Still A Foreigner: What Is For You – Part 10
I lay around in bed for almost an hour after I woke up on Sunday, and probably would have stayed there even longer if Cassandra hadn’t come knocking on my door. “Good morning, sleepy head,” she said after I had opened the door to let her in. “Time to get up. Arlene and I are […]
Love is in the Air – Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 84
Steven was in love. He did not need to say it as his actions showed it. I was there the night it happened. We were at the store when a young black lady walked in. She walked up to us while we were stocking the shampoo aisle. She asked for help. She was tall and […]
HURRICANE SANDY: Boardlane TV On The Streets of St. Ann (A Jamaican Spoof)
Jamaicans are hunkered down as Hurricane Sandy with pelting rain and howling winds, is battering the island. However, a few brave souls are out and about defying warnings to stay home. Boardlane TV is here this St. Ann area to speak to some of them. Boardlane TV: (Under an umbrella) Hello, I am here in […]
Poem: Heart Of Gratitude
silence am still with the sound of you-Great I AM and the mosquitoes I hear in my head as I age as I learn the value of me the value of you I am still with a heart of gratitude. Maxine Foster
Taming Celeste – Chapter 4 – J.L. Campbell
So the rat had run off again, or maybe he’d gone down the hall, or something. Still, she’d been awake for a while and only the slanting bands of afternoon sunlight from the window crept across the floor, keeping her company. Mark had disappeared like smoke on the wind. Something told Celeste not to worry. […]
The Pot Giving the Kettle Advice – Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 83
The late-night cashier Claudette Samuels was caught stealing. I was shocked. She was Jamaican. Claudette was one of the hardest workers at the store. She never complained about the late-night hours and always had an infectious smile. The customers loved her. The store managers could always depend on her. She would be the first person […]
Taming Celeste – Chapter 3
Chapter Three The man in grey scrubs watched Mark with tired eyes. “You all right, son?” Mark rubbed his eyes, and then nodded. “I’m fine. How is Miss Davies? Can I see her?” “She’s out of surgery. She’s conscious and doing okay. Another thirty minutes and we’ll have her cleaned up and assessed. You can […]
The Jamaican National Anthem: “Jamaica, Land We Love”
The Jamaican National Anthem is “Jamaica, Land We Love” . All persons should stand at attention, (i.e., heels together) at the playing of the National Anthem and men should remove their hats. Singing of the National Anthem should form part of the ceremony of raising and lowering of the flag at the beginning and end […]
Jamaica National Song – “I Pledge My Heart"
Growing up in Jamaica children had to learn the National Song for schools, “I Pledge My Heart”. It would be sung at the beginning of the school day at devotions or before students when to class. In many cases the Jamaican Anthem was sung first and then the song “I Pledge My Heart”. The song […]
VIDEO: Miss Lou Explaining Jamaican Proverbs
Do you know what is the meaning of the Jamaican proverb “When trouble tek man, pickney boot fit him”. In this old Jamaica National Library Black and White video, Miss Lou explains the meanings of a few popular Jamaican proverbs.