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The Jamaican Loada Man
If you travel within Kingston and St Catherine using public transportation, you are likely to encounter casually dressed men aggressively trying to place you on a taxi. More often than not these are self-employed businessmen selling their services whether you like it or not. Before you begin to question the necessity of their services, there…
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The Blue Mountains Jamaica: A Quick ‘Peak’
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Transactions At The University Of The West Indies, Mona – A Postgraduate Student’s Point Of View
The Mphil/PhD programs at the University of the West Indies are research based programs which demand a lot of time and resources. Tuition is usually covered in exchange for work done at the associated departments. This work includes tutoring or demonstrating laboratory exercises. Candidates are usually offered a stipend paid in quarterly installments. On paper…
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UWI’s New Hall Requires Prepayments Two Months in Advance!
In my previous article related to the new hall by ‘138 student living’, I expressed my disappointment at the high cost of accommodation. My disappointment was further emphasized based on some information I recently received. It appears they are really serious about their business and are already screening out the poor who hastily applied without…
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WhatsApp: The Dreadful Blue Tick
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Boom Bye Bye: The Closet Is Full, The Gays Are Coming Out!
“Boom Bye Bye” is the title of a very popular song by reggae artist Buju Banton. It makes reference to the placement of a small piece of metal at very high velocity in the heads of men who find pleasure in the posterior of other men. It expresses very artistically Jamaica’s general opposition to homosexuality.…
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How to React When an Unmarried Church Sister Gets Pregnant
Pi squared plus the cube root of tan minus the hypotenuse of… Ok scratch that, there is no formula for the quantification of sin. No hierarchal structure segregating the various transgressions. There are no uptown sins or downtown sins, no sophisticated sins or ghetto sins. Sin a sin! No sin is greater than the other…
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Jamaican Sweet Potato Pudding Recipe
“Fire a top, fire a bottom and hallelujah inna di middle”. I’m sure you have heard that before and you know exactly what I’m talking about. It is the traditional method used to make one of Jamaica’s favorite pastries, sweet potato pudding, using a coal fire above and below the pudding to enable a quick…
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How to Get a Driver’s License in Jamaica
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The Jamaican loada Man
If you travel within Kingston and St Catherine using public transportation, you are likely to encounter casually dressed men aggressively trying to place you on a taxi. More often than not these are self employed business men selling their services whether you like it or not. Before you begin to question the necessity of their…
Life of a Jamaican 