The War On Drugs

 Reality: If you have ever lived in Jamaica at anytime of your life, you have benefitted directly or indirectly from the drug trade. Jamaica's main foreign exchange earner is drugs, scamming, remittance, tourism, agriculture, bauxite and other lesser resources. Jamaica also has the largest English speaking port in the Caribbean strategically located along the international Trade route from Venezuela and other South American countries, to the Caribbean and then to the United States, We can pretend to be holier and better than the people who directly push the drugs, or we can stop the denial and the hypocrisy and face facts. Did the US steal Venezuela's largest ships only because of oil? Were their drugs on the ship ? Did the US wage war against Venezuela to steal their oil or to control their drug trade? Can the US or any one of the major world powers like Europe, Russia, China gain complete control of the Caribbean trade route? Until we can stop the denial and face the truth, it will be hard for us to take control of a corrupt Jamaican government and stop Jamaica's involvement in the International Drug trade. Will that ever be possible?

Time Line Surrounding Hurricane Melissa

 1. Marco Rubio US Secretary of State visits Jamaica in {March 26}

2. Announcement of new food storage facility. (August 27)

3. The US Bombs Venezuelan Fishermen (September 2)

4. Preliminary Weather Manipulation Tests (September 8 )

5. Barbados, Belize, Dominica & St. Vincent Sign Historic Pact for Free Movement. Jamaica does not join. Trinidad does not join. (October 1)

6.The US Treasury has granted Shell and Trinidad a licence to negotiate and develop Venezuela’s Dragon gas field through 2026.

The approval includes a requirement for US company participation and bans direct cash payments to the Maduro government. (October 9)

7. Russia deploys special military forces to Venezuela (October 17)

8. US sends largest Warship to the edge of the Caribbean (October 25)

9. Hurricane Melissa (October 28)

10. UK sends Royal Navy to Jamaica (November 5)

11. Jamaica receives historic $150 Million Catastrophe Bond (November 7)

12. Announcement of plans to IMPORT food. (November 11)

13. US Warship enters the Caribbean (November 25)

14. China sends naval medical ship to Jamaica to protect their Jamaican investments (November 27)

Please see the following article for more information

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Hurricane Melissa has exposed the poverty in many parts of Jamaica

 Hurricane Melissa has exposed the poverty in many parts of Jamaica. Hurricane Melissa wiped the slate clean and laid bare the poverty for the whole world to see. Even Jamaicans cannot believe the level of poverty in other communities. You have some Jamaicans that don't know what it looks like to go to the other side of the island. They never really had the need to. Unless they are changing planes at the airport in Mobay or they are going to Dream weekend Party or vacationing at one of the resorts. But to go where the actual people live, they don't know about that. The devastation is worse because of the type of board houses in which many people lived. For example, did any of the all inclusive hotels sustain major damages? If so I would like to see it. The quality of materials used to build the houses and roofs says a lot. My father died in a state of shocking poverty at Cornwall Regional Hospital. The type of healthcare the regular hardworking Jamaican is offered is just deplorable. My mom died at Cornwall Regional Hospital and for 40 years the systems of healthcare delivery has not changed. I have been posting for years about the poverty in Western Jamaica and everybody vex and said I must stop saying bad things about Jamaica. Now all of a sudden everybody is shocked.

