Jamaica Primetime en xaviermurphy@yahoo.com <a href="http://www.globalmoxie.com/">Big Medium Web Content Manager v1.3.7a</a> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/index.shtml <span class="caption">© Copyright 1995 - 2008. All rights reserved. <a href="http://www.jamaicans.com/about/privacy.shtml"class="caption">Privacy Policy</a> & <a href="http://www.jamaicans.com/about/privacy.shtml" class="caption">Terms of use</a>.</span><br><a href="http://www.billygraham.org/believe/stepsToPeace.asp" target="_new"><img src="http://www.jamaicans.com/images/fish.gif" border="0"></a> Tue, 02 Jun 2008 14:30:00 GMT Church leaders had to protest, of course. They knew they were expected to lift up their voices against the sin of gambling. But, unless they live in a cave in the Cockpit Country, they must know Prime Minister Bruce Golding’s decision to legalize casino gambling won’t have the slightest impact on morality in Jamaica. Gambling has been a fact of life in the island forever. What could be more sinful than the off-track betting centers? What could be more seductive than the government’s own sweepstakes? Mon, 01 Jun 2008 06:48:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/newsflashgambling.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/newsflashgambling.shtml One of the most asked questions of me is "How can I get a job and work in Jamaica?" For most people this is extremely hard, if not impossible. Unemployment is double digit with no signs of easing. All work is offered to Jamaicans first. Some fields in highly skilled professions are open to the world primarily because there aren't enough Jamaicans with expertise in those areas. Mon, 01 Jun 2008 05:44:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primearticles/workpermitsrevisited.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primearticles/workpermitsrevisited.shtml Forgiveness is a gift given by God for His children to freely give. If forgiveness is not given, like an inflamed human appendix, if not removed, it ruptures and causes adverse effect to the human body, possibly even death. Forgiveness plays a vital role in mental health. Stress, anxiety, resentment, bitterness and hatred are symptoms of unforgiveness, which are all harmful to one’s mental health. Tue, 02 Jun 2008 14:30:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/religion/forgiveness.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/religion/forgiveness.shtml Many stories are told of the single mom and her journey raising her children. Here is the story of a single father who shouldered his responsibility, as son, who he raised on his own. When he thought of his decision to take Michael and raise him by himself, Lance says he would do it all over again in a heartbeat. Mon, 01 Jun 2008 06:32:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primearticles/FathersDayReflection.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primearticles/FathersDayReflection.shtml The joys of being a father are unparalleled. We see in our young ones the potential to realize our very own unfulfilled dreams. We often here similes like ‘as devoted as a mother and as kind as a child’ but nothing about fathers love and devotion towards their children. Too often fathers are classified as sperm donors and deadbeat dads because of their delinquencies. Mon, 01 Jun 2008 05:53:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/Fathersawake.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/Fathersawake.shtml Free and laughing presents a different way of looking at life – one that is detached, yet accepting and rooted in trust and love. When one lives life this way, one is free to laugh,love and trust. Life becomes a big playground, full of fun, joy and learning. Yes, you fall,there are scrapes, cuts and bruises, but when you are free and laughing, you picky ourself up and play again! Mon, 01 Jun 2008 05:44:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/bookreviews/freelaughReview.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/bookreviews/freelaughReview.shtml What do you do when everything that you know, that you are familiar with, that you can bank your life on, does not produce the expected results in your life’s equation? Mon, 01 Jun 2008 06:55:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/religion/WritingsOfTheSoulReligion.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/religion/WritingsOfTheSoulReligion.shtml The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) on May 29, 2008 demanded that the Government share with the country its approach to curb the escalating crime wave. I have been stirred by Prime Minster Golding's response of referring development of Jamaica's crime plan to the Commissioner of Police. The Prime Minister cites the amendment to Section 2 of the Jamaica Constabulary Force Act to argue that the police have total control over operational matters! Mon, 01 Jun 2008 06:54:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/crimeheapjamaica.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/crimeheapjamaica.shtml If you're an expat and you're planning a move to Jamaica, you have probably spent hours scouring the internet for information use to help make the transition. If you're a Jamaican who has been away for more than ten years, this may apply to you also. Mon, 01 Jun 2008 06:59:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primearticles/ExpatsJamaicaBacktoJamaica.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primearticles/ExpatsJamaicaBacktoJamaica.shtml Marcus Garvey’s observations in 1923 are an apt description of the topic of this book. But why write a book about colourism - a term that is rarely used in public spheres and a topic that is equally rarely discussed in private circles? As a journalist who writes predominantly about issues that impact the African Diaspora, I am acutely aware that a great deal of attention is devoted by community leaders to addressing issues of racism that disadvantage black communities and in fighting for social, economic and political equality that is routinely denied to people of colour. Mon, 01 Jun 2008 06:59:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/bookreviews/layersofcolorBookReview.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/bookreviews/layersofcolorBookReview.shtml While recently engaged in a discussion at church on whether DISOBEDIENCE and INDISCIPLINE are synonymous, a thought occurred to me: Jamaican students who migrate display a quaint but much admired character trait- the use of SIR and MISS when referring to male and female teachers. Another Jamaican characteristic displayed by parent/guardian is the administration of corporal punishment, i.e., spanking or as the good old book describe it, the use of the rod. The appropriate administration of corporal punishment/spanking is an integral part of our Jamaican identity. Mon, 01 Jun 2008 06:58:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/JamaicanIdentityAnarchy.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/JamaicanIdentityAnarchy.shtml Part 1 of a short story by Oren Cousins - PREACHER is back in Jamaica, after spending nearly thirty years in Britain. He has built a fabulously new church – the talk of the country parts- in his native High Mountain District. Preacher , with his wife, Mother Mildred, after thirty years , has qualified as a bona fide Returning Resident. He is proud of the name , for the word , has a status ring to it, a stamp of distinction , like a heraldic title. Moreso, it is a symbol of struggle and triumph. Mon, 01 Jun 2008 05:50:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primearticles/preacherreturns1.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primearticles/preacherreturns1.shtml We now have Mcommerce here in Jamaica, thanks to two innovative young entrepreneurs Damion Daley and Stephen Spence. Mon, 01 Jun 2008 05:44:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/technology/tech_052008.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/technology/tech_052008.shtml Public housing projects that were created to replace Jamaica's shantytowns have become :garrisons' where bloody gang warfare rages unabated. And no one seems willing or able to fix the underlying problems.. Fri, 01 May 2008 03:54:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primearticles/problemsthatspawnedgan.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primearticles/problemsthatspawnedgan.shtml Many anticipate that the U.S. immigration laws will change after the 2008 elections in November. With candidates Obama, Clinton and McCain talking about a variety of issues, Immigration being paramount, it is clear that they will say what they must in order to get elected, which is the nature of politics. In what way the Immigration field will change is unknown as many political leaders are reluctant to make the necessary changes that will actually benefit the greater society. Fri, 01 May 2008 03:54:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/immigration/im_0508.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/immigration/im_0508.shtml