Forgiveness: It’s Worth Your Mental Health
How could she have been so malicious?! She knows she did it on purpose and intended to hurt me. I am absolutely outraged and the sight of her just makes my blood boil. The worst part about it is she just goes around and acts as if nothing happened between her and me. Did she […]
Preacher, Returning Resident – Part 1
PREACHER is back in Jamaica, after spending nearly thirty years in Britain. He has built a fabulously new church – the talk of the country parts- in his native High Mountain District. Preacher , with his wife, Mother Mildred, after thirty years , has qualified as a bona fide Returning Resident. He is proud of […]
The Government heaps the problem of crime on the police.
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) on May 29, 2008 demanded that the Government share with the country its approach to curb the escalating crime wave. I have been stirred by Prime Minster Golding’s response of referring development of Jamaica’s crime plan to the Commissioner of Police. The Prime Minister cites the amendment to […]
VI National Park Beach to Beach Power Swim
This annual fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park, is held every Memorial Day weekend. The race is divided into three courses. The first, from Maho Bay to Cinnamon Bay, is approximately one mile. The intermediate course continues to Trunk Bay in a two-mile stretch. The long course is a three-mile […]
Expats Moving to Jamaica
If you’re an expat and you’re planning a move to Jamaica, you have probably spent hours scouring the internet for information use to help make the transition. (If you’re a Jamaican who has been away for more than ten years, this may apply to you also.) You have probably discovered that there is a great […]
To Pay A Man His Own Coins – Fathers awake
Fathers awake Fathers arise Fathers open you eyes. Fathers stand up Fathers realize Fathers deal up some positive vibes. Fathers teach your daughters and sons Give them knowledge So they gain wisdom. Provide for your children a shoulder to lean on Inspire, motivate Establish a social and emotional bond. Praise them, scold them Be a […]
Carnival in St. Vincent and The Grenadines
Carnival, colloquially known as Vincy Mas, is held in St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the end of June and beginning of July each year. Originally, the festival took place during the traditional carnival season just before Lent. But in 1976, the CDC which is the Carnival Development Committee not Center for Disease Control, made […]
Work Permits Revisited
One of the most asked questions of me is “How can I get a job and work in Jamaica?” For most people this is extremely hard, if not impossible. Unemployment is double digit with no signs of easing. All work is offered to Jamaicans first. Some fields in highly skilled professions are open to the […]
A Jamaican Single Dad’s Reflection-A Father’s Day Special
(A true story. Names are changed to protect identity) A tough decision Lance migrated to Canada in early 1993. His heart was broken. He had to leave his only child, a four month old son named Michael. Michael was born in November 1992. “The opportunity presented itself and I thought I would be able to […]
mCommerce Boom brewing in JAMAICA
We now have Mcommerce here in Jamaica, thanks to two innovative young entrepreneurs Damion Daley and Stephen Spence. I heard about the MBanking at the CARIMAC Unconference at Cuddyz Sports Bar in Kingston. Stephen Spence, CEO of SMS Communications and Young Entrepreneur of Jamaica awardee 2007 gave a lightening talk which could easily have been […]