Clarendon Parish

And with all of the expertise, skill and experience that I would have garnered, I decided to step out into the world and do something similar for myself, which is to open a bookstore.

At the time I had, because I lived in rural Jamaica, Clarendon, I thought, what were the needs that existed in my space and how could I use what I've learned, what I have experienced, the contacts that I've connected with, how could I use that to create a value within my community? And based on that, I decided that I was going to run with it.

I, in fact, opened a bookstore within my community, which was kind of rare at the time because most business owners would probably try to take it into a central space like the town or a busy town center, that kind of thing.

I decided to open a bookstore in my community because there's a small plaza that served the community and I used that opportunity to jump in within my community.

It was indeed a bold move.

It did take some guts, I mean, and there were a lot of challenges, but it was worth, for the initial thing, it was a wonderful idea, I think, and was the start of a interesting journey

interesting journey because like opening a bookstore in rural Clarendon is not something that I think anyone would think of because as I said like they would go in the towns in the city where it's more crowded more persons and so the fact that you're able to open it in rural Clarendon I guess was enough to actually serve you and the bookstore and the entire community

All right, so the quick answer to that is yes to the points you just made.

And sort of explain a bit your...

Coming from the UK, where we were, even though you're from Maypen, in Clarendon, we're not...

Maypen, we're not...

Maypen, we're not...

Both my parents were born in Jamaica.

My mum's Clarendon, dad's St Mary's.

They came over here at a young age.

Mum to Manchester, dad to London.

You can listen to the songs Check for Your Wants, Youthman Penitentiary, Miss Molly Cully, Prison Life, and the beautiful, respected Princess Black.

This artist originated in Chapleton, Clarendon, in Jamaica, known for the genre reggae.

Singer-songwriter, been active from 1975 to 2017.

Working for the labels Musical Ambassador, Alligator, VP, RAS, and Confidence.