets |
Cautioning
that the island's human resource capital, one of the most important
economic assets, is being eroded, executive director of the Jamaica
Employers' Federation (JEF), Jacqueline Coke-Lloyd unveiled cold
facts regarding HIV/AIDS last Wednesday.
For more details visit: http://hospitalityjamaica.com
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Tech Tip: Using our RSS feeds with
GMAIL |
RSS
(Really Simple Syndication) is a 'feed' format for sharing and distributing
Web content, such as news headlines. Using an RSS reader, you can
view data feeds from various news sources including Gleaner sites.
This week, we start a series on how you can use RSS feeds provided
by the Go-Jamaica(Gleaner) sites.
GMAIL(Google Mail)
Gmail uses webclips. Web Clips show you news headlines, Gmail tips,
blogs, any RSS and Atom feed, relevant sponsored links, and more
-- right at the top of your inbox and messages. Receive updates
from your favorite sites without having to leave Gmail!
To add Jamaica Gleaner News headlines to your Web Clips:
- Log in to your Gmail account.
- Click Settings at the top of any Gmail page.
- Open the Web Clips tab.
- Enter the Voice Online feed URL (http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/feed/rss.xml
) under Search by topic or URL.
- Click Search.
- Once Gmail locates the feed, click Add so you can view it in
Web Clips!
For list of RSS feeds we provide, visit http://go-jamaica.com/rss.html.
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Be Job Smart at Jobs mart |
If
you are looking for a job, career information and tips, you can
find it all at the Gleaner's JobSmart.
Lastest Jobs listed :
There are over 100 listings for Job Vacancies in Jamaica and the
Caribbean, so visit http://go-jamaica.com/jobsmart/
now.
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