Day in the Country

It was a spur of the moment decision to take a drive to the country. We were in our first week of a two-week holiday in Jamaica and we were staying in Lucea, a small town about 30 minutes from Negril. Our party was unusually large, but it was also our annual get together in […]

Road Signs in Jamaica

Remember to drive on the left in Jamaica.                            

The Final Chapter: Second Honeymoon

Day 4 – Leaving Negril for Montego BayI had set the alarm on my Palm Pilot for 7.30am, but I didn’t need it. I was awoken by rain. I looked outside and the beach was still gorgeous even with rain. We were both yearning for one more day. As usual I headed over to the […]

Come Swim with the Dolphins

Dolphin Cove is a family adventure where you can meet exciting animals and experience swimming and playing with dolphins. It adjoins Dunn’s River Falls and is a natural cove surrounded by lush tropical rain forest. You can have an extraordinary adventure at Dolphin Cove as you enter a natural cove to swim, play and touch […]

The Warmth & Spontaneity

Spontaneous applause broke out as the British Airways jet carrying my family and I from London touched down on Jamaican soil. It was obvious that many others onboard shared our feelings of happiness at finally making it “back home ah yard”, plus relief on having a safe landing. We could not wait to make it […]

Allen-Shaw Foundation, Inc.

Allen-Shaw Foundation, Inc.Information Sheet Date of Inception: June 1996Contact: Paula Shaw-Founder/ChairpersonAddress: 3565 Bivona StreetSuite 13JBronx, New York, 10475Tel: (718) 379-4232Fax: (718) 405-1170E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.allenshawfoundation.org/ Tax Status Non-Profit Organization …first of its kind in Jamaica-A district library for residents…-Mandeville Weekly, December 19, 1996 MISSION STATEMENT: To provide children in rural Jamaica with knowledge through books […]

The Other Side Of Tourism Part 6

Chapter VIII – EARTH AND CULTURE On the way to the Pelican I was mesmerized by a jungle of wood carvings scattered on the ground. There was no symmetry, no order, no proportion, just carvings placed at random on the earth. I was attracted to one piece in particular and being an artist myself, I […]

Pictures of Jamaicans.com 2002 Holiday Toy Drive Presentation

RawHTML:On December 23rd 2002, Jamaicans.com presented the toys from our toy drive to the children at the Kencot Children’s Mission in Kingston, Jamaica. This was the first of it’s kind held by us and we’re exteremly proud as we exceeded the goal set for the Drive. The Toy Drive would not have been made possible […]

Young Jobless Jamaicans

  With youth unemployment projected at a high of 18% conservatively, the celebrations of graduation ceremonies seem long gone for the class of 2001-2002. Graduates are being lost in a job market that has little if anything to offer. Ramon is coming to reality, his B.A. in social psychology is not getting him much of […]

Negril is Irie – Trip Report Pt 1

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PHOTO GALLERY OF THIS TRIP REPORT April 13-25 we are Negril bound. Saturday, April 13, 2002 We flew out of our home town in MO to St. Louis, MO., stayed the night and began our full day of flights and connections to MoBay. Our flight left at 7:00am, so we […]