Lorna’s Visit Part 2 – An American Retiree in Jamaica
Last month we saw Lorna get a feel for Jamaica around the traditional tourist spots. Now she is going to see some tourist attractions. But first, Nancy has somebusiness to conduct in downtown Montego Bay. “Nancy had some banking to do. What a wait! Nothing like in Canada. She went in one line and then […]
Interview Nicoleen Amoy Johnson President of the Caribbean Association of China
This month we interview Jamaican Nicoleen Amoy Johnson who is the president of the Caribbean Association of China. She has been living, studying and working in China for nearly 10 years. During that time she has completed both her Masters and PhD while working for a few international consulting firms in Shanghai. This experience has […]
The Steps To Acquiring Duty-Free Waivers For Charitable Donations
Below are the step to obtain duty-free waivers for your charitable donations of gifts to Jamaican Institutions. The receiving institution (school/organization) in Jamaica and primary contact person must first be identified by the donor; A letter should be sent to the institution (school/organization) from the donor, itemizing the contents of the donation along with a […]
Moving Back to Jamaica from a First World Country
After visiting South Africa last December (and especially after touring the Alexandria and Soweto Townships), I am facing the fact that my Move back to Jamaica has a lot to do with moving from First World to Third. In Johannesburg, it is possible to move from First to Third and back again at will, simply […]
Spring Into Action
The cold turbulent winds of winter have ceased. For months it settled on the earth, the greenness of life faded, trees in full bloom now barren; and we lock ourselves indoors or in heavy coats craving protection from the elements. Of such too is the winter of life – cold, lonesome, desperate, tragic. A time […]
NGO Profile: Family Unification Resettlement Initiative (FURI)
Family Unification Resettlement Initiative (FURI) is an innovative 501-C– 3, not-for-profit corporation, that was founded by Carmeta Albarus-Lindo, LCSW; forensic social worker with almost twenty (20) years experience working within the criminal justice system in the United States.. Based on her work on behalf of immigrant clients, Ms. Albarus-Lindo saw the need for the kind […]
Bringing out the South – Trelawny Yam Festival 2007
Every morning starts the same in south Trelawny. Sometime around 6am the sun shyly peeks up over the top of the farthest Cockpit and light slowly but steadily illuminates a world unto itself. A cock’s crow breaks the near perfect silence and rings the alarm for this world to wake. Thick layers of mist envelope […]
The Power of the Tongue
“And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell…But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Therewith […]
Do yuh rememba de days of Slavery……den mek mi tell yuh.
–A look at the slave trade and how our Jamaican fore-parents fought for our freedom as Britain now celebrates bi-centennial anniversary of the abolition of slavery- On a plantation just outside the Jamaican capital, Kingston, we watched workers with long machetes slice down towering stalks of sugar cane with industrial precision. The crop […]
Immigration Violations And Waivers
There are many reasons immigrants get caught up in the Immigration drag net, have their Immigration applications denied, their Green Cards revoked or are deported from the United States. The obvious are those who have been convicted of criminal activity in the United States, those who enter the country illegally or those who overstay their […]