Affairs of the Office – Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 70
“Aaaaahhhh” , I heard a man’s voice echoing through the hallways near my office. It was the type of scream that signaled some type of relief. I heard a man talking. The noise was coming from one of the offices in the hall. It was not on my row but it was loud. It was […]
Miss Jamaica World Winners
Like the beauty of the island the beauty of Jamaican women are admired world wide. Here is a list of the current and our former Miss Jamaica World Winners since 1976. Year Name 1976 Cindy Breakspeare-Ms World 1977 Sandra Kong 1978 Joan Mcdonald 1979 Debbie Campbell- 2nd runner-up 1980 Michelle Harris-Semi-Finalist 1981 Sandra Cunningham-2nd runner-up […]
Danger In Daegu
Carter to Frater to Blake to Bolt Electrified like ten million volts For Jamaica shock out in di 4 by 1 Wid an epic mind-blowing world record run In di 100 metres Bolt false start Did expect fi get gold but en up wid naught Blake tek dat as di youngest champ While Carter falter […]
Live Broadcast From the East Coast Earthquake Zone (Satire) – Jamaican Style
A strong earthquake in Virginia rattled the East coast last week Tuesday afternoon and sent out 5.9 seismic shock waves that were felt across the region. The quake prompted evacuations of office buildings and causing people to frantically run into the streets. Boardlane TV and is on the streets of Washington DC to obtain reactions […]
Rita Marley – Jamaican Hall of Fame
Rita Marley is the window of famed reggae artiste Robert Nesta Marley. She was born Alpharita Constantia Anderson in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on July 25, 1946, and raised by her aunt on Greenwich Park Road in Kingston. She trained as a practical nurse, but her career was delayed in order to start a family. […]
Vintage Jamaica – The Tramcar
There are those that are quite surprised by the discovery that in 1845, with the installation of a steam railroad line between Kingston and Spanish Town, the Island of Jamaica was among the first in the Americas to establish a tramcar system as a means of “modern” mass transportation. It was the somewhat glamorous quality of […]
Road Trip – Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 69
They say nothing clears the mind like a long trip. I was about to go on one. Seth was going back to Kentucky to pick up some of things he had left there when he moved to Miami. He invited me to go with him and I accepted. I had vacation time since the wedding […]
20 Jamaican Mango Names You May Not Know About
Have you ever heard of the cowfoot mango or the beefy mango or the turpentine mango? There are many types of mangoes in Jamaica but most Jamaicans do not know their names. Jamaicans have some very “colorful” names for the different species of mangoes across the island. Here is a list of Jamaican mango names. […]
Our Children
Too many of our children are dying Too many of our children are dying Too many mothers are crying Because… Too many of our children are dying Shot and stabbed and slashed by thugs Killed in drive-bys over turf and drugs Victims of guns left lying around And of dangerous school playgrounds Mauled by dogs […]
Hanging on a String – Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 68
It was the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life. Not even my “ill planed” adventure to test my green card stamp was as hard on me as this was. It was probably harder because I did not have any control. “We are postponing the wedding” I announced over the phone to […]