Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW", General Poetry, Inspirational Poetry.
Tags: America, bravery, citizen, country, courage, determination, earth, faith, flag, freedom, glory, God, government, honor, humanity, inspiration, integrity, justice, liberty, life, loyalty, man, Memorial Day, nation, price, pride, principles, spirit, strength, woman, world
Yankee Doodle/Patriotic Poetry
I Am The Flag
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I am the flag of the United States of America.
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I was born on June 14, 1777, in Philadelphia.
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There the Continental Congress adopted my stars and stripes as the
national flag.
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My thirteen stripes alternating red and white, with a union of
thirteen white stars in a field of blue, represented a new
constellation, a new nation dedicated to the personal and religious
liberty of mankind.
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Today fifty stars signal from my union, one for each of the fifty
sovereign states in the greatest constitutional republic the world has
ever known.
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My colors symbolize the patriotic ideals and spiritual qualities of
the citizens of my country.
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My red stripes proclaim the fearless courage and integrity of American
men and boys and the self-sacrifice and devotion of American mothers
and daughters.
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My white stripes stand for liberty and equality for all.
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My blue is the blue of heaven, loyalty, and faith.
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I represent these eternal principles: liberty, justice, and humanity.
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I embody American freedom: freedom of speech, religion, assembly, the
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May 31 2010
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: ability, age, aid, America, American, bank, care, check, children, citizen, college, community, education, elderly, era, family, favor, government, grown ups, happiness, health, language, law, lawyer, life, loan, man, money, nation, others, politics, president, rules, school, seniors, smiles, student, time, White House, woman, words, youth
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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has signed a law that finalizes his health care overhaul and makes the government the issuer of all federal college loans.
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The president completed the measure at Northern Virginia Community College, where he emphasized new help for college students.
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The legislation was the second of two steps needed for the Democratic-led House and Senate to approve a health care package affecting virtually all Americans. The new law makes a series of
Posted: under "Jamaica ~ Land Of Paradise", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
Tags: abroad, achievement, activities, America, belief, Britain, British, Buckingham Palace, campaign, celebration, ceremony, citizen, community, country, creativity, Diaspora, dream, economy, experience, family, finances, first lady, function, future, Governor General, heart, High Commissioner, history, honor, hope, inauguration, independence, inspiration, island, Jamaican, journey, knighthood, life, link, London, magazine, mentor, minister, motivation, movement, music, nation, Norman Manley, nurse, opportunities, organisation, overseas, pastor, photos, potential, Queen Elizabeth, quotes, service, Seventh-day Adventist, spirit, success, support, teacher, United Kingdom, United States, voice, West Indians, wife, youths
Queen knights Jamaica’s governor general at Buckingham Palace yesterday
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Published: Saturday | June 13, 2009
Jamaica’s Governor General, Sir Patrick Linton Allen, who was knighted yesterday by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, is urging Jamaicans living abroad to support his ‘I believe’ campaign.
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Jun 13 2009
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: administration, advice, America, change, citizen, conference, country, Cuba, dialogue, encouragement, energy, finance, freedom, government, health, improvement, interest, interview, island, leaders, life, officials, organization, policy, president, pride, relations, smiles, summit, surprise, transparency, travel, world
Fidel Castro asks US lawmakers how to improve ties
Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., front, reacts during a news conference in Havana, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. …
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By Will Weissert, AP writer
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HAVANA – A “very healthy, very energetic” Fidel Castro asked visiting Congressional Black Caucus members what Cuba could do to help President Barack Obama improve bilateral relations during his first meeting with U.S. officials since falling ill in 2006.
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Caucus leader Rep. Barbara Lee, a Democrat from California, said the ailing former Cuban president talked for nearly two hours with her and two other delegation members on Tuesday in a meeting seen as signaling Cuba’s willingness to discuss better relations with the United States. Read More
Apr 08 2009
Posted: under "Jamaica Labrish Korner".
Tags: agency, citizen, fee, foreigners, government, immigration, island, Jamaican, office, passport, revenue, sales, service
Published: Friday | January 30, 2009
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GOVERNMENT HAS no plans to increase the cost of a passport at this time.
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However, foreigners applying for extended stays in the island, and those seeking to become citizens of Jamaica, might soon have to dig deeper to pay increased fees for the services offered by the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA).
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major Richard Reese told the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee of Parliament that the ministry had made a submission to the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service for the current fees to be reviewed.
Posted: under Funny and Hilarious Jokes.
Tags: accident, bishop, body, bridge, butt, car, check, cheese, chicken, children, citizen, citizens, club, companion, couple, day, destination, dialect, family, fat, fats, flight, food, friends, friendship, funds, funny, highway, hilarious, humor, husband, jokes, lake, language, laughter, license, lottery, meal, meat, money, ocean, partner, passenger, path, patois, phone, play, pond, pool, Professor, prostitute, reading, rectum, rivers, road, sea, sex, sleep, smiles, Spanish, spouse, stairs, stairwell, stream, teacher, tour, tourist, traffic, travel, trip, tutor, vehicle, vernacular, water, whore, wife, words
1. *Cheese*
The teacher told Pepito to use the word cheese in a sentence.
Pepito replies: Maria likes me, but cheese fat.
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2. *Mushroom*
When all my family get in the car, there’s not mushroom.
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3. *Shoulder*
My fren wanted 2 become a citizen but she didn’t know how to read so I shoulder.
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4. * Texas *
My fren always Texas me when I’m not home wondering where I’m at!
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