Dear Dad…Ky-mani Marley’s Autobiography – Book Review
About the Book ‘If it meant I had to sell all the drugs in America, then that’s exactly what I was going to do.’ Family ties are the ties that bind, but when unraveled, they can be the threads that nearly hang us to death. In fact, sometimes our most vehement enemies emerge from the […]
Run to Freedom – Book Review
About the BookRun to Freedom is an adventure story for junior readers, set on an eighteenth century sugar plantation in Jamaica. The young protagonist is Kofi, son of an enslaved Asante warrior named Kwame. Kofi’s father fights vigorously against enslavement, and vows to escape the plantation and find a way to free his wife and […]
Jamaica Travel Events Calendar February & March 2010
FEBRUARY Jamaica continues to be the hottest destination for Spring Break, and Spring Break 2010 kicks off from February – March 2010. The exciting party season takes place in Montego Bay and Negril. Enjoy discounts at Coral Cliff and Margaritaville Montego Bay and Negril; The Groovy Grouper, The Jungle and other exciting attractions. For […]
Belize’s Inn at Robert’s Grove Honored with 2010 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award
Belmopan, Belize, February 01, 2010 –(PR.com)– The Inn at Robert’s Grove was chosen as one of the Top Ten Best Family Hotels in Central & South America by TripAdvisor® in its 2010 Travelers’Choice® awards. Now in its eighth year, the annual TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice awards honor the world’s best hotels, earning their distinction from those […]
Killing the “Love Bird” Would Destroy a Piece of Jamaica’s Soul
I am aghast that the Jamaican Government is considering a plan to get rid of Air Jamaica. Of course the airline is losing money. In these troubled times, what airline isn’t? But this is not just any airline, this is a piece of Jamaica in the sky. I notice that the government can still afford […]
Criminal Convictions and Its Immigration Consequences
Many non-citizens are very unfamiliar with the immigration consequences of criminal convictions. In my practice I have found that most people are mislead by the terms misdemeanor and felony convictions. In fact, most non-citizens who are unfamiliar with criminal procedure often believe that if they simply pay a fine then the crime will have no […]
Black History
Markdown:Black and beautiful we are Loveable too.Articulate and CourageousKindhearted and true.History teaches us that we areInnovative, inventive and industrious in the fields ofScience, Sport and Technologies and all Other faculties.Remember always thatYou are young, gifted and black.Black History Month (Yea Mon!) thanks and praises to the vision of Dr. Carter Woodson and to the painters, […]
Valentine : Are You Married? Now Build the Marriage Equity
In 2004, after my wife and I got married, our love story was published on this site. Ever since then I have had all my friends and family visiting the site to read this, and many other lovely articles. This is the site I revisit to remember just how I felt back then and to […]
Six time grammy award winner Toni Braxton added to Saint Lucia jazz 2010 line-up
Olympic Gardens – Jamaican Book Review
About the Book: Olympic Gardens is a coming-of-age story, a powerful evocation of the life of an unwanted boy that grew up in Kingston, Jamaica. Most countries have their celebrity town like York of the British writers and the Trench Town of Bob Marley. This story is important work that has not been done so […]