25 of the Funniest Way Jamaican Ask Minibus Drivers to Stop
Jamaicans are known to be witty and often have a way with words. They use terms or phrases, street codes to communicate with different persons in different ways on different things. If you have ever travelled on a Jamaican minibus, you might have heard people (mostly men) request a stop in every other way except […]
The Toothache – My Dad’s Jamaica Stories From His Youth
As told by my dad Donald Cornwall (Pops). He had this toothache for a while…this was while he was a young man, living in the country, working at a Bakery in Maggoty, St. Elizabeth. It got to a point where he could no longer bear the pain as it was affecting his work. His boss […]
BRUMALIA: A Kaleidoscope Of My Jamaican Childhood
My stepfather Clement Thompson was a tall, slim man with shiny eyes and of very few words. I do not know how and when he came into my mother’s life. My first recollection of Mr. Thompson was on the day he married my mother. I was a flower girl, one of three, bedecked in white […]
Why Jamaicans Don’t Cook on Fridays – Jamaican Cultural Experts Andrea “Bumpyhead Gal” Hutchinson & Owen “Blakka” Ellis Explain
By tradition, Jamaicans do not cook at home on Fridays. During the rest of the week, they are happy to apply their exceptional cooking skills in their own kitchens, but Fridays are a different matter. Observers of Jamaican culture have often wondered why this should be. Why do Jamaicans take Friday as a day of […]
10 Things Jamaicans Today Can Boast About To Everyone
If there is one word to describe Jamaicans, it would be boastful. We are a proud bunch that enjoy reminding others about our achievements, often with our faces lighted up. Here are a few things Jamaicans today can boast about: 1- Jamaican has had 4 Miss World titles with the latest one being in 2019 […]
Mista School: A Kaleidoscope Of My Jamaican Childhood
“Marguerite, of course got an A, with eight out of ten and surprisingly, Gloria Hylton got an A with seven and one half out of ten.” Those were the oft-spoken words of Mrs. Amy Logan Thomas, Geography and sometimes French teacher. I was always half-a-step behind Marguerite Stedman the half-white Headmistress’ daughter. On rare occasions, […]
13 Things to Know about the Jamaican National Costume
The Jamaican National Costume has a long history that dates back to the island’s colonial period. Once commonly worn by 18th-century working women in Britain, the traditional ensemble is now primarily symbolic and ceremonial. Jamaican author, poet, and Jamaican folk ambassador, Miss Lou, (Louise Bennett) is pictured in full Jamaican National Costume on the cover […]
Traveling in Jamaica – Present Day
I wrote an article a few months ago about my experience traveling by bus to the Country as a child. Fast forward to present day 2021. I had reason to visit my beloved country recently. It was a bittersweet trip as I was taking my dad’s cremated remains to its final resting place in St. […]
‘Yie Kyaan Teck Meet Outa Creng Creng’ – Jamaican Proverbs…guiding, chiding and chock full of wisdom
Many persons view Jamaican proverbs as highly entertaining. Every society has proverbs. It is part of the way the society linguistically encapsulates gems of wisdom and caution. The truth is proverbs, Jamaican or otherwise, are chock full of wisdom and caution. In fact my mother used proverbs as a way of teaching, guiding and also […]
10 Jamaican Women Who a Movie Should be Film
Nothing would give more joy and fulfillment than watching the life stories of some of our fellow Jamaican country women unfold on the “big screen” in a movie. As we would say “dat woulda nice!!”. So what stories can be told in a movie? How about… Jody-Anne Maxwell Jody-Anne Maxwell became the first Jamaican and […]
