Lessons From the Rastaman
On the banks of the railway tracks on the outskirts of Cromarty Housing Scheme a suburb of Spanish Town, Sammy Dread lives alone in a little one room house adorn with a verandah that is made of ply board walls and zinc roofing. The literary equipped, the financially achieved and government critics often refer to […]
Supermarket Woe – Country Gal
Lawks, chile, ah tell yuh someting, it look like me an supermarket no gree, for everytime me set foot eena one, is pure calamity. Me say, di odda day ah feel fi a lickle ol time recipe mi modda use to cook so me tek fas go eena supermarket fi see if me can get […]
A Memorable Day at Caymanas Park Race Track
A Bugler dress in clothing reminiscent of the colonial oppressors’ attire, the Queen’s Guard, played a familiar tune to an arousing cheer from the crowd. It’s a rendition that is very distinct to every horse-racing fan throughout the world, be it at Ascot Racetrack in England, Woodbine in Toronto, Canada, or as in this case, […]
Thelma & the Bulldogs
Buff! sounded the stone as it landed in the side of the Bulldog. “Y’u wretch y’u!” exalted Thelma as she earnestly surveys the surrounding to find another stone. All she could come up with is a piece of paper. In desperation she threw that too at the howling limping mongrel as it makes a rapid […]
Miss Matte & Rusty Brown
Miss Matte called, “Krum krum! Krum Krum Krum!” and the fowls came running from all directions, circling her like a pack of hungry wild dogs around the carcass of a dead swine. She throws coconut trash from a plastic basin to the ground having just extracted the milk, pouring it through a strainer into a […]
Jamaican Bus Names You Will Never Forget
My husband and I were in the Peace Corps in Port Antonio, Jamaica 1989-1991. I collected a list of country bus names that visitors to Jamaicans.com might enjoy. Here are 125 Jamaican Bus Names You Will Never Forget. Zebra Force Living Daylights Ayatollah Blue Ranger Wild Orchid Two Pole Secret Lover La India Blue Star […]
The Dangers of R.E.G.G.A.E.
Many of you are not practicing safe behavior by listening to reggae music unprotected and are now either suffering from R.E.G.G.A.E. or contracted the virus that causes fully blown R.E.G.G.A.E…. Real Explicit songs Generating Gross Adult Expression which was discovered in the late 70’s has skyrocketed in the 90’s as more people come forward with […]
Jamaica’s Spy Rob
Herein follows my report on my assignment: Discover Jamaica Posing as a vacationer, I jumped on one of the cheap fares from New York ($285) and made my way to the tropic isle. Flying that foreign airline, AA I was scheduled for a stop over in Montego Bay before my destination Kingston. This was a […]
Carnival in Jamaica
Jamaica Carnival, a time of excitement and fun in the sun. Many Jamaicans and many other people from around the world look forward to this hot and exciting event that comes around only once a year. Carnival is held at various locations on our precious island, Jamaica. People of various tones, shapes, and sizes come […]
Be Jamaican in a Foreign Land
On many occasions I have met Jamaicans, living abroad, who do not display appropriate Jamaican behavior. This can lead to isolation by Socially Correct Jamaicans and has prompted me to put together some categories and a list of things to do so as to achieve Social Correctness. Music: Most Jamaicans listen to reggae. However not […]