The Upbeat Dad: Beware! Family Law is an Oxymoron!
In the early 2000s as I was going through a divorce, I recall making the statement that the term “family law” is an oxymoron. The reality of what I was experiencing was that it is very anti-family. I used an analogy then that I think still holds true today: family law is like a sleeping, […]
Interview Jamaican Youth Activist Craig Dixon
This week we interview Jamaican Youth Activist Craig Dixon, 22. He was recently chosen to represent Jamaica at the Nkabom: Commonwealth Youth Leadership Programme in Kigali, Rwanda. He has an amazing drive for success as revealed in his life story as a child street vendor, who lived alone at age fourteen and managed, through remarkable […]
Immigration: Overcoming Marriage Fraud
A finding of marriage fraud is not a trivial issue to have on any immigration record. However, a previous denial of a permanent residence application or Immigration’s finding of marriage fraud is not always insurmountable if the matter is dealt with aggressively. I have decided to write an article on this daunting issue because recently […]
Don’t Call Me An African
The cost of this self inflicted inferiority complex is enormous. It destroyed our economy and those of African communities in Diaspora. We do not patronize ourselves anymore turning us into consumers of other people’s services and products because subjectively, we see them as superior to ours. The minority middle class we want our image makers […]
Aftermath of Tropical Storm Nicole by American Retiree in Jamaica
The story actually starts back in 2004 when Hurricane Ivan paid a visit to Jamaica. Sign main road is a lazy winding road over gently rolling hills that leads past, as opposed to through, several small communities on its way from Montego Bay, to, you guessed it, the town of Sign. This road parallels the […]
Jamaican Recipes Android App
We are pleased to introduce our first Android app now available in the Android Market Place. The application, “Jamaican Recipes” allows users to browse Jamaicans.com’s database of over 110 recipes with step by step cooking instructions and view of glossary of Jamaican foods. The ” Jamaican Recipes ” application is available for $0.99 in the Android […]
Book Review – Seven Letters to Heaven
About the Book Seven Letters to Heaven tells the personal experience of the author’s relationship with God and her faith, by way of her letters of prayer to Him. In a poignant, simple, and personal way, she shares how her letters were answered, and she encourages others to believe that, through faith, they can expect […]
The Bare Truth of it all … according to Elisanne
I’ve never gotten the thrill of the whole naked man bit at a strip club. Now do I get it for men? Sure do, men are very very visual and so seeing a semi-clad woman gyrating and simulating sex is appealing. Or so I’ve been told. Also the thrill of a “happy ending” sans hands […]
A Note To Bruce Golding And Other Leaders In Jamaica
The political leaders of Caribbean nations, especially, Bruce Golding and others in Jamaica (both JLP and PNP) must begin to change their levels of thinking as they relate to governing. The leadership styles continue to kindle the flames of lawlessness and civil disobedience in the island. Bruce Golding must stop the perception that criminals are […]
Interview with Therese Morris, Founder & Owner of Flavour du Jour
This week we interview Therese Morris, Founder & Owner of Flavour du Jour a Jamaican based culinary arts company. Therese has a passion for Caribbean food fusion. She hopes to educate Jamaica and Jamaicans about our rich culinary heritage. Flavour du Jour is passionate in presenting the best of Jamaica alongside the gastronomic novelties from […]