Chinese New Year : In Jamaica
AS children growing up in a village shop in rural Jamaica in the 50s and 60s Chinese New Year was one of the times we eagerly looked forward to. Perhaps more so  than Christmas. In fact the celebration was called by our Jamaican friends “Chiney Chrismus”.

Entrapment - Part 1
While at university, Kyle is torn between his mother and his love interest.  Romance turns into obsession and takes over his life.  Will he heed his mother's wisdom or fall prey to the wiles of a woman with hidden depths?

Ms. Dulcie Sey: "Mi sick and tiad fi elp ungrateful peple!"
Good Eveling or Good Mawnin to hall hof me faitful fans out dere!  It hall depends on wey uno iz inna de hatmosphere.  Mi ope sey uno did haff a nice time durin de Halliday.

Ms. Dulcie Sey: "Jesus Christmas! Snow Inna Jamaica!"
Ow iz all mi fans dem doing? Lawd! Ms. Dulcie ope uno iz hall okay 'cause de wul seem like it a go topsy-turvy. Nuttin mek sense hanymore, iz pure "haul an pull-up" tings a go on. Well, Ms. Dulcie no ave no letta fi read to uno 'cause.. guess what?

Granny and I talk about New Beginnings
As the New Year approaches many people are giving thoughts to making their lives better and deleting people and patterns that no longer serve their lives in a positive manner. Although much has been said about New Beginnings, I have found that Jamaicans are extremely committed to relinquishing their old lifestyles in order to make way for new and improved, transformed lives.

Guilty as Charged : Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 53
The taste of her lips was something I would not forget. It was a kiss that would replay in a continuous loop. It happened on our way back from lunch in the parking lot of a restaurant. It was not awkward. We looked in to each others eyes and we knew. It was long and passionate.

Not Home for Christmas!!!
What do Jamaicans who are not home (Jamaica) do to bring a little Jamaican to their Christmas holiday? We asked a few Jamaicans living abroad this question. Read their responses and ideas on how to have a Jamaican Christmas abroad!!!

Jankanoo!
Christmas time in Jamaica a long, long time ago was centered on family, friends and neighbours. We had certain all important Island traditions during this time.

Playing Translator For The American Doctor In Jamaica
The esteemed American Doctor, Ted Hofflin was determined to go to Jamaica to research their Medical practices. His first day at St. Joseph's Hospital was not as straight forward as he thought it would be.
While he sat in the Doctor's lounge trying to absorb the culture that surrounded, he felt confident that he would be able to pursue his research without a hitch.

T’is the season
A few days ago my son Brandon asked me if I was excited about Christmas.  The little fellow’s inquiring mind has an insatiable curiosity. Whenever I hear “Daddy, can I ask you a question?” I know that like a skilled trial attorney, there will be four or five follow-up questions.  

Dem a Try Fi Tun We Into "Funny" People"
Greetins and Salutations mi dere fans!  Uno hall knoe sey is halmos Chrismas Time and hevry place inna "Jam Down" decarate hup like dress puss. Me say me dung a Cansan Spring Road de odder day, me couldn't did pass thrugh de store dem too good. 'cause every wey me go de custed big ole holiday bell dem a rub sparkle hall ova me clothes an sinting dem.

Granny & I : The Half and Half Holidays!
Holidays are a time to embrace family and friends, while enjoying the best of the festivities. In Jamaica Christmas time is revered as one of the most sacred Holidays on the calendar. One month before Christmas, most Jamaican cooks begin soaking fruits like raisins and plums for the Christmas cakes and pastries they will make before the Holiday Season commences.

Remembering Christmas in Jamaica a Long, Long Time Ago
Back when I was a boy, a long, long time ago, the Christmas season started about the middle of December and lasted until after New Year’s Day. It was a time for celebration, to look up old friends and make new ones, to eat, drink and be merry. Do Jamaicans still go from house to house, tasting one another’s plum pudding and toasting the season with a glass of sorrel or wine? We believed it brought us luck .On Christmas Day in America, I still look expectantly up the road but no one ever comes by.