The Aftermath of Hurricane Melissa In Jamaica

 I finally got to speak to some more family in Jamaica today. Thank God for their lives and health and strength! My concern is this, do you all think some of these constituencies are too large? Take for example where my family lives. The people say their MP is Dayton Campbell. I see videos of him getting aid from helicopters that landed in another area of his constituency yet this food, water and medical supplies have not reached my family in the hills yet. I even hear there are dead bodies still trapped under fallen houses and debris and the funeral homes can't get to them. Then there are dead livestock everywhere. This sounds like a recipe for possible epidemic outbreaks. Diseases like typhoid, malaria, dengue sometimes happen after large natural disasters. Is it possible that the size of the terrain is too large for Dayton Campbell and it may need to be divided in order for another MP to be elected? Because if he has territories in Westmoreland, and it stretches all the way up to the hills of Northwestern St Elizabeth where my family lives, is it that because of the geography of the area, and the tiny roads that I remember only a donkey, or motor bike can fit, that they need to develop a strategy to reach people in these areas in the event of disasters such as this? The majority of people in this area are farmers and depend on the land for food. If yam takes at least 6 months to harvest, does this mean that in 6 months there will be massive starvation in this community? Since the MPs are overwhelmed, how can we all plan to ensure that since the farmers are not able to plant right now, there wont be famine in the upcoming months after all the foreign help has left? These are the people that feed Jamaica. The farmers that live high up in the mountains of St Elizabeth. How can we help them so they can help Jamaica. This means in 6 months we are going to see the prices of food going up again because there is no produce from the farming communities and the government will have to import food. If you are going to comment on this post please offer practical suggestions and not just respond using your emotions thank you.

Help My Family Rebuild After Hurricane Melissa

 Please click the following link to donate: https://gofund.me/ff1c5a7aa

I am doing this fundraiser on behalf of my family in Jamaica who are hardworking farmers that had a devastating loss of their house because of hurricane Melissa. My family in North Western St Elizabeth has had the roof blown away and their home and possessions were damaged. The cousin who was hosting them was just admitted to the Mandeville hospital because of a stroke. My family in South St James house was completely destroyed and the seven (7) of them are now homeless. They work very hard on their farms, waking up at 4 a.m., and now their farms are completely destroyed as well as their home. They are so very kindhearted and generous, even though they are not rich they are always the first to donate food and volunteer their time and energy to help me and others in their communities. Whenever I would visit the country, they would always give me two ( 2) large crocus bags filled with fruits, vegetables and ground produce even if they don't have any money.

My mother's family, her nieces and nephews, who are my cousins, live in North Western St. Elizabeth in the hills above New Market. My father's family, his nieces and nephews, my cousins (their parents are deceased), live in Maroon Town, in South St. James, high up in the mountains. Only helicopters can reach them at this time because the roads are impassable. They need helicopters up there to drop some food, water, medical supplies, and other essentials.

My mother's family, in North Western St. Elizabeth in the hills above New Market have had many challenges in trying to do their farming, for example, when they bought chicken from the nearest agriculture store in their community and took care of the chicken everyday, expecting to sell them and make a profit, the chickens only grew to the half-way stage of maturity and never grew to full maturity causing them to lose all their money invested and causing them to wonder if the store owner sold them chicken that was genetically modified. Some other challenges they face is that the seeds that they buy to replant their crops also seem to be genetically modified because the crops do not produce seeds and they have to purchase new seeds each time from the store unlike in the past where the crops would produce seeds. They also have to pay a large amount of money to rent the equipment from RADA to do their farming.

There are also dead bodies in South St. James because of Hurricane Melissa that need to be airlifted because the funeral homes can't get to them.

I now have seven (7) members of my family in Maroon Town who are now homeless because of hurricane Melissa. They cared for my father cornaldi McGhie until he died in 2022. My Maroon town family recently had to pay over $500,000 for funeral expenses for one of the main breadwinners of the family whose funeral was on May 11, 2025. The funeral was held at the Vaughnsfield SDA Church, Maroon Town, St James, Jamaica and their savings have been completely depleted. Whatever you can do to help will be greatly appreciated. The money will be used to buy supplies to build a new house and repair structural damage as well as to buy medical supplies and essentials needed according to the recommended list by the Government of Jamaica:

Cement

Wood

Ply boards

Furniture

Appliances

Tissue

Diapers

Wipes

Cleaning products

Clothing

Mattress

Bed Linen/Bed Pads/Bath Linen

Toiletries

Over-the-counter Drugs

First Aid Kits/Hygiene Kits

Kitchen Utensils (including non-plastic disposables, pots, and pans)

