Don’t mek yu lef han know wha yu right han a do
“Don’t mek yu lef han know wha yu right han a do”. How often have we heard this from well intentioned friends and family. Yet this could be problematic in a committed, trusting relationship. Should a wife or husband keep secrets from their partner? If so is that really a Partnership, when things aren’t out […]
Is the Jamaican Media making the most of the Net?
Most broadcast and print media houses in Jamaica are online, though the purpose and online strategy of some remains largely unclear. Let me get straight to the point. Jamaica Observer in my humble opinion got rid of their most effective website yet, it was researched developed by Net Vision Interactive. And they did just that […]
Jamaican People to Watch: Angela Jarrett
A lady of many talents is how Kingston based actress Angela Jarrett describes herself, but if you are thinking she sounds a little over confident, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact the quiet unassuming actress is genuinely proud of her achievements. It was only earlier this year she was nominated for an […]
Arawak/Taino Cave Art of Jamaica
This series of images are interpretations of the cave art found all over Jamaica. Evidence of a people long gone, and a unique and precious part of Jamaica’s National Heritage. These particular images are from the bottom of a deep limestone sink hole near Jacksons Bay, originally recorded by Dr Alan Fincham in his definitive […]
Books: The Jamerican Connection
Buy Jamerican Connection Now!!! About the Book: In a quaint, English-looking rural town on Jamaica’s Southern coast Rose Thorn struggles with her conniving, controlling, abusive husband, Donovan, to claim her right to realize the deferred educational dreams and stunted career ambitions she was forced to put on hold, when Rose had gotten pregnant and had […]
Commentary: Jamaica the Beautiful
“69 persons have been killed in only 29 days.” I remember growing up in the 50s, while living in the hill of ST James, hearing about someone being killed by another person was a once in a while accordance. To have 4 times per year would leave the Island’s inhabitance talking and looking over their […]
Commentary: Women making history in Jamaica
The year 2002 is already shaping up to be a watershed year in Jamaica. In the first instance, for the first time in the country’s political history, four political parties will be contesting the upcoming general elections, with not just one but two of these political parties headed by women! For anyone who knows Jamaica’s […]
Book Review: The Jamaican Women
About the Book: The book provides historic accounts as well as current resource information of Jamaica’s women over 100 years, mapping their involvement in the areas of high academia, politics, business and management, science, law enforcement, visual and performing arts, sports, fashion and beauty. The Honourable Louise Bennett-Coverley, O.J., (Hon. LLD)– “Lawd, mi chile! Just […]
Commentary: Is the Gov’t Really Creating Jobs In Jamaica
The term “Job” as described by the American Heritage Dictionary is “a task or regular activity performed for payment. Society has now conditioned us to believe that a good education, helps one to get a good job, which in turn provides money by which to acquire things to add to the comforts of life. In […]
Jamaican Books: Greenwichtown
Buy Greenwichtown Now!!!Editorial Reviews From Publishers WeeklyFay Myrtle’s life begins with her mother and siblings near a Jamaican plantation in Joyce Palmer’s Greenwichtown. She goes to live in the city of the book’s title with Flo an older sister she has never met who turns out to be a source of constant trouble. Fay grows […]
