Christmas Gifts for People Who Love Jamaica #6: The Voice Of The Jamaican Ghetto.

posted on December 9th, 2013 by in Jamaican Politics

Vybz Kartel - Voice of the Jamaican Ghetto

The murder trial of Vybz Kartel enters its fourth week today.

That reminded us to recommend his book as SEEN Christmas gift number 6. “The Voice Of The Jamaican Ghetto” came out in 2012 and is a must read for any Kartel fan out there.

Available e.g. from Mixpak.


Christmas Gifts for People Who Love Jamaica #5: Sting 30 Live Stream Watch Pass.

posted on December 5th, 2013 by in Event, Jamaican Artists, Jamaican Music

Sting 30 Live Stream Pass

Sting aka “The Greatest One Day Reggae & Dancehall Show on Earth” turns 30 this year. Staged by Downsound Records and Supreme Promotions, the event e.g. has Super Cat, Ninja Man, Mavado, Tommy Lee Sparta and 2 Chainz on the bill.

Beginning at 8pm EST on December 26, 2013, Sting 30 will be live-streamed for fans around the world.

Sting watch passes are our Christmas gift tipp #5. Pre-order now.


Assisted Living and Parking

posted on December 1st, 2013 by in Article, Design, Jamaican Style, Photography


When driving becomes unsafe for seniors, assisted living communities offer reliable transportation to nearby shopping areas. One assisted living community, an addition to a shopping center and a short walk to the local grocery store, consists of approximately 12,000 square feet and has the capability to accommodate up to 40 residents, and if you are also looking for great senior living communities there are also some great resources for this at sites such as www.chelseaseniorliving.com/locations/new-jersey/toms-river/ online.

Advantage Properties operates a large, developed assisted living development on 46 acres on Monterey Road in St. Helena. The development includes two buildings (72 apartments and 475 residential rooms), five nursing homes, a community park, and a pool. A six-lane parkway runs along Monterey Road and offers easy access to the shopping center and public transportation. Monterey Road is wheelchair accessible and access to Monterey Road Shopping Center is available.

Parking

With increased demand for on-site parking, parking on the Monterey Road Shopping Center property was created with the creation of three garage facilities and approximately 3,000 available parking spaces. This allowed for approximately 900 spaces for on-site parking only, and approximately 1,700 spaces for parking in dedicated parking garages. When driving from shopping center to shopping center, elderly residents can leave their cars in garages near shopping centers as often as possible. However, residents may request an appointment to pick up their vehicles at certain times for increased convenience.

In recent years, changes in San Antonio’s budget have required additional on-site parking. A pilot program was launched to assess the demand for on-site parking on Monterey Road Shopping Center and to assess changes in the cost of parking. The results of this pilot were found to show a consistent positive effect on the economics of off-site parking by allowing for on-site parking to be more competitive.

On July 1, 2015, improvements were made to the Monterey Road Shopping Center Parking Project. With funding from the Texas Department of Transportation, The Monterey Rd. Shopping Center Parking Project Monterey City Development Plan Implementation Update and Complete Streets Planning Fund approved The Monterey Rd. Shopping Center Parking Project Estimated Cost, Expenditures and Cash Outflows. The project approved a $1.4 million grant to be used for improvements to the commercial parking garage and commercial surface parking lot located on Monterey Road. Construction of the project began on May 1, 2015. This project was made possible through a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation, Capital Improvement Program, Division 13, Texas Highways and Transportation Department.

Contact

Main Center, 410 Speedway, Ste. 1, St. Helena, TX 77536 (830) 231-8100

Management Tel (830) 232-9000

Parking Costs Tel (830) 231-8100

Permit Requirements Tel (830) 231-8100

Parking Garage Tel (830) 231-8100

Parking Garage Tel (830) 231-8100

Parking Garage Tel (830) 231-8100

Parking Garage Tel (830) 231-8100


Universal reissues fine reggae albums on vinyl.

posted on July 20th, 2013 by in Jamaican Music

On upcoming Monday, June 22, Universal will release a pile of fine reggae vinyl reissues.

Amongst others, Junior Murvin’s »Police and Thieves«, The Heptones’ »Party Time«, Max Romeo’s »War Inna Bablyon« and The Upsetters’ »Super Ape« albums will be made available to record lovers again. Find the full list and place your orders on Amazon.

Also, Universal announced the launch of The Vinyl Project – a crowdfunding site which they are going to use to work out which other »rare and deleted« albums it ought to reissue on vinyl. (via Fact)


The Resurgence of Boxing in Jamaica.

posted on March 26th, 2013 by in Jamaica

Stanley Couch Gym (Kingston, Jamaica)

For their latest Sevens Clash feature, Sean Stewart and Alexander Richter visited Stanley Couch Gym in Kingston.

They caught up with Sakima Mullings and Devon »Concrete« Moncrieffe, two popular fighters, as well as their promoters, Willie Yap and Christopher Brown to talk about the current resurgence of boxing in JA.

It’s a great time for boxing in Jamaica right now. [...] Contender was not the be all end all, so we’re thankful that this Mayhem series started after that also to keep us busy, keep us getting fights, building our record, mastering our skills, so that when we do get on the big stage, the international stage, we’ll be ready and we’re going to bring those belts and titles back to Jamaica.

Check the full story here.