Do You Remember?
Posted: under "Jamaica Labrish Korner", Jamaican Jokes.
Tags: beaches, beauty, Big Boy, carnival, celebration, contest, dancer, dreadlocks, elderly, festival, funny, hairstyle, hilarious, independence, Jamaica, Jamaican, jokes, life, man, memories, police, rastafarian, smiles, treats, value, waterfalls, woman
“SWEET, SWEET JAMAICA”
Waterfall at “The Ruins” in Ocho Rios, Jamaica
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| I GUESS I may be getting just a teeny-weeny bit old, because I can remember when it was considered rude to whistle in front of adults, the biggest bad words pickney used to cuss were ‘blouse and skirt’,'rahtid’ and ‘blow-wow’; and slackness was talking big bwoy stories. .. I am probably not so young anymore, I guess, because I can remember when people used to charter JOS bus to go to outing at Gunboat beach. And the beach dem was clean! And bad boys were the ones riding skate, and playing marbles and racing board horse in the gutter water after rain. .. I remember when children were afraid of Johnkunnu - now even police fraid a pickney, ’cause pickney a shotta! .. Call me archaic, but I remember when school children never had such a wide range of colourfully creative .. But I suppose it must be old age, because I also remember that children used to eat jackfruit, juneplum, naseberry, guinep, hogplum and tinkin toe; we used to relish treats like bustamante-backbone, drops, gizzada, toto, cut-cake and grater-cake. MEN USED TO DANCE WITH WOMEN after asking if they could have this dance!! .. I must be clearly approaching dinosaur status, because I can vividly recall a period when independence time meant street dance on every corner, and we never had to import carnival to have revelling in the streets, and float parades were magnificent. I must have come from them dark ages, but I remember when man used to go party to dance with woman, not to “par wid man”, and women never had to walk naked to get attention.
“Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2008″.
Professor Rex NettlefordPosted: under "A TASTE of the TROPICS", "DID YOU KNOW", "Jamaica Labrish Korner", "Jamaica ~ Land Of Paradise", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM". Hello world, it is with profound sadness that I share the fact that our esteemed friend, Professor Rex Nettleford passed away on February 2nd…..
. PROFESSOR Rex Nettleford, one of Jamaica’s brightest sons and a cultural icon, died in the George Washington University Intensive Care Unit last night, six days after he collapsed in his hotel room in Washington and four hours before his 77th birthday.
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I’ve never visited the town of Wetumka in Oklahoma (USA). But I
understand the folks there celebrate a day every year when they laugh
at themselves. They call it Sucker Day and they plan a town festival
on the last Saturday of September to commemorate it.
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May 08 2009
Spring has Sprung
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: appeciation, beauty, blossoms, celebration, colors, daffodils, experience, festival, flora, flowers, garden, gift, happiness, jewels, joy, life, meadow, mountain, nation, park, plants, season, spring, trees
The Rites of Spring
Spring has sprung! Celebrate the most beautiful places to experience the season’s stunning colors.
The Rites of Spring
The Skagit Valley, Washington state: Springtime makes this verdant valley in northwest Washington explode with color, carpeting the land with hundreds of acres of tulips, daffodils and irises. The area is best known for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, which runs throughout April and was featured in “1,000 Places to See Before You Die.” Display gardens abound throughout the valley for you to visit, but you can also enjoy the
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Apr 25 2009
Portland Jerk Festival celebrates 10 yrs
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Tags: anniversary, attraction, celebration, community, country, culture, effort, entertainment, event, experience, family, festival, foods, Jamaican, jerk, journey, loyalty, model, participant, patrons, preparation, sea breeze, tourism, world
Published: Monday | March 2, 2009
.. The 10th anniversary of the Portland Jerk Festival will be held from July 3-5 under the theme ‘Origins of Jerk’. The organisers say site preparations have begun in order to ensure that the grounds are ready. The completion of the St Mary/Portland leg of the North Coast Highway has also made the parish more accessible.
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“Efforts are under way to make this year, the 10th anniversary of the event, into a much improved experience, making for an unforgettable weekend for the festival’s thousands of loyal patrons and all other participants,” read a release.
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Mar 02 2009