Reflections on a Trip Back Home That Almost Was
I could’ve gone to Jamaica last month – for free. But I decided against it. My brother, Bill, has accumulated hundreds of free air miles from credit card expenditures and he offered to use some of those miles on a trip to Jamaica for both of us. It was a chance to revisit the places […]
Gospel Fest Month
APRIL 2009 Gospel Fest Month – Zonal showcases in music, song, dance, poetry and comedy also weekend concerts featuring international artistes. For further information on Gospel Fest please contact: Ministry of Culture Tel: 784-451-2180 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 784-451-2180 end_of_the_skype_highlighting email: [email protected]
Acquiring U.S Citizenship through Naturalization
There are many paths that lead to the path of United States citizenship. The immigration path to United States citizenship is optional. Under the current immigration laws, it is not mandatory that permanent residents become United States citizens but the benefits are much better. This article will outline the key steps that will put you […]
Cuban nurses give training course in Suriname
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): Two Cuban health professionals have given a specialized course in haemodialysis to a group of fifteen nurses in Suriname. Lecturers Nancy González and Elsa Bernal, infirmary graduates, have been working since November 2007 at the Haemodialysis Center in Paramaribo. This is the first course of its kind that teachers from the Caribbean […]
Permanent Residency In Jamaica – An American Retiree in Jamaica
Permanent residency can be granted for retired people and those who have been employed in Jamaica for at least five years. The process takes three years to complete, but it took five years for me. This department of immigrations is not the most efficient. My extra two years was a result of lost paperwork and […]
"Whey yeye see mek heart leap."
Markdown:I am in the middle of the ‘dungle’ seated on a rusty old paint pan reasoning and grounding with the elders. There are other people around in this landfill place of garbage, scattered in all directions, diligently searching and salvaging from the mountains of city waste.Life here is a cauldron of competing interests with flocks […]
Are you Sitting On Your Money
Recently, while preparing my living room chairs for re-upholstering, I turned them over to see what stray items might have fallen inside the frames. From the jingling sounds I heard, I realized that several coins had slipped into the lining of the chairs. As I cut away at the fabric and the money fell out, […]
The Key Element Missing In All Jamaican Crime Plans – Let us have GUNS!
All Jamaican crime plans will fail until they recognise that the Jamaican citizens (being defenceless prey against criminal men and women who will “never” be stripped of their illegal arms) must be empowered to help in the fight against violent crime. It’s not the job of the police to prevent armed robberies, burglary, home invasions, […]
Interview with Jamaican Playwright, Aston Cooke
This month we interview Aston Cooke, one of Jamaica’s leading playwrights. Cooke began writing plays when he attended Wolmers High school. He was responsible for writing the first episodes of “Oliver at Large” for Jamaica’s King of Comedy Oliver Samuels. He also wrote for the popular radio series “Home Runnings. Cooke’s impressive writing portfolio includes […]
The Tramways of Kingston, Jamaica
The following article was provided to us by Allen Morrison the operator of Electric Transport In Latin America. – The island of Jamaica is about 50 miles wide and 150 miles long. Its north coast is about 100 miles south of Cuba and 100 miles west of Haiti. Jamaica was a British colony from 1655 until […]