Anancy & Common Sense

Wance apan a time Breda Anancy mek up im mind seh im gwine callect all a de camman sense inna de wurl. Im was tinking dat he would be de smartest smaddy in de wurl ef im do dis. So Anancy traveled all ova de wurl collecting camman sense. Im go to big countries an […]

Clowning On The Merri-Go-Round – Poem

To solve this simple equation !” said the teacher, “If X equals Y, then Y demands an answerOf INEVITABLE MADNESS AT THE CIRCUS!” “Is cloning a sort of scientific clowning?” asked the parson of the clown;“Oh no!” the clown replied,“T think it’s rather obvious!”“You may be right!” the acrobat said,“I must t try it on […]

Reminiscing About Jamaica

I was reminiscing the other day about how much life has changed. The children of today have so many liberties that sometimes they don’t know what to do with themselves. I remember going to Prep School in Jamaica and you would never dare talk back to your teachers. Teachers were held in high esteem and […]

The Runaway Bus – Miss PeBeep

With only a few buses plying the routes of some of the roads in the rural communities, many of the drivers often times do as they please all in the name of earning a few extra dollars. One popular misdemeanor was trespassing into other bus routes close by or even at great distances from which […]

The Typical Jamaican Family

Jamaican families have very special bonds, and the entire extended family – grandparents, aunts, uncles – are involved in a child’s upbringing. Even neighbors have a real role in supervising the children as well. While parents are stern, they are also fun-loving and very involved in all aspects of their children’s lives, encouraging them to […]

The Love of Goat

“Manish wata good fe de datwa”“Everything criss & curry”“Ram goat liver mek good manish wata” Goat meat is a delicacy. It is such a delecay that we eat everything and we use it in every day talk. The head & the tripe is used to make Jamaican Viagra…Manish water. It is rumored that communities will […]

Very old big bus

I was born in Davyton, Manchester and have many experiences riding on the big bus. We had to travel to Mandeville to do our grocery and clothes shopping or to see the town. We had to be at the corner (Bus stop) at a special time and if we missed the bus that’s it. That […]

Accident in Temple Hall

In as much as we have so many vehicles on our roads today, using the public transportation system even in the early 1990′ s was very challenging. This was compounded by having to travel very long distances with only a few vehicles on the road and many people wanting to go to the same destination. […]

My Big Red Bajie Kite

Occasionally I see a kite flying and reminisce about a big red bajie kite I had as a child while living in Jamaica. I absolutely loved kites as an 11-year-old. I lived 5 doors away from the sea so the wind was never a problem. Summertime was the best because the whole neighborhood was filled […]

Three Strange Jamaican Fears

What Really Scares Jamaicans?  Are the stereotypes of Jamaicans being afraid of dogs and the rain true? There are many things that scare Jamaicans, but ever these three strange fears are probably at the top of the list. Duppies (Jamaican name for Ghosts) Educated & non-educated Jamaicans alike go to great lengths to protect their surroundings […]