Folly Great House – Portland Jerk Festival

When: Jul 2009 (annual) Where: Folly Great House Cost: J$800; children J$300 Opening Hours: 10am-12am The aroma and sizzle of traditional Jamaican jerk chicken, pork, fish and lobster fills Port Antonio’s Folly Great House ruins at the annual Portland Jerk Festival. Local bands play, community dance groups perform and children have fun on fairground rides

Redundancy and its impact on those left behind

After the dust is cleared, come Monday morning the so called “lucky” ones who are left behind, huddle at someone’s desk discussing the sad events of Friday afternoon when some of their colleagues were given marching orders. Such is the scenario at some offices after the big “R” has passed through and did its damage. […]

Book Review: From Saddam Hussein To Barack Hussein: The Story of Change, Legacy, and Ascendancy

About the Book             From Saddam Hussein To Barack Hussein: The Story of Change, Legacy, and Ascendancy communicates the paradoxical nature of change and leadership as processes shaping the very nature of existence, impacting the lives of ordinary and extraordinary individuals alike to forever alter the course of our world. This book chronicles the change […]

Do Dreams Really Come Through? : Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 48

The handcuffs were tight and as I moved they felt like they would cut through my skin. I wiggled to get comfortable. I knew I should now have gone down to the immigration office. It felt like a set up but the thought of getting a USA passport was too good to pass up. I […]