The Dreamer
And the dreamer dreams againAbout destiny… purposeAbout lifeIn his dreamsHe lives out the passionsThat beat within his soulHe lives the dreamsOnly the Father know aboutThe dream the Father places thereIt’s a secretWith Him and the FatherAt times the dream is a swordThat cuts his soulBecause he wondersWill that dream ever liveOr will it die unfulfilled […]
In The Mind Of The Ghetto Youth
Ghetto Youth Livings. This excerpt is in no way claiming this is the mind set of all Ghetto Youths but I can say this much from my own personal experiences which I need not justify yet dare anyone to refute. On the outskirts of Spanish Town where the desolate poor are nestled each day is […]
Jamaican Hall Of Fame: Mary Seacole, Jamaican Nurse in the Crimean War
Mary Seacole- Jamaican Nurse in the Crimean War Born Mary Janet Grant, 1805 in Kingston Jamaica to a Scottish father and a Jamaican Mulatto mother. She acquired her nursing skills from her mother who kept a nursing home for injured soldiers. In 1836, she married Edwin Seacole, who died in 1844. After his death she […]
Jamaican Hall Of Fame: Actress Madge Sinclair
Jamaican Hall of Fame Madge Dorita Sinclair- Jamaican Actress She was born in Kingston. Jamaica on April 27, 1938, to a middle class family. The families’ fluctuating economic situation, affected her personally and emotionally. Therefore motivating her to become more self-sufficient at an early age by becoming a “go-getter”. After turning 30, Sinclair became a […]
School daze (think about why I use this spelling )…. remembering those days gone by
My mother was a teacher so you can say that I started to attend school very early in life. She taught at the primary level and taught the very first grade. These were the kids just starting off although a few may have attended basic school. Her classroom was a gallery of pictures reflecting the […]
My New Form of Discipline – Letters from a Jamaican in China
Hello All, Today was an interesting day for me. As I told you before I have opted to just put the misbehaving children out instead of calling them names. Hope that makes you all feel better. Well, today I had a student that insisted on talking while I was talking and when the other students […]
Many rivers to cross
Lynval! Lynval! His mother called, “A wey da dyam walk bout pickney gone now? Cho, not fe nutten him woulda tan in a de blasted yard han tek him book.” “Boy, noh yu me hear Mama a call dey?” inquired Thelma of Lynval as she place another grain of corn on the bingo card in […]
Mi teeth a jook me – Country Gal A Foreign
Yuh memba when yuh did lickle a country how when sinting eena yuh eye yuh madda use to blow eena it so til she get it out. Dat deh time a so she blow a so yuh quint like a quinty-bab-bap. All mama a say: “Open yuh yeye, pickney.” yuh still a blink. Who did […]
The History of Jamaica Basketball
Basketball had a relatively early beginning in Jamaica. Although the source of its introduction is unknown, it is documented that in the 1940’s the Chinese were the first to formally organize the sport by creating recreational organizations that competed against each other. Two of the best teams were the United Chinese, and the Minh Chee […]
Jamaican Hall of Fame: Nanny
The Rt. Excellent Nanny Sharpe of The Maroons: She was a National Heroine of Jamaica. Mainly remembered for her indomitable spirit and fight against English Oppressors in the early 1800’s. Nanny was a leader of Maroon Village located in Portland, Jamaica. For the Maroons, she was a symbol of strength and fortitude. Nanny Sharpe was […]