How to Survive When Your ‘Alternative’ Income is Gone
The growth of alternative investments in the Jamaican financial market was a godsend for many. With schemes that paid six, ten and up to 20 per cent returns every month, consumers felt they had finally found a way to make their money work for them. Many consumers looked at these alternative schemes as desperately needed […]
Barbados News Media Refuse To Cover NUPW Press Release About Queen Elizabeth Hospital Doctors
The following is a Press Release concerning conditions affecting the Junior Doctors at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. It was submitted to the Print Media in Barbados by The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) on 2009-February 9. The Print Media has refused to carry it in whole or in part. The release was suppressed. It […]
NEVIS TRIATHLON 2009 & 5km Fun Run 20th MARCH
The Nevis Triathon is an International Triathlon. Athletes from all over the world and the caribbean region come to Nevis to participate in the Olympic Distance or Sprint Triathlon. Program Olympic Distance – 1500m Swim – 40km Bike – 10km Run Sprint Distance – 750m Swim – 20km Bike – 5km Run Try-a-Tri – 250m […]
Obama’s Presidency and what it means to me
Never since Jesus rode on a donkey into Nazareth did one man garner the pageantry and glory that captured the hopes of the entire world as did Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States of America. 43 Presidents before had served America in its highest office, but this time it was different. The […]
Jamaica and Film
The beauty of Jamaica cannot be denied. Christopher Columbus called Jamaica the “fairest island” he had ever seen. Pirates became so entranced with the island that they sometimes opted to stay they rather than continue looting. And now, Jamaica’s natural beauty has made it a draw for modern moviemakers. International moviemakers have been coming to […]
Simple, inexpensive and creative ways of pampering your mate this Valentine’s Day
Here are 18 simple, inexpensive and creative ways of pampering your mate this Valentine’s Day. Call your mate at work/ home just to say “ I love you” Offer your mate a shoulder /neck/ foot/full body massage Offer to cook, wash the car or do some household chore that is usually done by the other […]
Bob Marley Would Have Been At Obama’s Inauguration!
Marley Was Missed! Bob Marley Would Have Been At Obama’s Inauguration! Marley would have been there! I KNOW Marley would have been there! Those words were stuck in my head as I watched “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial” Sunday, January 18 as televised on HBO from the Lincoln Memorial […]
Women and the Fear of Commitment
Unbeknownst to many, women fear commitment just as men do, maybe worse. There is a misconception that women desperately want to be married and therefore is constantly on a witch-hunt to find the perfect husband. And because of the misconception that it is men who are the commitment-phoebes, these men tend to have to be dragged down […]
How To Get HIM To Change
Ladies, how many times have you said that the man in your life won’t change? Or, how many times have you said that he still has some issues to work out? Do you often find yourself complaining about his reluctance to behave in a way that would make you happy? I know he has a problem. He doesn’t know […]
Reflection on President Obama’s Message as it Pertains To Food
A key principle that Barack Obama used as part of the foundation of his campaign, was that we are not White America, Black America, Latino America, or Asian America – we are the United States of America. With that in mind, it brought me back to thinking about my fellow Caribbean nationals living in the […]