NGO Profile: Operation Restoration
MissionThe mission of Operation Restoration is to educate, nurture, mobilize and empower inner-city Jamaican youth of low social and economic status to become productive, law-abiding citizens.The goal is to restore dignity and pride through life-enhancing experiences, educational opportunities, art and skills development.Whilst Operation Restoration has no illusions about wiping out illiteracy, hunger, poverty and crime […]
I Love "Mi Yard!!" by American Retiree in Jamaica
I love “mi yard!!” One of the joys of living in Jamaica is being surrounded by an abundance of flora and fruits which grow in the wild or cultivated. This month I would like to give you a tour of “mi yard.” There is so much pleasure for me to nurture the wonderful gifts God […]
Tweens and Teens "Sharing The Gift"
Someone wrote, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year”. Can you guess what time of the year that is? That time is Christmas. Most children I know absolutely love Christmas for one reason….PRESENTS! Who does not like to see wrapped gifts with tags bearing their names under a beautifully decorated Christmas tree? You wait […]
Gratitude
Becoming Happily DiscontentedI recently read a story about Fred – an average hardworking guy who made just enough to pay the bills. One summer the head of his company invited him and the other employees to a huge party at his home and while there, they had an opportunity to tour the house. Although, the […]
Ethnicfaces, A Caribbean Multimedia Company With Purpose
Jamaicans.com senior writer Stan Evan Smith talks to Ethnicfaces, a young Caribbean multimedia company creating a name, carving out a niche market while climbing the ladder of success. SS: Your company offers for sale, photographic images of places persons and things of mainly Caribbean origin, for variety multimedia services, how did you determine there was […]
Interview With British-Jamaican Actress Lovena Brown
This month we do “10 questions” with Lovena Brown, a British-Jamaican actress who has starred in numerous theatre plays and on the BBC series “Blouse and Skirt”. Her newest venture is the website Caribbean celebrities and her Breakfast TV show on the Sky network in the United Kingdom. Q: Tell us why you created Caribbean […]
Immigration: Work Authorization
Many people come to the United States for the specific purpose of working. Most come to work for a short time and return home, while others feel this is a place where they can gain economic freedom through long term employment allowing them to legalize their status permanently or just as a means to send […]
Book Review – The Road To Damascus
Book DescriptionWhen an FBI Special Agent Bateman Carter Jr. learns of the death of his brother in Jamaica, he returns with one intention – to solve the riddle of his brother’s death. However, the plot he uncovers leads to further hurt, mayhem and death – a path lined with deceit, betrayal and secrets. Bateman is […]
"Where is the Lord God of Elijah?"
“And he (Elisha) took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over” (2 Kings 2:14, KJV) How many of us have not asked the same question […]
To Walk A Mile Begins With One Step
The process of human development is that we learn to crawl before we learn to walk. A country is a place comprised of humans, and the process of a country’s development is much the same – over time a country learns how to be an independent nation. For Jamaica the 6th August 1962 represents the […]