Retired boxing great Julian Jackson lays it on the line...

     FRESH JUICE: The Sarasota fencing community is seeing plenty of pointed action from young Jared Etsinger, a recent transplant from the U.S. Virgin Islands. Jared is the son of St. Thomas Source Senior Editor and journalist Jean Etsinger. According to an article in the Sarasota Herald-Tribute, the 15-year-old fencing phenom has discovered the joys of cross-training, applying the dexterity and power of fencing to his other sport, baseball...
     
     A WORD TO THE WISE CARIBBEAN TRAVELER: Wouldn't it be great to allow an intrepid voyager to sally forth on your behalf before you book your Caribbean excursion? This worthy drone would be responsible for giving you a heads up on where you'll find either pokey staff or 5-star service. Disappointing menus, scrappy accommodations and hot and cold running mahogany birds are not the kinds of things you want discover on your hard-earned dime! While being able to afford your own fact-finding team is unrealistic for most, you can still take advantage of those who flew or sailed before you at CaribbeanOpinion.com, a website dedicated to allowing a forum for Caribbean travelers. Scads of experiences are logged from Anguilla to the United States Virgin Islands. Hospitality industries, take note: 'word of mouth' counts, even in cyberspace...
     
     HERE, HERE: World boxing champ Julian "The Hawk" Jackson, recently inducted into the newly-formed Virgin Islands Sports Hall of Fame (VISHF), as well as the venerable international African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame (AAESHF), used his bully pulpit to tweak the conscience. According to an article in the St. Thomas Source, Jackson held the community's feet to the fire for treating youth sports programs like the proverbial stepchild. Also inducted at the August 18, 2001 gala were locals Emile Griffith, Valmy Thomas, Horace Clarke, and Alvin McBean, along with Negro Leagues baseball player Alfonso "Piggy" Gerard and pro basketball player Glen "Kimble" Williams. Putting his elbow grease where his mouth is, Jackson himself fights the good fight when it comes to lending a hand to local youth (see the Caribia Digest article written by Oswin Sewer)...
     
     SURFIN' FI SPICE: The World Wide Web is quite a fete, meh boy! Unfortunately, it have plenty peeple cookin' nowadays. You don't want to eat from ev'rybody. You want to mek sure you only eatin' de bess... Well, suh! Caribia Digest has found another great online resource for the Caribbean newshound and sporting enthusiast: HotCalaloo.com! Watch the runnings of organizations like CARICOM, locate a Caribbean organization near you, play 'catch-up' on your favorite sports, become politically aware... oh, there's more, bethren and sistren! X-amount of respect due to Editor Michael Phillips...
     
     JAH WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS... For heartical discussion of Rastafarian culture, there's no place like Jahworks.org. Based in Berkeley, California, Jahworks stays on the upful tip with honesty. If you want to get yourself to thinking (check out the "Question of the Month") or learning about your favorite stars, log on and educate yourself. Contributors are always welcome, and readers even moreso...