Kingston's busses

- an account of the 'omnibuses' or hackney cabs on Kingston's streets in the 19th century.

 

There is lots more to find out . . .

 

- a mixed bag of topics in Jamaican history that have interested me;

needs a lot of work.

 

Jamaica's hurricane history

- in the aftermath of hurricane Ivan in 2004 I decided to do a little research on hurricanes in Jamaica's recorded history. I put together a provisional list, which probably leaves out some of the important ones, but I'll have to get back to that.

soon come

 

- there are some Jamaican terms and phrases that are especially

telling, and I thought I could put some of my favourites on this site.

 

lights in the sky

 

- a few pages on topics connected with astronomy and Jamaica;

I need to add more stories.

 

and beyond Jamaica . . .

Who were Oliver Lang and son?


- this site records the achievements of two very significant British shipwrights whose careers do not seem to be recorded elsewhere on the Web; I came across their names while doing online research for the site about Waireka.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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