The Heraclites..Ambassador Peter King’s Sad Untimely Passing
Ambassador Peter King’s sad untimely passing brings to mind a modification of the Heraclites Epigram: They told me Peter, they told me you were dead.They brought me bitter news to hear and bitter tears to shedI wept as I remembered, how often you and IHad tired the sun with talking and sent him down the […]
Change Jamaica’s Drug Policy
Suppose another country had almost no drug problems. Suppose that country had less than a small fraction of one percent of your drug arrests. And suppose that country had almost no “drug-related crime” and that their robbery rate was a tiny fraction of your robbery rate. Do you think is might be wise to carefully […]
Secrets Of A Sexual Culture Of Carnal Abuse, Buggery And Rape
In Jamaica the secrets of a sexual culture of carnal abuse, buggery and rape thrive below the radar of detection like micro bacteria on a dish cloth. The victims are usually our own children, girls in particular and for many, even into their adult’s life they carry the scared confined memories of how they were […]
3 Meditations and a Mouthful: Evelyn Nathan’s Train to Skaville
pil·grim ( ) (plgrm)n.1. A religious devotee who journeys to a shrine or sacred place.2. One who embarks on a quest for something conceived of as sacred. 3. A traveler.4. Pilgrim One of the English Separatists who founded the colony ofPlymouth in New England in 1620.[Middle English, from Old French peligrin, from Late Latin pelegrnus,alteration […]
An Imperative: The Training of Lead Learners as Classroom Professionals
Some years ago, in preparation for the yearly staff development seminars we were involved in conducting in Jamaica, I initiated our first session with the statement that is contained in the next section of this paper, (A Community of Learners). This was more than a decade ago, and this opinion is even more germane entering […]
Investment boom in Jamaica, business confidence high… but!
That’s because 2005 has been a record year in Jamaica’s tourism sector, andinvestors from the United States, Spain, and China have flocked to theisland with a series of plans for large-scale developments in major touristregions. Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, about to demit office in March, seized themoment to showcase accomplishments during his tenure at a […]
Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley by Christopher John Farley
Contribution: Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley by Christopher John Farley “Christopher J. Farley has respect for the root of black music and art…Trust me,Mr. Farley clearly makes one feel the importance of a culture.” – Chuck D, Public Enemy “Want to know how Bob Marley made it from nothing to become the […]
The Last Word – Ultimate Authority!
“And God said ……and it was so.” (Genesis 1:6-7, 9, 11, 14-15, 24, 29-30, KJV) How many times have you read the first Chapter of the Book of Genesis? I have to admit that I have read it several times and have been for some inexplicable reason, always inwardly awed at the first four words, […]
‘Jamaica, Treasure Island’
We were in the check-in line at Fort Lauderdale airport when a man struck up a conversation with us.“So how long will you be in Jamaica?” he asked.“We live there,” we said. “You. Live. There?” he practically stuttered. “But you guys look okay!” We burst out laughing and assured him that we were quite okay. […]
My First Jamaican Birthday Party by American Retiree in Jamaica
Birthday parties are as unique and exciting as the person who plans the event. Birthday parties come as varied as just two special people having a candlelit dinner together to a gala bash with hundreds of guests in the grand ballroom of a swank hotel. What makes each party memorable is the love of the […]