Jamaicans.com in the News
Jamaicans in Diaspora recognised Jamaican Consulate Honours Jamaican Media Platform Founder Xavier Murphy Xavier Murphy of Jamaicans dot com: I Am Living Proof Of The American Dream These are the Jamaican Recipes Canadians Are Obsessed With Jamaicans.com Founder Xavier Murphy Honored by the City of Miami Gardens City of Miami Gardens Honors Jamaicans.com Founder Xavier […]
Ghosts, Guinness, and God
As a child growing up in Jamaica, I was frightened by the graves in my front yard. Although the graves were my daylight playground, at night the ghosts of Aunt Hortense’s relatives returned to reclaim their territory. Aunt Hortense tried to relieve my fears by explaining that the ghosts were friendly, more interested in tasting […]
Internet Glossary
A anonymous FTP–Using the FTP function of the Internet anonymously by not logging in with an actual, secret login ID and password. Often permitted by large, host computers who are willing to share openly some of the files on their system to outside users who otherwise would not be able to log in. Archie–An ancient […]
Internet Shorthand and Emoticons
Shorthand Messages ShorthandMeaning BTWBy the way FAQFrequently asked question FWIWFor what it’s worth FYIFor your information IMHOIn my humble opinion IMOIn my opinion LOLLaughing out loud (used to show disbelief) PMFBIPardon me for butting in PMFJIPardon me for jumping in ROTFLRolling on the floor laughing OTFOn the floor RSNReal soon now RTFMRead the “fascinating” manual […]
Netiquette Do’s and Don’ts
Online etiquette is often referred to as “netiquette.” Think before you act. Remember once it is out there you cannot get it back. Be sure to observe before participating when you first connect with the Internet. Find out the rules and be polite when asking questions. Before posting to a discussion group, bulleting board or […]
eCommerce and Jamaica
Mention the words ecommerce and Jamaica in a single breath and you’ll get either a sigh of frustration or a well rehearsed cynical comment. It’s just that there has been so much hype and talk plus a litany of aborted and on hold projects, with the few success stories, being linked to migrant Jamaicans living […]
"What I have learnt"
Well, there’s been several things that I’ve learnt during my year here at school. The first thing being that there are several different pronunciations of the word Buju. That Jamaica is located in several different places in the world but mainly in Africa and that we are all expected to know how to braid hair. […]
"Canadian Customs"
Well, the plane trip going home and coming back were bad enough but wait till i finally got to Customs. Now, being away from home for the first time I tend to miss the food at home so I was bringing up some jerk chicken and some scotch bonnet peppers for a friend among other […]
"Family and Friends "
Hi guys, Lately I’ve wanted to write an article about family and friends and how much they mean to me and how much you can miss them when you’re so far away from home. It started when my sisters told me about a fish fry that they went on my uncle’s farm and all the […]
" Never go on a plane full of tourists"
Alright everybody, I have a piece of advice for all of you. Never, and I mean never go on a plane full of tourists. Now, I didn’t say white, or chinese or indian no race is brought into this, just tourists. Let me tell you why. I decided to go home for Spring Break and […]