Garbage bags

Nails

Zinc

Tarpaulins

Generators Not Exceeding 5000 Watts (Household Use Only)

Tents

Igloos

Bed cots

Sleeping Bags

Flash Lights

Basic School Supplies

Bottled Water

Disposable batteries

Mobile Battery packs

Lantern Lamps

Solar Flood Lights

Gloves

Rain Gear/Coats

Water Boots

Bucket Pans

Water Storage containers

Mops/Brooms

Fuel containers

Non-Perishable Food items

Basic Hand Tools (Drills, Shovels, Axes, Hammers, and Machetes)

Repellent (Pre-approved permit may be required)

Water Purification Kit (Pre-approved permit may be required)

Sanitizers/Wipes

Disposable Masks

Temporary Sanitation System

Battery Operated Radios

Portable Stoves/Butane Burners

Medical Supplies needed

Diapers- Adults (Small, medium, large, XL)

Children (2, 3, 4, 5, pull ups)

Wipes

Thermometer (Digital)

Bed Linen

Incontinent Pads

4 Blood Pressure machines (Digital) + Batteries

Blood Glucose machines + strips and Lancets

Sanitizers and Dispensers

Face masks

Food Items

Collapsible Wheelchairs

Walking Canes

Bed Pans

Alcohol

Dressing Sets

Bins

Stethoscope

Infrared Thermometers

Fetal Heart Monitor/ Doppler

Cotton

Gauze

Tape Measure

Betadine Solution

The following prices are in US dollars and are the prices on amazon.com. If you can find these items cheaper please let me know.

Oxygen Set, Pulse oximeter $19.99

Portable Blood Pressure Monitor $16.99

Blood Glucose Monitor Kit $30.95

Blood Glucose Monitor $19.97

Blood Glucose Test Strips (50) $11.95

Blood Glucose Test Lancets (100) $8.99

Face Masks (50) $6.79

Hand Sanitizers (6) $11.69

Sanitizer Dispenser $16.99

Adult Diapers Unisex (12) $13.83

Incontinence Bed Pad (50) $18.69

Incontinence Pad (Women) (54) $12.88

Incontinence Pad (Men) (104) $20.49

Incontinence Pad (Women) (117) $34.09

Memories Of The Country

 I remember when I went to visit my family in St Elizabeth. My mom used to take me almost every weekend as a child and I remember running around for miles with all the little kids in the neighbourhood going from one mango tree to the next just eating mangoes all day! When I grew up I remember one time I was at UWI and it was mango season, and I sat down and thought of all the mangoes on the trees in the country so I decided to take the bus to visit my family in St Elizabeth. Of course my Auntie Katy (may her soul RIP) was so happy to see me and from the moment I got there she did not stop feeding me. She took one look at me and said you poor thing, you are so skinny, all the degrees you are studying and you still don't know how to take care of your body... and she shook her head in pity. What was she talking about? Anyway , then she said, when you are ready to take a shower, I went to the tank (about a mile away) to draw some water for you. The water is in the bucket by the side of the house. WHAT? I was so excited to eat mangoes and some good healthy food, some ackee and saltfish and yam and green banana and dumpling! I forgot about other things like taking a shower and going to the bathroom. She said, why dont you go bathe now before it gets dark. So I said, but Auntie where is the bathroom? She said, You can just bathe by the side of the house where I left the bucket and a soap and rag for you in the basin...and you can use the outdoor latrine. I left some toilet paper in there for you. My mind went WHAT? So anyway, I went to the side of the house and I made sure I chose a spot where I was sure no one would see me. If anyone was coming they wouldn't see me naked at the side of the house and behind me there were bushes so I was safe. When I had soaped up all the way from my head to my toe and was about to reach for the bucket of water, out of nowhere I heard a voice say, HEY NICKY !!! GOOD TO SEE YOU!!!!.... WHAT? I scrambled for my towel which decided to fall off the bush where I left it and was now on the ground. When I looked up, I saw the whole village returning from the farm waving to me in my birthday suit with soap all over and shouting how it was great to see me and I should come to visit my Auntie Katy more often! I didnt even know that there was a path on the hillside above the house where everybody in the whole village could pass by and see me IN MY BIRTHDAY SUIT!!! I felt so humiliated and embarassed but the cousins (everybody in the whole village were related in some way) all waved and wished me well and went on their way as if it was the most normal thing to walk by and see someone taking a shower by the side of the house. ANYWAY, when I was leaving the WHOLE community brought me about one month worth of fresh fruits, vegetables, ground produce and of course LOTS AND LOTS of MANGOES!!! Those people are some of the most hardworking, kind, generous and caring people in the world. they don't have a lot of money but they will shower you with love...and food. That's why I can't forget my family in the country. I wish you could all meet them. They are amazing!

