10 Questions for the Chicago “Ladies of Reggae”
The “Ladies of Reggae Radio” host Reggae Vibrations which is a two-time recipient of the Chicago Music Award for “Best Reggae Radio Show”, and has also been voted Chicago’s favorite reggae radio show in the Best of Jamaica. How did you get the name “Ladies of Reggae”? Ladies: We had been doing the radio show […]
What about the children of Jamaica?
What about the children? The last time I went to Jamaica I went on a tour that took me into the countryside. Here I visited with a school that had just completed some major renovations due to the generosity of a sponsor from America. I was encouraged by the children and heartbroken too, they were […]
Africa 101 from a Jamaican in South Africa
Social functions that I attend with my Ghanaian husband in South Africa are usually peppered with the question “How did you guys meet and how did you end up here?” I am so used to telling it that I fear that one day someone in the gathering will finish my sentences for me. Nonetheless, I’ll […]
My father
For all the things you taught meWhich I hope to pass on to my ownFor the care and shelter you gave meWhile going down life’s bumpy road For the support and encouragementThe unconditional love you displayedFor the discipline and critiquingYour experiences you freely shared I knew that one day you would departBut that knowledge no […]
Epiphany
I am suddenly awakenedTo who I was created to beMy time on earthMy destinyMy purposeEpiphany…!I was not createdTo wander aimlesslyHopelessly, purposelesslyOn this landI am created with purposeWith passionBy my CreatorWho made me aMasterpieceWonderfully and fearfullyMade am IMy soul now beats with passionGroaning with the awakeningThat I am a priceless, specialRarely unique vesselA beauty that transcendsMy […]
Beautiful Jamaica Mon’!! – Trip Report
I am from Ontario Canada and i went to Jamaica in January which I think is an awsome time to go. The weather was beautiful and the people were very friendly. My mom,dad and I went on family vacation to the RIU Tropical Bay in Negril. It is a very friendly and welcoming resort with […]
Goh back ah mi yaad.
Mi come ah dis ya country, Weh life jus ruff an’ hard. Sometimes mi jus waan pack mi bag An’ goh back ah mi yaad. Mi miss mi granny cornmeal pone, And mi good Sunday dinner feast. Mi tiyad fi nyam left ova food Lawd, dis ya foreign is a beast! Mi long […]
Everything takes time Part 2 by American Retiree in Jamaica
This month, I would like to continue with the theme of two months ago,”Everything Takes Time.” It’s probably no surprise to anyone anywhere in the world that visits to the doctor’s office can be time consuming. The same holds true in Jamaica. I go to Mobay Hope, which is a small hospital with a wide […]
Who are you and where is my Jamaica?
On Monday February 20, 2006, as I sat in my school library performing my usual ritual of reading the Sunday gleaner and a very interesting caption caught my attention. It read “Gays want a say too” . As I read the article I was surprisingly angry. Is it just me, or is Jamaica taking the […]
