Life of a Jamaican

Author: Life of a Jamaican

  • Lyssons (UWI) Beach Review

    Lyssons (UWI) Beach Review

    Lyssons Beach is owned and operated by the University of the West Indies. It is located along the coast of St. Thomas across from St. Marguerite’s Hospital. Lovely landscapes. Adequate bathroom/changing room facilities. Seating and shade. The beach stretches about 100 meters with light brown sand and a shore with almost no incline. There is…

  • UWI Examinations: An Invigilator’s point of view

    UWI Examinations: An Invigilator’s point of view

    I have been invigilating exams for a few years now and it has been a very interesting experience. When I was an undergraduate student I believed invigilators didn’t have much to do other than signing my receipts and ensuring I don’t cheat, but now, speaking from the point of view of an invigilator, I assure…

  • Lloyd Green-(Grandad): Rest Peacefully

    Lloyd Green,  my grandfather, called “Dada” or “Dockery” by relatives and close friends lived a full life and memories of him will live on. I grew up with my grandfather and I have some fond memories of him. He was a good farmer, a humble man while being a firm disciplinarian. He was a deacon…

  • Curried Snapper Fillet Recipe

    Curried Snapper Fillet Recipe

    I like fish but sometimes I find difficulty deciding the best method to cook a particular type of fish. Do I steam? Do I fry? Experience teaches wisdom and after several attempts, currying the snapper fillets is my favorite method. Ingredient: 1 Pack of Rain Forest Foods Snapper Fillet 1 Teaspoon Maggie all purpose seasoning…

  • Jamaican Peanut Porridge Recipe

    Jamaican Peanut Porridge Recipe

    I am not a lover of porridges, but when it comes to peanut porridge, I make an exception. What was once a strange meal, only to be found in diverse places such as in a big pot on a Rasta man’s cart passing through the Spanish Town bus terminus early in the weekday mornings is…

  • More Views on Homosexuality (Online Interview)

    In yet another follow-up to the article: “BOOM BYE BYE: THE CLOSET IS FULL, THE GAYS ARE COMING OUT!”, a colleague of mine had something to say. I did not ask if he was a homosexual, I did not want to stir-up another kettle of fish but his views clearly supports the homosexual lifestyle. See the…

  • An Investigation of the Increased Frequency of Vaginal ‘Consumption’ Among Jamaican Men: A Pilot Survey

    Jamaica has for years embraced the culture of “oral sex rejection”, men forbidden to taste the juices of the labia, women frowned upon for taking the pole in the other hole. The nation’s opposition was clearly expressed in the music and 15 years ago one would not expect a public confession relating to the matter.…

  • John Golding Road: I love What They Are Doing Here!

    It is hard to imagine how the disabled living within the vicinity of the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation center (home of the physically challenged) and neighboring communities get around considering the roads and sidewalks were apparently not built to accommodate the disabled! The sidewalks leading from Papine to the rehabilitation center was hardly sufficient to walk…

  • Here Is Why You Should Not Eat Pork

    A week ago I was at a breakfast, I was careful to inquire about the meat kinds served as I requested that no swine be served at my table. Unfortunately, the consumers of swine out-numbered me 6 to 1 and though I was the only man at the table, the head, the ‘gender in charge’,…

  • Poem: My Very Expressive Neighbors

    I’m not one to count the strokes of life, Not the curious cat who listens to his neighbor’s wife. I’m not the one who opposes shouts of affirmative confirmation, But at three in the morning, I would prefer silent meditation. I’ve never met you personally, but I already know your name, And with shouts of…

  • Robot Taxis: What Would We Do Without Them?

    Robots. No, I speak not of the technologically advanced machinery designed for leisure or pleasure. I speak not of the complex combination of metals controlled by a computer software. I speak of the men who risk their freedom, their lives, their everything to take the stranded home. Okay, so again I make have exaggerated just…

  • WhatsApp: The Dreadful Blue Tick

    WhatsApp: The Dreadful Blue Tick

    WhatsApp: The Dreadful Blue Tick