P.S.

Twenty (20) years later my cousins now have indoor bathrooms.

Jamaica Will Never Be Gaza

Listen up Jamaicans... he who has an ear to hear. Let them hear. He who wants to stay in denial tan deh. Orange man nuh like you. Him ah look some oil fi pay off him Trillion dollar debt. Him nuh care bout who go suffer. In all of this, remember that the Jamaican diaspora is still strong. They are coming with help. They are packing their bags right now. They are on the way. Keep your faith and spirits up. We are a resilient people. The diaspora won't let Jamaica end up like Gaza. Portia Simpson formed an alliance with the Chinese before she left office. The Chinese are already heavily invested in Jamaica's resources and will do what they need to do to protect their investments, hence Jamaica still has HUGE Negotiation power. The main food sources of Jamaica, St Elizabeth and Westmoreland, the major tourism revenue areas, St James, Hanover, Trelawny, St Ann have also been attacked using a weather weapon of mass destruction. They tried to wipe out the major Caribbean islands with the pandemic in 2020, it didn't work. 5 years later, here they come again this time with a man made hurricane. The resilient Jamaicans will recover from this weather attack. With the major islands scrambling for their lives, Haiti. Jamaica, Cuba robbed of their basic needs like shelter, food, water and vulnerable to diseases like dengue, malaria, typhoid, expect an attack on Venezuela to steal their oil any day now. Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba won't be in a position to help Venezuela. Alliances we have had for many years with Venezuela broken in a few months because of a greedy orange man. Where is the loyalty? Anyway, lets stay powered up to help our families recover and lets stay vigilant to protect our country from this guerilla warfare. Remember Jamaica will always have HUGE negotiation power and as long as the people recognize this, they will prevent Jamaica from ending up like GAZA.

 I am not going to live above my means to impress people on social media. I receive clothing offers from companies all the time on Instagram but I don't take them because I would have to do a video showing the outfit and that is not my focus right now. I wear make up sometimes but the last time I put on some lipstick my lips were so swollen the next day they looked like daisy duck because they injected some type of chemical in the lipstick that is supposed to make your lips bigger. Then I said to myself, God already made me with beautiful lips, why am I paying for this poison ? I tried to purchase the makeup made from natural products but they cost more. Ever since my oldest sister told me how she loved her natural hair and another friend encouraged me to wear my hair natural, I stopped using relaxers and paying for wigs and weaves. Some of those hairdressers cost you the same as a mortgage payment. I cannot afford those hairstylists. My focus right now is to finish my Chiropractor program so I had to cut out a lot of unecessary expenses. I am not going to live above my means to impress people on Facebook or Instagram. So for those people who think because I prefer the "natural" look, that means there is nothing going on for me, your opinion of me doesn't pay my bills.

