Our Picks: Top 10 Jamaican Movies of All Time
Here are our picks of the top 10 movie picks of all times based on popularity and world market penetration. Be sure to add your favorites to this list. During the year leading up to Jamaica’s 50th Independence on August 6, 2012, each week we’ll be compiling a list of things celebrating Jamaican foods, music, […]
Love Your Body
This week, I am happy to be speaking about the BODY and why we love it. Many of us have a love/hate relationship with our own bodies based on age, weight increase or decrease, health issues, diseases and dis-eases, mood, and more. Let’s face it, no matter how beautiful your body is, there has been […]
Making Bad Friday Better: An Interview with Deborah Thomas
Dr. Deborah A. Thomas is a professor anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, a dancer, and most recently added filmmaker to her accomplishments. Deborah directed and produced the new documentary Bad Friday in partnership with her husband John L. Jackson, Jr.; Junior “Gabu” Wedderburn; and Junior “Ista J” Manning. Bad Friday focuses on a community […]
The Hero in our Jamaican Leaders
When we look back at our leaders throughout our history, including our eight prime ministers, we should be proud of the hero in each of them. Our vibrant democracy has given us Sir Alexander Bustamante, Sir Donald Sangster, Hugh Shearer, Michael Manley, and those still with us, Edward Seaga, PJ Patterson, Opposition Leader Portia Simpson […]
Can I get the Jamaican title if I know the ‘tax number’?
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz,I have two properties.For the one that we don’t have a title, it was land given to my mom from the Government in the sixties. She lived there till the seventies, and then migrated to US where she dies two years ago. My cousin has been living there ever since my mom […]
Legal Wiz: I need my dead Jamaican dad’s medical records to trace my own history
The following enquiry was made through our contact form on Jamaicans.com: QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz,I am a born Jamaican citizen, who now resides in Canada. My father whom also was a Jamaican Citizen passed away many years ago due to cancer. Due to many health concerns on my behalf, my doctors have requested I try to […]
A Simple Guide To Grow Long and Strong Black Hair
Growing hair long and strong black hair is easy and it does not have to cost you much. Here are some practical steps to take to grow your hair as long as you want it or as long as it can go without excess shedding or breakage. Most of the following methods have worked for […]
3 Tips To Prevent Heat Damage To Black Hair
Heat should be used with care on hair but especially black hair, as the hair is prone to be dry anyway. Heat from styling equipment such as curling irons, hooded dryers, pressing combs, and blow dryers are very damaging to our hair. If smoke can be seen coming from the barrel of a hot comb […]
Book Review: Pieces of the Past – A Stroll Down Jamaica’s Memory Lane
ABOUT THE BOOKThere is an old Jamaican saying ‘every mickle mek a muckle’. It means every experience – no matter how small – counts, because together they form a greater whole. There is another old Jamaican saying: ‘one one cocoa full basket’ which means that parts of things slowly combined make a whole. Pieces of […]
3 Easy Ways to Thicken Relaxed Hair
There are several ways to thicken relaxed hair without breaking the bank or weighing yourself down with unnecessary products. If you are a person who might not have a lot to spend on expensive treatments and you want to have thick lustrous hair in a short space of time then here are three ways that […]