Kingston: Vintage Jamaica – Countdown to Jamaica’s 50th Independence
What began as just another balmy picturesque day in paradise, ended for its inhabitants as the day the world as they knew it, violently shook and was literally casted upside down. By 1907, Jamaica, the tiny “…verdant beauty…” set in the middle of the Caribbean, like the magnificent jewel she was considered at the time, […]
Top 16 Jamaican Track Athletes – Countdown to Jamaica’s 50th Independence
Here are our picks for the Top 16 Jamaican Track Athletes (not in any order). This is not in any Even though Jamaicans athletes have represented other countries our list is limited to those who represented Jamaica internationally. The biographies of the 16 athletes are below the list. Be sure to add your favorites to […]
I Have A Dream
One of the seminars that I present as a money coach involves a four-step system that explains how to create an action plan for achieving your financial goals. I’ve recognised that many people don’t get ahead in life because they have lost their childhood capacity to dream, and are not truly passionate about anything in […]
5 Foods & Drinks Jamaica Gave the World
Jamaica is the source of several unique foods and drinks that have become popular and appreciated around the world. The following are just five of these Jamaican treats. 1) Blue Mountain Coffee Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is known worldwide for its wonderful flavor. It is one of the most sought-after of the world’s coffees, and […]
On Our Radar: Things that Caught Our Interest This Week
1. For the forty fourth time, the stretch of Eastern Parkway between Utica Avenue and Grand Army plaza will be transformed into a three mile carnival as a gyrating multi-cultural crowd will gather to shimmy to the sounds of the Caribbean and eat to their West Indian heart’s content while watching the main parade at […]
Vintage Jamaica – Countdown to Jamaica’s 50th Independence
And indeed all focus was on Jamaica in 1966! Still in its independence infancy since only four years earlier allowed to release the secure grip of the “Mother” country England and finally allowed to stand on its figurative two feet and chart its own direction. As with any newborn there were many visitors anxious for […]
Quotable Caribbean – August 22, 2011
“I will continue to promote Haiti, to get investors to come to invest in the country. As a humanitarian I want to see how we can continue to bring aid. Not aid in terms of charity, but aid that can help people aid themselves.” – Wyclef Jean, Haitian musician and humanitarian (Reuters) “I have never […]
On Our Radar: 5 Things That Caught Our Interest This Week – August 21 – 27, 2011
1. “Pieces of Jamaica” art exhibition at the African American Research Library in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Artists Davis I. Muir, Michael Curtis and Louis Davis capture and showcase the vibrant intricate beauty that comprises the people and landscape of Jamaica through the magic of photography. The exhibition opened to rave reviews on August 17, 2011 and […]
The title is lost, the landowner is dead, I am paying taxes so I need the Jamaican title
QUESTION: Dear Jamaica Legal Wiz How do I apply for the Land Title if the owner for the Jamaica property dies. I can’t locate the original title and all I have is the property tax receipt which I am now paying and a diagram from the Survey and Mapping Division. I would also like to know […]
U.S. Virgin Islands Brings Caribbean Warmth To Philadelphia
America’s “City of Brotherly Love” was warmed by the food, music and festive spirit of the Caribbean when a team from the United States Virgin Islands breezed through town this month. The occasion was the 36th annual National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention and Career Fair which drew thousands of journalists, students, communications specialists, […]