How Jamaicans Got Robbed Of their Resources and Identity

 Most Jamaicans are some of the most friendliest, happiest people on the planet who are just passionate about life and are bursting with energy and good vibes! This type of energy is so infectious that once foreigners step foot on the island and interact with the people they are mesmerized and don't want to leave! And I am not saying this because I am a Jamaican,  this is our natural nature. We are a free spirited people that just love life and want to share it with everyone we meet.  When I meet other Caribbean nationals and  people from African countries like Ghana and Nigeria they exude this same positive vibe which is where we Jamaicans some of us have our ancestors from these African countries.  Some foreign women immediately fall under the spell of the Jamaican man and never go back home. Now imagine when you take away the source of income of these happy, friendly, energetic people. You inform them that they can no longer use the beaches to go fishing in order to feed their families. What you create are angry, hungry, desperate people who will fight to feed their hungry kids BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. Some may resort to stealing, scamming even killing. Suddenly, the gorgeous people described earlier are now referred to as criminals and the crime rates start to increase. Montego Bay used to be called " The Friendly City". Now it's known as "Scamtego Bay". Suddenly these people are described as hogs and goats. But who forced them to be this way? And who is spreading the narrative about who these people are? This is why it is important to know yourself. Because if you know yourself, then when someone is describing you as hog and goat, you immediately REJECT that narrative! Don't let people come to your own country and project their fears and insecurities on you. I have a theory and my theory is rather in order to reduce crime in Jamaica,  the government needs to put in place laws that mandate that foreign  companies that are coming to Jamaica to " invest" must share the resources and profits with the locals. Greedily shutting off people and stealing their main source of feeding their families will cause them to behave like animals when they see tourists. The harassment,  the overwhelming pressure on the foreigners to buy something,  the crab in barrel mentality, those are all behaviors created by the type of environment in which they are forced to live. Jamaicans should love themselves enough to stop accepting mediocrity and demand what's rightfully theirs.

New Leadership Required For Jamaica's Government

 Anytime you have a set of leaders that are always preaching scarcity and lack, you know it is time for them to GO!!! God promised that he will always provide for his children. God will always provide for the people of Jamaica because Jamaica is a God fearing nation. People are not stupid. With the advent of social media people can see that the leaders of the Jamaican government are LYING to them. There is no money to pay doctors and nurses, no money to pay teachers, no money to pay civil servants, no money to fix and build new hospitals, schools and clinics. LIES, LIES, ALL LIES!!! There is however luxury 5 star hotels charging $USD600 or more per night, there were 4.3 million tourists who visited Jamaica last year, that is more than the population of 2.8 million. Many affluent Jamaicans drive the latest luxury cars, live in mansions, take trips to the most luxurious destinations and live a better quality of life than even many people in so called first world countries. Yet there is no money to pay doctors, nurses, teachers and other civil servants. This blatant mismanagement of Jamaica's financial resources must stop. The leaders with the tunnel vision preaching scarcity and lack to poor people have got to GO!!! In the year 2025, when there are so many opportunities for Jamaican citizens to earn income from the global community using modern ways like e-commerce, telemedicine, stocks and investments, FOREX trading remote jobs, there is no excuse for the government to develop programs to train people to adjust to the world in which we now live. They have to start by getting rid of the old colonial British system which has been in place for 400 years which was established to supress black Jamaicans. Also get rid of all the people who cling to that system of government and refuse to embrace fresh young talented leaders with the ideas and knowledge for Jamaicans to survive in 2024. Jamaica being the largest English-speaking island in the Caribbean strategically located on the route for international travel among all the major continents will always be a major destination. Jamaica is also the largest ENGLISH SPEAKING island in the Caribbean that has major international airports and shipping ports to facilitate international trade. People flock to Jamaica's shores for relaxation and rejuvenation so to blatantly LIE to people that there are no funds to give the locals basic necessities, healthcare and education is just WRONG. Where are all the young educated Jamaicans? The time to help your country is NOW. Time to step up and lead. Because your communities deserve more.

