Jah-Micah brain drain on tha rebound

It was a predominant black race that took Jamaica from the British Empire in good faith, a Land that wasn’t the British Empire’s own to keep. They fought and took the Land in battle from a retreating Spanish army to whom Jamaica didn’t belong either, as they came to the isle and found the Taino […]

Ready for Winter?

This year, I’m ready to spring into winter… I was flipping through my day planner when I stumbled across something rather shocking. Written in bold letters under the slot for October 25 were the words: Standard Time Begins. The old phrase I learnt since moving from Jamaica to Canada began ringing in my head. “Spring […]

Bumper Jamaican "all-inclusive" Winter Season

Amidst complaints of a deteriorating Jamaican product and much concern about heavy discounting this past summer into fall, Jamaican hoteliers Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart and John Issa have continued to develop and expand their all-inclusive hotel operations around the Caribbean. On August 21st,2001, Stewart announced that Sandals would be adding a new property in Cuba to […]

“Happy KWANZAA” the Afro-centric Holiday

As the holiday season draws near and grease begins to increase the fat, as mass commercialization and spending jolts get ready to rock Christmas, tainting it further in distasteful amusement… We recommend an alternative celebration called… Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is an end of year celebration that intellectual Afro centric types in the western world have been […]

Is The Port Antonio Chapter Of The International Marlin Tournament Dying?

Is The Port Antonio Chapter Of The International Marlin Tournament Dying? Port Antonio, the birthplace of the Blue Marlin Tournament has been the primary host of this sport as far back as 1959. This sport, the brainchild of Mr. James Patterson, a Portlander, was born out of his dream of angling exclusively for the Atlantic […]

Interview with the Jamaicans.com Founder

Xavier Murphy Founder Jamaicans

Interview No. 1 by Sharon McMillan Publisher of Inspire Jamaica. Ever had the urge to find someone who could indulge your need to talk about cherished locations in Jamaica, or your deep down desire to re-locate to Jamaica? How about setting up a business in Jamaica, retirement in Jamaica, cooking Jamaican, or the time honoured […]

Interview with Jamaican Website Pioneer

Mike Pawka is the operator of the Jammin Reggae Archives, which is one of the first Jamaican related websites to go online. He is president of Nice Up Enterprises which has operated this as a nonprofit organization devoted to the principle that reggae music is a powerful force that can unite people of all walks […]

Jamaicans.com 7 Year High

Seven years ago a drug called Jamaicans.com was manufactured by a wiz kid we will call “X-man”. X-man is the genius behind this new age drug designed to wipe out what’s left of the coherent and sane world, as we know it. The X-man has shrewdly contrived this drug that has become the most sought […]

Editorial On TV in Jamaica

The following is a piece I would like to bring to the attention of TVJ Jamaica. Just writing to let my preferred television station know that advertisements, though they create revenue, have always been a major turn-off to the viewing public in Jamaica. Extending your Prime-Time News Hour by 15 minutes or rather 30, (since […]

F-1 Visa – Immigration/Student Visa

The student visa is one of several ways that a person from another country can enter the U.S. by pursuing a full course of study, either at the high school level, college or post graduate level.In this article, I will outline the general requirements for obtaining a student visa and the steps needed to acquire […]