A conversation with Tracii McGregor of Buju Banton’s Record Label, Gargamel Music
The music ushered me down the short narrow passage from the front door to the living room of Tracii McGregor’s quaint Brooklyn apartment. Vapors from the incense lazily burning in the corner of the room, meandered through the air to I-Wayne’s song, “Living In Loving.” A week prior to the interview, I had the wonderful […]
Jamaica Foundation of Houston
The Jamaica Foundation of Houston and its predecessor organization, the Jamaican Association of Greater Houston, have served the Houston community for a combined 25 years. The primary purpose of the organization is to preserve and enhance Jamaican culture in Houston. It continues to pursue growth and to encompass a wider group of volunteers to serve […]
The Jamaican Children’s Heart Fund
MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Jamaican Children’s Heart Fund is to facilitate and address the urgency reflected in the increasing, rather than decreasing list of infants and children with congenital and acquired heart problems in Jamaica. We pursue this mission through integrated, holistic commitment to: Transformational Developmentto be strong advocates for the cardiac care of […]
Book Review – Anancy And Friends
About the BookFeatures eight cultural folk stories for children which captures the imagination and reels the child-like mind into a world of folklore and fantasy. The stories creatively adapt traditional Anancy stories and entice the reader with innovative storylines and characters. Featuring illustrations from cartoonist Clovis Brown, they embody the excitement and imagination of the […]
Book Review – Rosehall’s White Witch
About the BookThe Legend of Annie Palmer crafts the truths of slavery with the age-old stories of one of the most memorable characters in Jamaica’s history -Annie Palmer. The themes of betrayal, romance, love & mystery underpin this epic drama -the bewitching plantation owner, Annie Palmer, the beautiful and determined slave girl, Millie along with […]
The Link Between Timely Road Repairs And National Development
It was with intense interest that I read the headlines “Roadblock rage – Protests against hikes, decaying infrastructure” in the August 30 Edition of the Daily Gleaner. As a former transportation planner with the state of California and an academic with a special interest in the spatial efficiency of government in general and Jamaica’s in […]
Welcome To Pattersonianism
Prime Minister PJ Patterson says that he will throw in the towel by April 2006. Many Jamaicans have been involved in heated and perhaps premature debates about PJ Patterson’s legacy. From what many others and I have gathered, PJ Patterson’s legacy is marked by widespread failure. Patterson sympathizers will, as expected, argue otherwise. However, their […]
"Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, land I love!" by American Retiree in Jamaica
I love Jamaica! This is my tropical paradise where I intend to live the remainder of my life! There is no place on earth I’d rather be. “Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, land I love.” The reason for saying all that is because several readers, over the past few months, have criticized me for being so negative. […]
Predominant Black Truth amid White Lies.
Twelve hours of wind and rain by hurricane Katrina exposed the horrors of the Naked Black Truth of American white lies, racist government tendencies and policies. While rotting corpses floated in the rising tides of the disease infested waters of Louisiana and as African Americans sought safety and food, the devastation of neglect by the […]
Feeling safe in Jamaica
How did my British friend, who had planned a family vacation in Egypt, end up in Jamaica? Eager to escape the tension of shell-shocked London, they had packed their bags on Saturday July 23, ready to depart the next day for Sharm el-Sheikh. Then the phone rang. Several bombs had exploded in the very district […]