Ponder This During Black History Month
Cold days, dark mornings, early nights, winter blah – that’s what February is about. It is the month for final contribution to your RSP, claimable for the fiscal year. In addition to all this, it is Black History Month. I have a burning question. Whose bright idea was it to select the coldest month in […]
Visas For Nurses – Immigration Tips
How does a nurse obtain an immigrant visa to the U.S.? The Immigration Act of 1990 (IMACT 1990), and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), retained nurses on schedule A, Group I. Congress, by doing this, has determined that there are not sufficient nurses to satisfy the national shortage, which […]
Jamaican Style Dominoes In Canada
One of the more interesting and “vocal” sports Jamaicans are known for, has been played in many basements, barbershops, in the back rooms of many bars and in the past thirty years, competitive clubs have been organized to demonstrate the abilities of players. Many of the larger cities in Canada can boast the activities of […]
The Upliftment Of My Jamaican Community
By the time Claude, Merrick, Vernon and myself all-inclusive of the new “One Love Rudy Jamaicans” got to high school we were referred to as the “streetwise kids”. This was when there were only potty pan buses pon the road and boorish conductors would heckle and abuse students to and from school while striking for […]
Interview with Colin Channer
Colin Channer is the author of two novels, a novella and many short stories. His first novel “Waiting In Vain” was selected as a 1998 Critic’s Choice by the Washington Post Book World. It was also excerpted in Hot Spots: The Best Erotic Writing In Modern Fiction. His novella “I’m Still Waiting” was published in […]
Immigration & Nationality Act and Felonies
The legal quagmire of the definition of an aggravated felony for Immigration purposes. The purpose of this article, is to focus on crimes of violence that could also be aggravated felonies under the Immigration & Nationality Act and therefore subject the defendant to removal ( this is the same thing as deportation but the INS […]
Walk Good
Book Description The book is just out so there aren’t any reviews as of yet. However, here are a couple of ‘review-like’ pieces. ‘Walk Good’ is an adventure travel story chronicling the experiences of the author in Negril, Jamaica. It’s an escape to the sunny beaches, the seas and the mountain back roads of the […]
Kingston Red Hot – Part 2
No other democratic country on the face of the planet slaughters as many human beings per year comparable to this youthful country of untold achievements. With a record number of murders in 1997 and 2001 accumulating to well over 1000 deaths, an average of just under 5 per 100,000. Jamaica and Kingston in particular, has […]
Temporary H2b Worker, Is Jamaica’s Remitted Salvation Under Threat…
For decades unskilled Jamaicans have been travelling to Canada and the US on visa’s which allow them to work temporarily for 6-9 months. Farm workers would normally be the bulk of this group, yet since the 1990’s, the exercise has taken on a different flavour. Hotel workers now make up the lion share, numbering well […]
Interview With Nicholas DaSilva The Creator Of The Dread and Alive Comic Series
We are very fortunate to get a hold of Nicholas DaSilva, the founder of Zoolook®, an independent design studio/publishing house, specializing in the development of engaging and innovative properties that promote a multicultural experience, which he founded in 1996. Zoolook develops products for multiple platforms, including internet, broadband and television. It’s properties include Nicholas’ DREAD […]