Spiritual Frustration
Do you ever pray and pray as if your prayers feel as if it’s in vain? We usually assume our prayers hold no ground with the Creator; just a water bowl with many holes. Praying for world peace is something almost all of us seek, yet it seems world peace is something we aren’t able […]
Permanent Jamaican Residency Obtained – An American Retiree in Jamaica
It finally happened! On Friday September 21, 2007, my wife and I became permanent residents of Jamaica. This 3 year process took us 5 long years to complete. It wasn’t that the requirements were that tough, it was just plain old bureaucracy in action. We were law abiding citizens of Massachusetts where we lived most […]
“Sweet Home Alabama” – Jamaicans living in the “Deep South”
I am always a bit amused at the reaction when I tell Jamaicans I live in Alabama. Most times it is a very puzzled “why?” or “aren’t you scared to live there.” It would seem the history of segregation in the south and the region’s reputation of being country and backwards still looms large in […]
Visa Lottery and Immigration News
One way in which SOME people can obtain a Green Card without any form of sponsorship is to participate in the Visa Lottery which is held each year. Between October 3 and December 3, 2007 the US CIS and the US State Department have in effect the 2009 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery program. This is […]
St. Kitts & Nevis Carnival 2007/2008
Event Date: 15 Dec 2007 carnival 2007/2008 runs from December 15, 2007 to January 2, 2008
Will Rogue Cops Rule Forever!?
A bomb exploded or was it an earthquake which shook? No it was in fact a tsunami which struck Jamaica on Aug. 7, 2007. Whatever form it took, it was a catastrophe. We speak of the decision by the Court of Appeal to overrule the Police Service Commission’s retirement of Inspector O’Connor in the public’s […]
Eid-Ul-Fitr, Trinidad
Time: 09/20/2009 – 09/20/2009 Venue: Trinidad Contact: National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) Tel: 1 (868) 671-6242 Eid-ul-Fitr is one of the most widely celebrated festivals in the Islamic calendar and it occurs after the sighting of the new crescent moon which signals the end of the month of Ramadan. It is a time when […]
Bermuda Music Festival
2007 Bermuda Music Festival a Success Four fantastic nights were experienced, as performers wowed the crowd at the 2007 Bermuda Music Festival. The nights were filled with great musical talent from the O?Jays, Chrisette Michele, Lionel Richie, Natasha Bedingfield, Smokey Robinson and Earth, Wind & Fire. The crowd was entertained with comedic hosts, Tommy Davidson, […]
Should Jamaica Restrict Family Size? Overpopulation, GNP And Poverty Alleviation!
RawHTML: THE CHINA MIRACLE OR CATASTROPHE? Rather than depending on the laws of averages and thelaws of nature to construct the ratio of males tofemales, China has tampered with its population mix byrestricting family size and sex. This experiment nowseems to be a colossal failure from one angle asChina faces a current and future serious […]
Interview With Jamaican Artist, Bernard Stanley Hoyes
This month we interview Jamaican Artist, Bernard Stanley Hoyes. He started his professional career at the early age of nine in Kingston. He moved to the US at age fifteen where he continued his art education. His work has been featured in many exhibits and magazines over the world. Some call him the “spiritual color […]