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About Kate Chappell

"And all I offer here is the distilled poetry of my existence..." Claude McKay, Poet Laureate of Jamaica, 1890-1848 I have been a reporter since 1998, covering mainly business and politics. I have also capitalized on the many skills journalism requires to become an all-around communications specialist. In addition to being a professional curious person and communicator, I have a bad case of the travel bug and can't seem to stay put. Finally, I have put my skills to work as a volunteer in the community wherever I have lived. Now, follow me as I combine these compartments of my life in Kingston, Jamaica, where I am a writer, reporter, journalist and lecturer.

Baobab tree


DD5DD36A-2EDE-45C1-B919-E1C31FFA0F0D.jpegA tree native to Africa in Florida.

‘Uptownness’


A must-read about class and colorism in Jamaica. Read here.

Street View


9592FF46-8456-4200-881D-8A766A5855A7The Google Street View truck drove by us yesterday.

Wildlife


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Flamingos and alligators.

Falling iguanas


We were at the park, my daughter on the swings, when we heard a loud “plop”.  It seems a large iguana had fallen out of the tree above. I was extremely grateful that it hadn’t been on her or my head. It dashed away up into a tree. I  got a shot of it while it was green and then brown.

Standoff


7D9C90F2-34E2-487C-9275-561F50D3EB7D.jpegWe had a standoff and nobody backed down.

Banana tree


FFB6B347-5A4A-458A-A03C-C5445B7D3250A tree in our yard. We are waiting.

State of Emergency


4FD2B519-1E1B-4A56-BF77-076090482FA8The State Of Emergency continues in Montego Bay. From what we saw, there are road blockades at which drivers must slow down and let the soldiers look in the cars. The soldiers are carrying rifles. I wonder what the tourists think?

Khaki


4C2BED4C-1F49-4A18-943F-34588242856AI love the colors of this dying plant. It’s almost a khaki.

Credits


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The episode aired Monday night. By all accounts, the response was favourable.