Book Review – The Right To Be Proud: A brief guide to Jamaican Heritage Sites
Book DescriptionThis little book published in 2005, is destined to be a run-a way best seller for it has potential in the local market as well as the overseas market. Preliminary response to the publication on the local scent has been excellent with individuals ordering multiple copies as gifts for friends and relatives and it […]
Book Review – Twelve Poems and a Story for Christmas
Book DescriptionThe poems describe the journey of a newlywed couple, Mary and Joseph, to their ancestral homeland where they are to be registered in a census decreed by a tyrant. Mary is pregnant and Joseph knows that the child she is carrying is not his. As they travel through the harsh landscape, they are joined […]
Interview With Mark Pratt, CEO and publisher of New Generation Dad Magazine
Q: Where in Jamaica are you from and how long have you lived in the USA ? I use to live in Meadowbrook Mews just below Meadowbrook High School in Kingston. I have been in the USA 10 years total. Q: What Jamaican person inspired you growing up? My mother and my brother were my […]
Jamaicans In Canada: A Detailed History
Among the many West Indian countries whose citizens emigrate each year, Jamaica is no exception. Most Jamaicans who leave the island and travel to Canada fine themselves settling in Montreal, Halifax or Toronto. The total number of Jamaicans in Canada has increased dramatically since the 1960’s and the reasons for coming are also different. Currently, […]
Kicking the Habit
Imagine your life to be a well knitted blanket with several colors and patterns. Your habits could be akin to each of those intricately woven threads that make up the blanket. They are the behaviors you repeat so often that they have become ingrained as part of your daily routine – the way you dress, […]
A Tribute to the Loud, Feisty, Obnoxious Jamaican Woman
I often hear the phrase “I don’t date Jamaican women” floating around in conversations around me. Men, often Jamaicans, tend to use this phrase proudly, citing their many reasons for preferring women of other nationalities. I once dated a man who always referred to anything wrong that I did as “so Jamaican”. If I talked […]
Immigration: Money Matters in the Immigration Context
Financial Requirements & Public Charge Issues We’ve all heard that the more money you have the easier life will be. Well, that is true of the immigration process as well. Money matters because of the requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) § 213A Affidavit of Support and § 212(a)(4) Public Charge provisions. These […]
The Bank Lines by American Retiree in Jamaica
As usual, most of my articles come from my life experiences. This one is no different. My bank was chosen for its location in a shopping plaza near my home. This is the closest bank to me which offers parking. That made the decision easy. I have made mention of this and other banks in […]
Interview With J. Michael Seyfert, Writer/Director Of The Film "Rent A Rasta"
Q: How did you come up with the idea to do a documentary film on “Rent A Rasta”? A: The origin of Rastafari and its eventual co-opting as the commercial identity of Jamaica is a very interesting story. I have wanted to visit Jamaica for years and at one time I could see its lights […]
Portia’s Vitriolic Style
Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller on Sunday September 24, 2006 delivered her first address in the capacity as President of the Peoples National Party at her party’s 68th annual conference. Her rousing address to the packed arena has received a myriad of reactions from local commentators, some in civil society and ordinary Jamaicans. Some argued that […]