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Conned When Buying Property in Jamaica
The following link is to a post written by someone who bought property here in Jamaica and apparently has fallen out so badly with the others owners in her complex that she is persona-non-grata, but...
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Opportunities in Jamaica
This is an interesting view from someone who recently moved back home.I agree entirely! The link is from Expat Exchange:HiI was born in the UK and moved to Jamaica 2 years ago leaving all my family and...
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A new issue of FirstCuts
FirstCuts31 is now available, and it addresses one aspect of the Caribbean workplace that we cannot seem to surpass - our shared history of enslavement and indentureship.The latest issue is entitled...
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Dead Yard -- Just Starting the Book!
I have just started a fascinating book -- The Dead Yard -- that can be found on Amazon's UK website, but still isn't available in Jamaica.It's written as a travelogue by an English writer, and at this...
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2 Interesting Blogs
A friend of mine just referred me to a couple of interesting blogs.One has to do with Olint, Cash Plus and the other investment "opportunities" that were popular until they all crashed or ceased...
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Are You a REAL Jamaican?
Have you ever been on the receiving end of the pronouncement, “You’re not a real Jamaican!”?Well, regardless of who is making the statement – a non-Jamaican or a Jamaican – (s)he is making some comment...
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A Video on Jamaica's Track and Field Success
This is a beautifully done video that made me choke up a bit.It's a MUST see... Click here or on the video below:
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Dale's Podcast on Moving to Jamaica
My wife Dale was recently interviewed by a blogger at Jamaicans.com in a 60 minute interview that, I think makes for some good listening!She's been back in Jamaica for four years, and has a business...
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Repats to India
I found this great article from the New York Times about Indians who have a tough time returning home to India.As you might imagine, there are lots of parallels between Jamaica and India! This is an...
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Jamaican Children Struggling in the US
An article appeared today in the Washington Post describing the struggles that Jamaican children have when migrating to the US.I left Jamaica to live in the US when I was 18, after completing my A'...
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Launching A New Time Management Product
In prior posts I wrote about the spurt of creativity that came when I moved back here to Jamaica.Well, some of what's happened came from my decision to do this blog. If you go back to early posts, you...
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A New Jamaican Blog that I Love
I just bumped into a new blog called "Things Jamaicans Love."The one or two articles I have read so far have had me in stitches -- they are so well written, and so very true in a funny, off-beat kind...
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Our Debt to Haiti
I was sent an interesting article by a reader of this blog to share an article that she wrote: "It's time to repay our debt to Haiti."It's pretty interesting, and goes back in time to show the...
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Podcast Comparing Jamaica's Education with Barbados'
This is a powerful 25 minute podcast that compares the Jamaican educational system with that of Barbados', based in part on the differences in GDP per...
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Filling Out the US Census
There are some powerful reasons to fill out the US census by including your Caribbean ancestry, and I won't go into them here.But here's a useful image of how the form can be completed:
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Half Yu Life Gone!
We’ve all had someone declare, “You have not lived until you’ve . . .” and the sentence is completed with their idea of a life changing experience. So, they might continue, “ . . . been in love”, “ . ....
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New Contributor
As you may have noticed, we have a new and very talented contributor to the blog: Tracy McFarlane.Here is her bio.Tracy A. McFarlaneResidence: Kingston, Jamaica (but a country girl at heart)As the last...
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Jamaica's Snap Election
Yesterday, Jamaica entered a crucial election period that has nothing to do with either of our major political parties.Instead, the battle has begun between the PNM and UNC/COP over who will rule...
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US Extradition Request Strains Relationship with Jamaica
This article from the New York Times outlines a growing issue in which we Jamaicans are all losers, and Coke is the only apparent "winner."A similar story was also carried in the Washington Post.
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What A Drama!
The last couple of months have been difficult to say the least, perhaps the hardest that I have seen since moving back to Jamaica.The current state of emergency and the Dudus extradition have only...
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