Correct Me If I Am Wrong
You get these generous offers all the time via email, from folks you have never met. The offer is usually from some high-ranking government official or bank executive living in Nigeria or some other African nation. The offer states that this person has come in possession of a huge amount of money and has chosen […]
Letter To Clive Mullings, Minister In Charge Of All Things Dot Com And Telecom
Clive Mullings has been named Minister of Mining, Energy and Telecommunications in the new Jamaica Labour Party led Government. He will of course have responsibilities for all things dotcom and telecom. Welcome Sir! Dear Minister Mullings, We look forward to hearing your plans regarding your ministry and while we know ethanol will be a top […]
Interview With Dahlia D Welsh, Author of HowTo Raise Your Child Like A Jamaican
This month we interview Dahlia D Welsh, author of the book ” How To Raise Your Child Like A Jamaican”. We ask her questions about the book and tips for raising your child like a Jamaican. Q: Why did you write this book?I wrote this book for two reasons one as an homage to my […]
How to Raise Your Child Like A Jamaican : Jamaican Book Review
ABOUT THE BOOK How to Raise Your Child Like A Jamaican (Life lessons my parents taught me) is a funny island approach to childrearing. Through life lessons such as “I’ve Been Working Since My Eyes Were Down at My Knees” and “Fire De A Mus Mus Tail, Him Tink A Cool Breeze” Dahlia D. Welsh […]
Lokixximo Santo Domingo Tour 2007
Muy pronto el famoso duo New Yorkino “Lokixximo” inicia su gira en su tierra natal de la Republica Dominicana, donde promocionará n sus temas bien pegados “Reggaeton Pesao” y “Chimichurry” en diversas emisoras y pueblos de Quisqueya ; luego de varios años fuera de su tierra regresan a los escenarios a celebrar su exitosa carrera […]
What is holding you back?
If you have ever been to a circus you may have noticed that the elephants are held in check by a chain attached to a small wooden stake driven into the ground. At any time he chooses, this huge powerful beast could effortlessly pull the stake from the ground and be on his merry way. […]
A Sweet Freedom of Love
Have you every heard this statement before, “Women are a pain” or “Men are no good?” I am sure every man or woman comes across someone that holds onto pain, fails to forgive and release the baggage of past hurts. I am sure that devalues their presence and existence as a human being. We all […]
Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories : Jamaican Book Review
BOOK SUMMARYJimmy Harrison loves school and his favorite subject is snack time! But when a new boy, Kevin, joins his class, he begins to bully Jimmy and the rest of the children. What’s worse, he begins to take away Jimmy’s snacks. Using the wisdom from his Grandpa Sydney’s story about “Anancy, Snake, and Tiger,” Jimmy […]
2007 Annual Book Drive Update
In March- May 2007Jamaicans.com partnering with The Allen-Shaw Foundation for our annual book drive. We asked you the users to support our book drive to benefit the Allen-Shaw Reading Room. We had a goal of collecting 80 children’s books by May 31st, 2007. We beat the goal by almost 15 and this books were distributed […]
The Relocators : Jamaican Book Review
Summary of The Book: The name of the book is “The Relocators”. It tells the story of a company which is called “The Phoenix Contracting Company”. This company employs people who have no relatives, or who has no one who really cares for them. They are sent on assignment from which they do not return. […]