Message to all UWI Alumni

 Oriens Ex Occidente Lux (latin) – A Light Rising From The West...the school motto of the University Of The West Indies. Where are all the UWI alumni? STAND UP!!! You know all the training they gave us? It's time to use it! You know how your parents sold the goat, the cow, the car, the house and land to pay your UWI Tuition? It was not for you to sit down on all that knowledge! It's time to use it! If you see something to be done in your community and you passionately feel there needs to be a change, maybe the reason you feel so passionate about it is because you were given the unique skills to make that change. Take the initiative! Stop waiting on the government or else that change will never happen. If there is a law holding you back, CHANGE IT! Are you waiting on a sign? Are you waiting for thunder to clap and lightning to strike? Are you waiting for a messenger to fall out of the sky like in Hollywood movies? Well it's not going to happen. This is your message right now. Yes I am talking to you reading this message. STAND UP!!! SHINE YOUR LIGHT!!!

What Cruise Ships Tell The Tourists About Jamaica

 True Story: I was going on a trip with a group of friends and one of her friends brought another friend I had never met before. When this new friend found out I was from Jamaica

she was so excited and started to tell me about her cruise to the Caribbean. She told me her cruise was one of the most exciting trips she ever did and she proceeded to describe every single detail of her trip. The most interesting part was when she talked about her visit to Jamaica. She said the Cruise Ship issued out the following warnings:

1. Guests should never leave the group and venture on their own!

2. All guests should keep their tour bus windows closed at all times!

3. Guests should not interact with Jamaicans without the tour guide! By the time she told me the rest of the warnings issued, I began to wonder if she was talking about a trip to an African safari to see some lions tigers bears monkeys and other ferocious animals. Surely she cant still be talking about a trip to Jamaica ? Not to Montego Bay, the friendly city on my beloved island Jamaica ? And why shouldn’t they interact with the people? Are they some savages? Are they animals?

First let me say, Montego Bay has become very crime ridden and I do see why it is important to caution the guests. But the irony of the situation is that the government of Jamaica, the management of these Cruise ships and all-inclusive hotels have created a situation where Jamaicans are forced to desperately rush after tourists to try to “hustle” and sell them their wares. Because thats what we’re seen as. No more than savages. No more than animals. Fast forward to this Brain Drain issue currently being discussed in the news. Since some of the teachers have decided to migrate in search of better wages for their talent, it is implied that surely, the only people left are the savages with no education. We are talking about people who have graduated from UWI, UTECH, NCU, Sam Sharpe Teachers College, Mico Teachers College, Moneague College, GC Foster College, Montego Bay Community College who are sitting ar home with no jobs and no means to migrate. Surely their brains must not be worth more than the animals.

How can you get a job if you don’t have working experience?

How can you get a job if you don’t have experience? In this picture, I got an internship in a lab. How did I get this internship? I started volunteering at the hospital. While volunteering I talked to everyone. One day I met a lady from Russia who was my age. She worked in the lab and I asked her, How can I get a job there? Would you believe that she told me she was leaving and she would introduce me to her manager and ask her if I could take her duties! I spoke to the manager and the manager told me that since I was still attending school and did not have all the qualifications, she would give me an internship and when I finish my program, I could reapply! So I just want to recap. How did I get this position? I VOLUNTEERED. Something you should think about if you are trying to get into your favorite institution. Something else I want to point out, if I had a personal dislike for people from Russia, maybe I would not have spoken to her and she would not have opened a door of opportunity for me. Do you see how the world works?

Memories: Working In The UK And Paying Off College Debts From UWI

Working at WHSmith's in London, UK and being able to save money towards tuition fees owed at the University of the West Indies. The greatest feeling in the world is to have some money in your pocket that you earned. My dear younger family and friends, every honest job is a good job. You don't have to turn to scamming to achieve your goals. You can have anything you want in your life if you work towards it, never give up and keep believing in yourself. Most importantly, have faith in God no matter what people will tell you. God sees your hard work and he knows your heart and he will reward your hard work at the right time.