Growing Up Like A Jamaican - Thanks for Taking This Journey With Me
When I found this collection of letters after my Grandfather's passing I knew I wanted to share them. So I would like to say thank Jamaicans.com for going on this trip down memory lane with me. And as we close out another year - where does the time go? I hope that your 2009 was good and that 2010 is great!

Bridgette Jones' Diary - Part 3
After 7 long months in the good old US of A, Bridgette is quickly realizing that life in the land of the free and the brave is not as peachy as she originally thought it would be.

Bridgette Jones' Diary - Part 2
Bridgette is invited to a church Tea Party and she has nothing to wear. She then sends a message to her cousin Sharon asking her to send certain special items.

Bridgette Jones' Diary - Part 1
After 3 weeks in America, Bridgette buys a camera from a neighbor and records her first letter to her friend Sharon back in Jamaica.

Growing Up Like A Jamaican - De Time Is Shawt But I'm Grateful for De Visit
On November 2008 Stafford Llewelyn Samuels, my last living grandparent, passed away. I miss our talks on the veranda and the sound of his deep baritone voice thickly laced in patois as he recounted stories from his past, barked out orders and cracked jokes.

Granny and I Talk about the “D” word.
Jamaicans tend to abbreviate many topics that are of a precarious nature, by only mentioning the first letter of the word they are trying to discuss. As a child there were two words that were always used very carefully and that was the “C” word, which was short for Cancer and the “D” word which was an abbreviation for Depression.

School Days!
The cool, fresh and invigorating air of autumn has arrived and with it, another exciting school year abound with hopeful anticipation and great sighs of relief from worn out and cash-strapped parents. The familiar bright colored uniforms crisp and stiff with pleats that stood up as if saluting, shiny new and polished shoes, book bags (knapsacks) packed with new books, sharpened pencils, erasers, rulers and other tools of the trade were neatly packed away inside.

Old Flames Never Die : Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 52
My mother was ecstatic about the engagement. We were planning to get married once she completed her residency to become a doctor was finished but that did not stop my mother from planning. She estimated her residency would be finished in 2 years as she was in an accelerated program and did some of the work during her last 4 years.

Ms. Dulcie Sey: "Haaard Times A Bust We Shut!"
Ow iz all mi dear frens dem doin hall ova de Wul? Lawd! Ms Dulcie is very cancern dese dayz, az uno knoe me iz a globe travla, an me tell yu sey hevry where me go inna Jamaica, Urope an Merka peple dem a sell hout dem nice, nice tings dirt cheap.

Interview with Garry Hess the creator of the Jamaican inspired Cartoon Comic strip Akil and Saltfish
This month we interview Jamaicans.com member and artist Garry Hess. He has created a Jamaican inspired carton comic strip called Akil and Saltfish. 

Growing Up Like A Jamaican - Missing My Grandma
My maternal grandmother Lucy Olivier Bailey Samuels - we Jamaicans can come up with some fantastic names, eh? - would have turned 101 this month and coincidentally this is the 10th anniversary of her passing. It's hard to get to know the heart and soul of someone when they live far away especially when your only means of communication is letter writing.

Under the Mango Tree
"Under the Mango Tree" is the Jamaicans.com 2009 Short Story Contest Winner. Congrats to the writer, Bandanna.

Ms. Dulcie Sey: “How Dem A Look Man?”
 Well howdy-do hall hoff you ferulaceous people pon radio, T.V. an Hintarnet Land! Ow is haal a huno doing dese fine days? Well, me glad fi report sey, Missa Fowler is back inna haction an a get pon mi custed nerves, has usual. Hexcept, haal now dem no fine de ole relux dem, you heva see mi dyin trial?

Granny & I Story: Surviving The Big Chill
My Grandmother died many years ago, however, her and I still share intimate conversations with each other. Even beyond the grave my Grandmother somehow manages to soothe my ruffled spirits when the “world” has aggravated and distressed me.

Is Life Really Good? : Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 51
My mother was ecstatic about the engagement. We were planning to get married once she completed her residency to become a doctor was finished but that did not stop my mother from planning. She estimated her residency would be finished in 2 years as she was in an accelerated program and did some of the work during her last 4 years.