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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.

Walk in the hills

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69FB80C7-C7B2-4950-81DC-6112D8F3BCF6…above Kingston

Emancipendence Expo cont

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Lots of local vendors st the Expo

Emancipendence Expo

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A lovely family event- an expo for Emancipendence, except for the inappropriate and extremely loud music.

Birthday party

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Orchids in bloom

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A stunning orchid garden in the hills over Kingston.

EIU

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2552D4EF-C1E2-4868-A786-B64BC52A00E1.pngI’m writing for the Economist Intelligence Unit now. It is behind a paywall. But it takes me back to my business reporting days albeit a totally different world. One without Internet as a way of life.

Still smoking

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https://twitter.com/godspropertynm/status/1024283990939889664

Continuing from yesterday…conditions are worse. Apparently the fire is out. It is just the smoke burning now.

Riverton burning

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My eyes are burning and I have a little cough. The air is smoky and hazy and smells like something toxic is burning. Because it is.  The annual arson of the Riverton Dump has happened. I always wonder how the people right next to the dump care. And what the government plans to do about this perpetual problem.