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Jamaican American Club Newsletter S PRING 2017
Green Island Primary www.GreenIslandPrimary.com The Green Island Primary School is located in Green Island, Hanover a small district forty five minutes west of the Donald Sangster International airport. The school was built in 1920 to accommodate the district 's children. Soon after the population started growing and an additional building was erected. Sometime in 2013 the original building was leaking and help was sought from the ministry of education which provided a tarp. The school's capacity had exceeded all the buildings and Mr Vacianna Moseley principal sought help from Food For The Poor along with COUPLES Hotel who joined and gave the school two new two story buildings. This was ten new classrooms. Except
for one second grade class everyone has their own room. There are approximately five hundred and eighty three to six hundred children on any given day. There is a lot of poverty in the district as most people depend on the tourist industry for work. I find that when children do not come to school there is always a situation with finances. The school has in place a program to provide every child who cannot afford to buy lunch a free hot meal. It seems to be helping as more children are coming to school more than they used to. The school has grown so much and is now the school of choice for many families as the increase in better High school placement increases. There is a
group of dedicated teachers who are all working toward one goal "The Children's Education." Under Mr Moseley the school has outmatched most of the others around it. It is also easier for a parent to see the principal as he is an easy to talk to person who helps the teachers and parents alike with their daily issues. Green Island Primary is an up and Caption describing picture or graphic. coming school. TABLE OF CONTENT
Green Island Primary School page 1 Trivia page 1 Book club page 2 Revolution Evolution and Devolution of Jamaica page 3
Trivia
Poem page 4
What is a What is a baby tree? Answer is on page 10
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Jamaica in the 21st Century by Dr. Livingstone Thompson This book provides a rich dig into what he describes as “a selective archaeological enterprise” of his commentaries published in the Daily and Sunday Gleaner newspapers between 2003 and 2007. This compendium not only shines a spotlight on the socio-economic and cultural issues that dominated public discourse during that specific period but also helps to put in context, nearly a decade later, discussions on the same topics
of crime and violence, education, morality and sexuality, the death penalty and the role of the UK Privy Council in the life of independent Jamaica. Serious researchers should find this compilation a useful reference tool as they examine aspects of life in 21st century Jamaica.
My Resume by Johanna Bright My Resumé is a collection of poetry about my life and the world I live in. It spans a twenty-year period in my life. I looked at my life and was surprised at all the things I had done and wondered why I hadn't met me before. I survived life in a large family, the ghetto, office politics, jealousy, and my own stupidity
Pearls Among Stones by Christena Williams It is a collection of my deep secrets, pain, fear, wisdom, joy, happiness, my creative genius, my inspirations, it is a creative masterpiece of different themes and it is for everyone to read and enjoy and can appreciate its deep sentiments for humanity. The pearls among stones are the homeless, the broken hearted, the righteous one, spiritual, the doers, the revolutionist, poets, writers, the
ones who need a voice, hope, need to be inspired, the ones who inspire. It is anyone who is willing to stand up for their beliefs in a positive way and who are willing to share their stories to whomever would listen. I speak to many people, many people have spoken to me, this book is their voice, and their way of expression, so my book is not mine alone it is for whoever made it into what it is. This book is also for my mother.
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Revolution Evolution and Devolution of Jamaica Jamaica! What is it really to the people? We are in the time of Olympics and Independence where all eyes are glued to the track including myself and party out from last week. Have we evolved from the plantocracy or have we devolved into a mess of garbage that even we don’t know who we are, where we are going or where we are at. Many young speak of revolution but to what purpose whether it is social, economic or political what will it benefit us if we are unable to channel that energy to building a nation. All a revolution will due is adding more chaos to this volatile mix. Here it is a bare face materialism with nothing tangible holding it together other than the fact that we are stuck on a rock in the sea. First world plans are just that plans, that will remain a myth
to keep the population dreaming of a world to come when it is here. And while this may sound angry or aggressive, I would I would yes and no . I am not angry or am I aggressive in simple language I would say I am piss off has I am tired of this drawn out saga of words that lead to nothing. Why tell the youths about 2030 for First World . When up town or Mobay it’s at your fingertips. Why tell them 22 years for it when we can fly to it in less than a hour in Miami or Cayman? I will be 60 when that day arrives in Jamaica. I lived it, worked in it, and got educated by it as did many like myself. Why should we wait on this plan? This first world does not mean that you have to live abroad but the use
of systems that make life easier. That’s first world!
Written by Carol Lawton
But our system has failed us and is flatling on life support through loans for overseas and remittance. As a Trinidadian told me this week, do business in Jamaica is a foolish move just get a container of goods and market it, they will consume anything, that’s how you make money here. And he is right as even simple products are now imported into the country. Labor does not want to
work because of the hustle paradigm of the black market and capital does not want to invest as the risks are too high. Our economy has devolved to nothingness as we have evolved to a nation of dependents live on remittances which is even figured into the GDP.
“ Our economy has devolved to nothingness as we have evolved to a nation of dependents live on remittances which is even figured into the GDP. “
Public administration has failed us and that a fact as that is the only constant as government change but the civil administration remains the same. Its failure is placed at the feet of one man as a woman has not held that position has yet. Mr. Governor General it is you would is in charge of the Civil Service. You have the power to fire, hire and change. Get some political balls and do something as this figurehead deal is wearing thin on this generation. You don’t seem to be fulfilling the responsibilities that the constitution says. So either this guy works to help in the evolution and stop
the devolution of the governing system so that aggressive elements do not respond with senseless revolution to leads to nothing as they have no common vision of what they want!
and history, constitution and rights are not known by masses. So where are we at in this process is the final question to you all that read this tirade as we have a 2030 plan that no one has ever seen, the masses don’t know where they fit into it, the middle class already living it and the rest want to fly a hour to it or live it through the cable TV. In order for Jamaica to evolve, devolve, or have a revolution, it has to have vision and our leaders can’t seem to relate that to us.
So to end this tirade by being brief, revolution in what, we are already killing each other as one just has to look at the murderer rate. We are killing each other by having so many functional illiterates in our mist. We are killing each other as there is no bond between country and self as symbols, folklore
The New Jews
I am black So I do not have to wear the star For identification Muslims now can be tracked By compulsory registration Mexicans will wear the smear Of a rapist reputation
Millions will live in fear Of their immediate deportation For our new leader Has body-slammed the constitution For the Klan There is jubilation For once again We’ll become A blue-eyed nation “A black president! What a disgrace! Now those niggers Will know their place”.
Michael Irving Phillips www.hotcalaloo.com
What’s this talk of diversity? In our democracy Hate is a great strategy To create political popularity Hate the blacks Hate the Muslims Hate Latinos too Whether undocumented Or legit as me and you For we are the new Jews Scapegoats of the nation Lock them in the gas chambers Of discrimination And when the police Shoot us down They’ll need no justification Just routine persecution So new Jew Justice for all Except you Let me make it clear You better learn to live in fear For America elected a new leader To the new Jews He is the brand new Adolph Hitler
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Answer to trivia
Contact: Jamaican American Club PO Box 62 Elk Grove, IL 60009-0062 USA
In rural Jamaica, after the birth (the placenta) of the child is buried and a sapling is planted on top of it.
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