St. Kitts – Nevis Welcomes The Best In Track & Field
Track and Field Event in St. Kitts – Nevis Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis June 04, 2008 (SKNIS) St. Kitts and Nevis’ top sprinters including Kim Collins, Virgil Hodge and Tiandra Ponteen will be among athletes contesting the June 21 and 22, track and field National Championships at the new Silver Jubilee Athletic Stadium at […]
Influential Jamaican in Atlanta: Neville Anderson, Sr.
Neville Anderson is the president of the Rotary Club of Stone Mountain. Rotary is an international organization with over 1.2 million members. Rotarians provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. They are responsible for raising over $650 million for the eradication of polio. In his professional […]
Jamaicans.com 2008 Book Drive
Support The 8th Jamaicans.com Annual Jamaica Book Drive.The next three months, (April – June 2008) Jamaicans.com is holding a book drive to benefit the Allen-Shaw Reading Room in Jamaica with a goal of collecting 80 children’s books by June 30th, 2008. We are asking for your help. We hope to distribute the books in Jamaica by […]
Loss of Jamaican Identity = Anarchy
While recently engaged in a discussion at church on whether DISOBEDIENCE and INDISCIPLINE are synonymous, a thought occurred to me: Jamaican students who migrate display a quaint but much admired character trait- the use of SIR and MISS when referring to male and female teachers. Another Jamaican characteristic displayed by parent/guardian is the administration of […]
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 […]