Jamaica Land We Love . . . !!!!

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PRIDE  IN  BEING  A  JAMAICAN

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“As we approach Jamaica’s 50th anniversary I am reminded of what Jamaica means to me — and the people who served with me in the Jamaica Defense Force. I became a…”

 - Wayne D Russell

 

 

Jamaica Lives - Wayne D Russell

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Comments (0) Feb 16 2012

Celebrating the life of Miss Lou

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LOUISEB.jpg LOUISE BENNETT image by MGHS1995 

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The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission has earmarked the month of September to celebrate the life and work of Hon Dr Louise Bennett-Coverley OJ, OM.

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The amazing Miss Lou was born on September 7, 1919.  She was a Jamaican poet and activist for the Jamaican language and is described as Jamaica’s leading comedian.  Miss Lou has been lauded as the only poet who has really hit the truth about her society through its own language.  She has managed to capture Jamaican thoughts, feelings and lifestyle through her poems in the vernacular.  This has been done through masterful taste in use of the dialect which is acceptable to and appreciated by all in Jamaica and the Diaspora.

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In September, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) staged a series of activities across the island.  St. James hosted ‘MoBay Ring Ding’ as part of the celebrations.

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‘MoBay Ring Ding’ is a mini concert with a mixture of poems and storytelling.  This year the National Exhibition

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Comments (0) Oct 18 2010

“Bans O’ Killing” . . . by Miss Lou

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Louise Bennett (Miss Lou) 1919-2006

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“Bans O’ Killing” , 1944

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So yuh a de man, me hear bout!
Ah yuh dem sey dah-teck
Whole heap o’ English oat sey dat
Yuh gwine kill dialect!

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Meck me get it straight Mass Charlie
For me noh quite undastan,
Yuh gwine kill all English dialect
Or jus Jamaica one?

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Ef yuh dah-equal up wid English
Language, den wha meck
Yuh gwine go feel inferior, wen
It come to dialect?

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Ef yuh kean sing “Linstead Market”
An “Wata come a me y’eye”,
Yuh wi haffi tap sing “Auld lang syne”
An “Comin thru de rye”.

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Dah language weh yuh proad o’,
Weh yuh honour and respeck,
Po’ Mass Charlie! Yuh noh know sey
Dat it spring from dialect!

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Dat dem start fe try tun language,
From de fourteen century,
Five hundred years gawn an dem got
More dialect dan we!

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Yuh wi haffe kill de Lancashire
De Yorkshire, de Cockney

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Comments (0) Oct 07 2010

Jamaica’s Happy Home Recipe

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 Port Antonio Harbour and Navy Island by Striderv. 

Port Antonio Harbor and Navy Island, Jamaica
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RECIPE

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4 cups of love                    5 spoons of hope

2 cups of loyalty                   2 spoons of tenderness

3 cups of forgiveness                    4 quarts of faith

1 cup of friendship                    1 barrel of laughter

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friendship by another story

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Take love and loyalty.  Mix it thoroughly with faith.

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Comments (0) Mar 21 2010

Professor Rex Nettleford

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Hello world, it is with profound sadness that I share the fact that our esteemed friend, Professor Rex Nettleford passed away on February 2nd…..
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Professor Ralston Milton Rex Nettleford (February 3, 1933 - February 2, 2010) by The University of the West Indies.  

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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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Nettleford, who suffered a massive heart attack, was admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit and placed on life support. He never regained consciousness and finally passed at 8:00 pm.
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Nettleford… was an international icon and quintessential Caribbean man.
He was in the US capital to participate in a fund-raising gala for the University of the West Indies (UWI), where he was vice-chancellor emeritus.
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Last night, a medical report signed by Dr Christopher Junker of George Washington University said that the life support was terminated in keeping with Professor Nettleford’s wishes.
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“Mr Nettleford has been under our care at the George Washington University Intensive Care Unit for catastrophic brain injury following a cardiac arrest,” Dr Junker said. “After
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Comments (0) Feb 05 2010

Jamaicans: Do You Remember this?‏

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Miss Jamaica, Evelyn Andrade, Marries Dancing Partner Tony Verity

 – Jet Magazine May 26, 1955

Miss Jamaica, Evelyn Andrade, Marries Dancing Partner Tony Verity - Jet Magazine May 26, 1955 by vieilles_annonces.

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Those who remember these shouldn’t still be working!!!!
— As a Jamaican you know you are getting old if:
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 You had an exercise book with Queen Elizabeth and her husband on it
(instead of a ring binder).
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You used to listen to Redifussion.

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You wore Bata crepe to school, and bought Asham at the gate..
(Extra credit if you know what Asham was made of)

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You remember that the Lou and Ranny show used to come on at 7:00 PM
On a Sunday.

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You know what the initials T. A. D. P. Stand for.

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You know who Tony Verity was.

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You can name more than two of the characters in a Jonkanoo band.

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You know what boxing title Bunny Grant held.

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Comments (0) Aug 09 2009