The Basic Schools

Throughout the length and breath of Jamaica, from the plains to the mountain peaks within the rural districts as well as the towns and cities beams the Universities of Infants, the Basic School. A place where young minds are trained and schooled in Mannerism, Hygiene, Memory Gems, Penmanship, Arithmetic, English, Poetry, Religion, Arts & Craft […]

I Remember..

I remember as a child running home to watch JBC, then our onlytelevision network, which was off more times than on as a result of the everlasting power outages. Things seemed so simple then. We had Ringding, hosted by Louise Bennett-Coverley, a Jamaican version of Sesame Street, an attempt to make sure we didn’t forget […]

Cousin Lucy

When me did lickle a country, yuh know, me use to have one cousin name Lucy. Me say, nobody nuh bright like Lucy. Spell, read, do math, you name it Lucy can do it. But di ting me know Lucy coulda do is play Jacks. All day, all night, Lucy a play Jacks. She back-hand, […]