Posted by: Yorkali on: October 27, 2008
To all my Jamaican Bredrin… if a song can give a glimmer of hope, here’s one fi di dutty rock!
Posted by: Yorkali on: September 18, 2008
There are so many people across a hug swath of this Western world suffering becuse of a string of hurricanes as we all know. Especially in Haiti and Texas. Damage from Gustav was very bad in Jamaica but as far as I know there was no loss of life. Here is a story of how [...]
Posted by: Yorkali on: August 24, 2008
by Jamaica’s own ‘Bumpy Head Gal’ – Joan Andrea Hutchinson
Usain mi dawlin, mi just want yuh fi know dat sake a yuh, mi marriage almost mash up di odder day, because a piece of jealousy teck my husband.
Well wah never happen in a year happen in a day
Mi kyaan believe mi eyes
Ever since Usain Bolt [...]
Posted by: Yorkali on: August 22, 2008
An insightful piece from SI
1. Tradition: Think Notre Dame football. UCLA basketball. The
Yankees. Before the torch was lit in Beijing, Jamaica had won 41 medals
in Olympic track and field, dating back to the first two: Gold and
silver by Arthur Wint and Herb McKenley in 1948. Names like Donald Quarrie and Merlene OtteySports Illustrated visited the [...]
Posted by: Yorkali on: August 18, 2008
I am beside myself so happy. So very happy. This means sooooooo much to my little country!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Yorkali on: August 13, 2008
Usain Bolt in New York on May 31 celebrates after setting a new world record in the men’s 100-meter.
” A month ago, Mr. Bolt lived up to his name by breaking countryman Asafa Powell’s world record in the 100-meter dash. The two
hold the five fastest recognized [...]
Posted by: Yorkali on: March 12, 2008
The ineffectiveness of the Church in Jamaican/Western Society
The thought of it sent shivers up my spine. Boy meets girl, have sex on school stairs, watched by other children as young as eleven, act is recorded and uploaded to the web. This story was one of the many that greeted me when I arrived in Jamaica [...]