The Jamaican American Club
This not for profit club’s sole purpose is to create unity among positive people who have passion; therefore, the Jamaican American Club will not align itself with any religious, political or social classes that are unwilling to respect an individual’s choice for their interpretation of the world. Goal: Help the community remain viable. Intended audience: […]
What the enemy meant for evil…
Travel! I hadn’t done that in ages it seemed, and I was so looking forward to the days that were fast approaching. I had made plans to attend a Jubilee! Gift Basket trade show convention in Boston in early September, and later found out that modifications had been made for me to accompany Mom on […]
Book Review – The Fastest Ship
Reviews of The Fastest Ship:“Hot Summer Reading List – Romance – FictionTitle: The Fastest ShipAuthor: Larita ArnoldRating: Excellent! “Adventure awaits within “The Fastest Ship,” where pirates get away with murder, for awhile, young women meet their very different fates, and more than one man’s heart is torn asunder. Pirate stories offer a special romance, of […]
Part 2 of Becoming a Permanent Resident of Jamaica by American Retiree in Jamaica
In part 1, I gave you the requirements for becoming a permanent resident. My wife and I had completed 5 out of the 9 requirements during the initial meeting. All that remained to do was get passport photos, a doctor’s certificate, two references, and a police report from Massachusetts. At the end of the article […]
Easy Does It The ‘Easy Way’
EASY DOES IT THE ‘EASY WAY’ On his first day of football practice at Everett High School in Massachusetts, Jamaican-born Omar Easy, showed up with soccer shin pads instead of a helmet. His journey from Jamaican football to American football paralleled his journey from Jamaica to America—marked with a myriad of obstacles and uncertainty. Battling […]
Poor people fed up…and still hungry
‘Jamaica’s fight against Poverty’ Recently, there has been some discussion on the efficacy of the government’s poverty eradication programmes, highlighting the fact that poverty in Jamaica has been halved over the past 13 years. That time frame, since 1992, happens to coincide with the reign of Prime Minister P J Patterson. Wha P.J. don’t […]
The Reggae-Lution Must Be Televised
REGGAE INDUSTRY PETITIONS GRAMMY AWARDS TO BE INCLUDED I N THE TELECAST Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Michael Rose, Puma Jones, and Duckie Simpson took several historical leaps when they stood up before The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences and walked across the stage to receive a small token of the American public’s admiration […]
Fight the Fear
In the movie Cool Runnings, during the team tryouts, they showed old film footage of crashes to a room full of potential bobsledders and by the end of the screening, the room was empty. In reality, on the first day when they showed the footage there were about forty potential bobsledders – and about half […]
Does Overseas Aid Affects The Extradition Policy Of Jamaica?
One of the effects of continuous aid and charity is that it subconsciously makes the recipient feel he owes the donor a favour and makes him hesitate to challenge the actions and statements of this donor with whom he disagrees. This line of reasoning is not debatable and their are numerous examples in business and […]
Book Review – Benjamin, My Son
Review from Daily GleanerAuthor: Geoffrey PhilpReviewer: Tanya BatsonPublisher: Peepal Tree Press THE BOOK Benjamin, My Son by Geoffrey Philp presents a picture of the harrowing leap from boyhood to manhood in Jamaica. The leap is a treacherous one, not merely because becoming an adult is such a confusing thing, but because like Jason Stewart, the […]