Christmas Memories Of Montego Bay

I remember Christmas 🎄 about the time I was in high school, getting so excited to put on my best outfit 👗 and then taking a taxi to go to Sam Sharpe square downtown Montego Bay 🏬 🏝 so I can walk around and see what everybody else is wearing! That was the most exciting thing in the world for me to do! I would walk the entire St James Street go into every single store including Salmon Photo Studio 📸 your so that I can look at other people’s pictures and faas in people business and see who was taking picture with who! Who get married 🤵🏾‍♂️👰🏾‍♀️💍who have baby 👶🏽Then walking to Fontana Pharmacy ( which sold prescription drugs and boutique items) to look at things I couldn’t afford and wish I was an adult with a job so I could buy some of these things. Then walk along bottom road by the beach 🏖 🌊 and Pier One, Craft Market, walk past Pelican Grill 🍱🍹🥗and wonder when I would have money to order a glass of water from that restaurant! And throughout the whole day I would see everybody that I knew in Montego Bay wearing their best clothes too. 😄😄😄By evening time when it started to get dark I would hurry up and take a taxi 🚕 home so I wouldn’t get in trouble. Then I would lay in my room and think about all the food 🥩 🍗 🍚 🍰 I was going to eat Christmas day and wonder what gifts 🎁 I was going to get for Christmas 🎅🏾🎄😄😄😄… Wow! So many great memories! I may have to do a Part 2 to this blog…What are your favorite memories of Montego Bay during Christmas? Feel free to comment below!

New Leadership Needed

What the UK 🇬🇧 and Jamaica 🇯🇲 needs is a young leader with fresh ideas to lead the country and apply modern principles that will solve the problems of these modern times we are living in. You cannot operate a government in the year 2022 using a system that has not being changed since the year 1600. It MUST FAIL. What is needed is a young leader bold enough to revamp the entire system and start new. Which young leader will be bold enough to stand up to the British Parliament? Which young leader will be bold enough to stand up to the Jamaican government which is based on the British Parliament system? Yes respect must be given to the politicians who genuinely devoted their lives to fighting for better standards of living for the people they represent. But at some point ( before death), they need to gracefully hand the baton over to younger leadership and step back and allow a younger person to lead. They can be there for support and consultations if necessary but it’s time for a change. And can we talk about the diversity in the British Parliament? How are they going to lead a country which has become so diverse in the ethnicities of the people who live there now in the year 2022, when the leadership is not diverse. There will be no new ideas. Just building on a crumbling foundation. Doing the same thing for 400 years and expecting new results. Every good leadership model should always prepare the younger generation with the expectancy that they will be equipped with the skills required when it’s their time to lead. But when you have a system with the leaders hanging on to the political seat until death with no plans of training the youth to take over, the system MUST FAIL!!! Ok enough of my ranting mi gone again before the social media police come 🏃🏾‍♀️💨💨💨👮🏾‍♂️ 👮🏾 🚨

The legendary Cornaldi “Goldfinger/Goalie McGhie

The legendary Cornaldi ”Goldfinger/Goalie McGhie”. May your soul Rest In Peace. Cornaldi McGhie was a popular Montego Bay businessman. He loved his job as a JUTA bus tour driver. He built his business from his many repeat customers who enjoyed his tours when they visited Jamaica. He was a very patriotic Jamaican and believed he had a personal responsibility to educate tourists about Jamaica’s history, and to take them to the communities to meet the real people of Jamaica and give them the real Jamaican experience. He was much loved by many small business owners especially in Montego Bay because he was one of few drivers would take tourists to their businesses and not only the popular Jamaican attractions, and in this way he contributed to the local economy. He was very skilled in Jamaican culture especially music and sports and participated in community events. He also contracted with many schools in Montego Bay like Herbert Morrison Technical High School and Cornwall College to bring the students to sporting events like the Dacosts Cup matches, Boys and Girls Champs, Netball and Cricket Matches as well as transporting the school band to performances all over the island like the JCDC festival competitions. Cornaldi McGhie was very well-known and loved by his community and his legacy lives on in Montego Bay.

