Epilepsy: What You Need To Know

Epilepsy: What You Need To Know Although more people in the Caribbean and Latin America are beginning to dissociate epilepsy with evil spirits, and that it is indeed a treatable neurological condition, individuals diagnosed with epilepsy are still stigmatized. “The devil tek her.” To this day, there are people who continue to believe that a […]

Book Review – The Encyclopedia of Jamaican Heritage

The Encyclopedia of Jamaican Heritage by Olive Senior Twin Guinep Publishers Ltd., Jamaica – 580 pages, 7 x 10 ins (17.75 x 25.5 cm) Need a concise and informative resource reference? Looking for just the right reading material to display on your coffee table next to that great centerpiece? Or do you just want to […]

A World of Independence – August 6th, 1962 – 2004

The final remnants of winter are well behind us, and with the first sprouts the new spring also signals the planning stages once again, to commemorate the significance of Jamaica’s Independence. It’s a time of year, when Jamaican Nationals worldwide come together, the elders, the youth, their families and friends, and others representing the varied […]