Month: February 2008
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A Wah?
We Jamaicans are confused about matters relating to our patois. We are unsure of how to position it, whether to officially acknowledge it as part Continue reading
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A sea of wisdom
Ingrid Walter is an award-winning journalist and communications specialist whose professional experience spans television, radio, print, politics and publishing. A Sea of Wisdom, Island Proverbs, Continue reading
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Kofi Kingston – Jamaican in the wrestling ring
It it acting or is it for real? I’ve pondered it a thousand times and the answer remains elusive. Whatever it may be a Jamaican, Continue reading
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What’s Wrong with the World? It’s Not Abortion, Homosexuality nor Prostitution
Religionists and moralists hastily assume the position that it is immorality – abortion, prostitution or homosexuality – that is destroying our world. Unfairly, their moral Continue reading
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School Daze
We weren’t allowed to even run at St. Hugh’s. Walking fast but gracefully was all that was permitted, since it was “unladylike” and undignified to Continue reading
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Dreadlocks – A Magnet for Marginalization?
I toyed with the idea of letting my twin sons grow locks. The dreadlocks, in my view, still remains inextricably linked to the power of Continue reading
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Home Sweet Home – comparing the Barbadian and Jamaican home seeker situation
“Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home,” wrote 19th Century American dramatist, John Howard Continue reading
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Housing Those on the Margins
One way Jamaica has attempted to address the problem of the landless is to provide housing on government lands through a program known as Operation Continue reading
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On Japanese Slipper Sizes
Someone once likened child birth to fruit. To be quite exact they said “You try squeezing something the size of a melon, through an opening Continue reading
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Stephen Marley Cops Reggae Grammy, Rhianna in the Winners Ccircle
Stephen Marley, took the 2007 Reggae Grammy Award with his Mind Control released by Tuff Gong/Ghetto Youths/Universal Republic. The official award ceremony was held Sunday Continue reading