A Generation Of Vipers

I have been hearing this term, “a generation of vipers” used to describe the young people in Jamaica. We definitely have to take ownership of the way these young people have turned out. I am curious, if they are vipers, are we calling ourselves vipers too? How did they get to this stage? Who raised them to be like this? Did they raise themselves? Did they drop from the sky? Did they crawl out from under a rock? How did we all arrive at this place? Is your child a viper? Is your neighbor’s child a viper? At what age do they become vipers? At some point we have to take ownership of the behavior of our young people and do something about it. So that maybe, we can learn from the mistakes and correct them before the generation following them become even worse. But what can we do?

UWI Student denied PhD

This article from the Jamaican Gleaner caught my interest. " A PhD student whose thesis was rejected by The University of the West Indies in 2014 has lost her legal battle in the Court of Appeal to have a Supreme Court ruling against her overturned." The Gleaner Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20220520/students-battle-get-phd-uwi-hits-another-hurdle #GLNRToday Wow! My heart weeps for this student… Isn’t it time that UWI revise some of their ancient policies that made sense in colonial slavery days but are not relevant in these modern times? “She was advised that she had the option of referring the matter to the visitor, an official in the UWI structure who addresses disputes involving staff and students. At the time, QUEEN ELIZABETH was the visitor… 🙄🙄🙄 This is what is wrong with Jamaica. End of Story. I am very disturbed by this story. Something is not adding up. This has UWI politics written all over it. What if the student had a grievance with her professor ? Once one member of the department is against you, the entire department sides with the professor. No one in the department will side with the student. And then the academic circle is so small, what if the judge on the Supreme Court is good friends with the professor? Ten years of your life wasted fighting a system governed by four hundred year old colonial slavery policies. You can’t win. Dear student, please accept your loss and move on. Transfer your credits to a University that wants their students to succeed. You can’t win unless the public and media disgraces UWI and force them to give you justice, or that professor and the entire department resign/retire and or are somehow replaced with younger professors who passionately love students and want their students to succeed. I hope students who are seeking a University to do their graduate studies will pay close attention to this case and take their money and their talent elsewhere. I really hope this student receives justice.

Sha’Carri Richardson Trying to Win A race against Jamaican Female sprinters

After receiving some recent information, now I actually really feel sorry for Sha’Carri, I mean look at the people she is taking advice from…Justin Gatlin 🤦🏾‍♀️ she is young, mentally depressed, sexually confused, her grandmother just died, she admits that she is self medicating, she really needs some therapy! Her grandmother was probably her source of strength and motivation and now that she is gone, this young girl is in a downward spiral. I hope she gets the therapy she needs. And she really just need some time off to go humble herself and train for future track meets. And she need to take off those eyelashes because they are preventing her from seeing where she is running and that is one of the reasons she is coming last. She needs some strong, supportive people to help her get back on her A game, because right now the people in her circle are just lying to her and giving her false glorification and building up her ego so they can make as much money off her while she is young and silly and then drop her as soon as another young competitive athlete comes along. What she really needs is some people to encourage her to go and train, focus on getting the proper nutrition, getting rest, going to rehab for her drug problem and getting therapy for her confusion and delusions of grandeur thinking she can run faster than Jamaicans who are more well trained and disciplined. The other day even Adam Stewart felt sorry for her and was offering her some relaxation time at Sandals resort and because of pride she turned down the offer. She should have taken it. Anyway I sincerely wish she receives the therapy that she needs.