Nuff Babymadda…and no Fadda
‘Jamaica’s struggle with teenage pregnancy’ Early childbearing is often associated with a young woman’s failure to complete her education, thus limiting her future job prospects and her own and her child’s economic well-being. Among adolescent females in Jamaica who gave birth before their fourth year of secondary school, less than one-third returned to school after […]
The Truth About Giuliani, Dinkins, And Crime In New York And The Jamaican Connection!
I am amazed again at the power of the media and how they have portrayed Giuliani as some brilliant crime fighter. I am even more amazed at the quality of people in the Caribbean who have believed this fallacy and this just proves how powerful the media is in shaping opinions and beliefs of even […]
Montegonians Go to the Market by American Retiree in Jamaica
There are 2 markets in Montego Bay. The smaller one is Gully Market located near City Centre. The other one is Charles William Gordon Market or Fustic Market which is one block from Barnett St. The focus will be on the Fustic Market where I purchase my fresh fruits and vegetables. This market is open […]
Interview with Jamaican Christian playwright Cleveland O. McLeish
Christian-based plays have become a may stay recent in the Black community. This month we interview Jamaican Christian playwright Cleveland O. McLeish. Q: What first inspired you to write Christian plays and what age did you start? I started writing when I found that I had a whole lot of free time at my previous […]
Book Review – Bob Marley: The Man And His Music
ABOUT THE AUTHORAt the time of writing, Eleanor Wint was senior lecturer in the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona; and Carolyn Cooper, senior lecturer, Department of Heritage Studies. SYNOPSIS This lively collection of essays, coming out of the 1995 symposium held in Jamaica to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bob […]
Book Review – Beautiful Jamaica
SYNOPSISA unique coffee-table book, full of information about Jamaica’s past and present heroes, government, social structure, industries, food, outstanding citizens…..presenting Jamaicans as they see themselves. Nature’s beautiful gifts…expressed in the grandeur of its blue tinted mountains….in the variegated splashes of colour in its lush green valleys…in its picturesque plains of waving canefields…in the artist’s dream […]
As I see it – Don’t hold your breath
Soooo. Bruce Golding has taken the penultimate step to be ‘where he wanna be’. With his ‘win’ in West Kingston, Bruce Golding is Jamaica’s newest Opposition Leader and stands a chance to be the next Prime Minister. Good for him, not necessarily good for Jamaica. Anyone who hopes to see a new and different period […]
Letters in response to Patois Class Interview with course facilitator Heather Reid
Dear Heather,I must say it is appalling to read that someone will be teaching patois, it is a disgrace to our Jamaican heritage . I can remember growing up in ja. my parents are always correcting us . please speak proper English and now you are teaching this broken language that no one can understand […]
Discipline Part II
As we continue with our series on discipline, I’d like to discuss what I consider to be the first aspect of this master key to success – commitment. One dictionary defines commitment as (i) an agreement or pledge to do something, (ii) the state or an instance of being obligated or emotionally impelled. Jim Rhon, […]
Jamaica is in Deep Trouble
The 5th Columnist such as Seaga, Golding, Paterson, Davies, Knight, et al. are all too abundant amongst us, some being more prominent than others. I noted the economic plans as set out by the great and good of this 5th Columnists brigade. The amazing thing is that we are so desperate for a solution to […]