Author: Goldie Falconer-Simpson
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The Herd and Lawlessness
In July 1993 I decided to attend my eldest son’s commencement ceremony in Barinas , Venezuela . My young high-school daughter and my seventy-three year Continue reading
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Christmastime in Old Jamaica: The Teenage Years
As Jamaica modernized, little things started to slip away. Sometime in the early 70s, importation of firecrackers from China was banned after it was discovered Continue reading
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Christmastime in Old Jamaica: The Early Years
In the tiny district of Queensbury, St. Elizabeth, on Jamaica’s south coast, Christmas meant big-time celebrations, and preparation usually started right after the August 1 Emancipation Continue reading
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Growing up in old Jamaica
I grew up in deep rural Jamaica. In my district none of the citizens owned a motor vehicle, and so we walked everywhere. At age Continue reading
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Jamaica Lost It Along the Road…
The Jamaica that I grew up in was one of brotherly love, care for each others welfare, where in the face of disaster, sickness, death, Continue reading