Posts Tagged ‘first magazine jamaica’

New York City summer means Jamaican Jerk

From jerk pans in Prospect Park, Brooklyn to a jerk van in Manhattan, Jamaica’s signature dish is all over the Big Apple. After all jerk, with its unique balance of flavours is one of the world’s great BBQ traditions, reasons the New York Times.
Oh, and they also compiled some Jamaican recipes.
“You have to taste that [...]

Bible being translated into patois as debate rumbles on

We think it’s a little strange that despite the many challenges facing our education sector that some people want to take what is an oral tradition, Jamaican patois, and turn it into a written language. Translators are needed for the US$1 million project that could take 12 years to complete.
Read more (not yet in patois) [...]

Three Little Birds by ‘Connie’

Little British girl comes to Jamaica, looks to help solve domestic violence issues and make us feel nice. Uneasy viewing this.

OAS dodges ‘interference’ in Haiti crisis

With Haitian President Rene Preval trying to get the country’s Parliament to accept his third choice for Prime Minister – after they turned down the previous two – the OAS is refusing to get involved in what the regional body says is an internal matter.
Read more HERE

Source: Miami Herald

Shock news: WWE wrestling star is a fake Jamaican

We know pro-wrestling is staged but did nobody realise his twang sounded, a little African
White people in those rasta hats is one thing, but this guy… Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah is keeping up the act despite his mother confirming he’s from Ghana.
Already with a nice desk job in the US ‘Kofi Kingston’ knew wrestling was for him [...]

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