December 2010 Issue

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CONTENTS

5 Dance 12 Poetry 18 Heritage 32 Art

56 Information Technology 58 Modeling 60 Nail Design 62 Animation 72 Binding 78 Music 84 Protection 92 Culinary Arts 96 Woodwork 10 Have You Seen My Sign?

11 Story Corner

47 Where in JA is Dry Lan Touris?

50 Your Financial Advisor 53 Food For Thought 54 Healthy Lifestyle

“Creativity is a mental process involving the discovery of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the existing ideas or concepts, fueled by the process of either conscious or unconscious insight.� We express it everyday with our hands, our voices, our feet, our bodies, our minds, and in everything we do. Jamaicans are no exceptions to this rule.

This issue of the NVision Magazine attempts to give you a preview of the vast talent that exists in Jamaica and the people who bring it to life. As an artist, I was aware of our Jamaican talent, but I think you will be just as surprised as I was with the depth and the spread of the talent in our great country.

Our hope is for you to see the value of our local talent and to find out more about alternative events (outside of clubs, sessions, and fets). We also hope that you enjoy this issue as much as we enjoyed gathering the information for you.

This issue also looks at agencies in Jamaica that will need your help and support to continue doing the good work that they do. It is our hope that you will contribute to these entities and help them to continue to do the good that they do for Jamaica.

Please be reminded that you can always click on any link provided to go directly to view additional information about any contributor.

Chevonnese Chevers Whyte

DANCE WORKS

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The taking of a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music....here’s Dance Works at the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts

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hat is water on a hot hot spring evening?

So refreshing, cooling, crystal clear, flowing intertwining, vivacious, and relaxing, just a few words used to describe the flow of a tall cool glass of water.

The narrative’s voice over came in the calmness of pure poetry taking us on a fulfilling journey; a journey taking us through many different roads to like the eight rivers of St Ann.

The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Art’s Dance department celebrated its annual dance season called Dance Works entitled Bottled Watah… beyond the ordinary, was held in the school’s studio theatre over the last weekend in April 2010 lassoing the entrance of May. The EMCVPA is located on 1 Author Wint Drive is the only college of its kind within the English Speaking Caribbean, hosting four schools which completes its name: Music, Art, Dance, Drama. They say when you have taken the tour you have gone M.A.D.D. Dance works was formed to showcase both the talents of students past and present and tutors in both dance and choreography. This season featured pieces that were traditional, inventive, creative and inveigling, putting a modernized twist, on the elements of water tempting and seductively luring the eyes of the beholder.

Bottled watah is remembrance of the spirits of past ancestors both famous and infamous, remembering the positive influences and footprints left behind through dance. Take a glass of bottled watah the narrator encourages as we plunge, dive, tip toe, swim in the different aspects of water; whether it be deep, shallow, whirling, tepid or just silent. They gave ode to the late Rex Nettleford the former artistic director of The National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC), the late Queenie who was very active in the kumina community in St Thomas, and L’Antoinette Stines who is the artistic director for the Lacadco Dance Company.

They also gave ode to our mothers with the first piece entitled Dancing our Mother’s Dance. As the lead finally graces the stage we remembered as it was titled ‘All from the same ship’.

For more details visit www.emc.edu.jm/

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STORY CORNER What Is Creativity?

It’s every breath It’s every spark It’s the beating of every drum

Creativity for me is when people are able to create, develop or conceptualize their ideas in an effort bring about beauty and class.

It’s movement It’s sound It’s every colour in the setting sun It’s passion It’s beauty It’s lyrical It’s every point in a dancer’s feet

One creative person to me is Miss Heather Little-White she is an inspiration who always seem to triumph over her adversaries. She is creativity itself - she makes shows her creativity throughout the life she leads in show her versitility through her work - training people in the hospitality industry. She has also showed Jamaicans how to ‘tun dem hand and mek fashion’ by creating nutritional end economical meals in these trying times.

It’s life It’s romance It’s intrigue It’s every stroke in a painter’s brush

I am creative. I enjoy making this beautiful, for example, I do floral and balloon arrangements, a bit of decorating and I also enjoy cooking. I am very happy when I make something and others see and enjoy the beauty of it!

It’s exotic It’s mysterious It’s enigmatic It’s every strum in a musician’s thumb

- by Tamara Pinnock

It’s lust It’s anger It’s salivates It’s every detail in a clay potter’s oven It’s lovely It’s laughter It’s light It’s every straw in a woven hat It’s memories It’s never forgetting It’s finger prints left in the sand - by Nadya Raymond

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It had been raining heavily all week never slowing down but something was special about the weekend of the 29th.

As the sun stood still in the afternoon sky over St Elizabeth the rain continued to beat on the roof tops of those in the other 13 parishes like powerful drums. As we got off the bus mud was everywhere but that didn’t stop the patrons from enjoying what seemed to be the definition of a perfect day. Under a mini circus tent lined with chairs we sat, filled with bright eyed enthusiasts waiting for their favourite poet/story teller or waiting for their turn to share the stage. They told their stories using poetry as an extension of their happiness, sadness and peacefulness as the audience applauded allowing them to feel what it is to be a performer.

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It started with a bus ride travelling for miles from the out skirts of Kingston City to the untamed inner circles of St. Elizabeth embarking on a treasure; a treasure just around the corner from the turn off to Lover’s Leap; a treasure that both locals and foreigners refer to as The Treasure Beach. With its quaintly colourful villas that steps onto its stretch of black sanded beaches playing hide and go seek with the ocean. The clouds bursting with sunlight and the aroma of the earth fresh after a rainy night left nothing but good karma.

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n annual poetry festival that takes place the last weekend in May on the shores of Treasure Beach St. Elizabeth, where poets and craft makers both internationally and locally showcase their talents on and off the stage.

Both new comers and veterans alike, enjoying the welcomed break from the hustle and bustle of the week days to bask in the glory of the arts.

From interviews with Professor Wole Soyinka a Nobel playwright and poet, on his adventures in Nigeria during an era when racism ran rampant throughout Africa, to Clifton Rowe aka ‘packa’ crocheting shoes of red, green and gold in a tree.

From a fashion show casing Calabash’s 2010 t-shirts to those combing the food stalls to get a taste of pure Jamaican delicacies… coconut water straight from the nut. As mothers cascade down the black sanded beach monitoring the kids enjoying their childhood splashing away while fathers provide an extra eye, always listening as poetry ripped through the air.

Just like the calabash tree always giving, always providing this is where a community of creative and beautiful minds meet to share their food of knowledge and the word will always be their bond. The word will always be calabash, will I return next year? Yes I will, but this time for the entire weekend. Peace and love always.

Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmiOWj_UV6k http://www.calabashfestival.org/

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DEVON HOUSE Introducing the Great Houses of Jamaica For years tourist have come to our shores to lyme on the beaches of the south coast and the western end of Jamaica or to just learn the language and our rich historical culture.

Being proud of our rich heritage there are treasured jewels placed across the island that brings us back to a time when sugar was king and the plantation owners ruled.

These are the great houses of Jamaica still in their natural environment preserved so that the generations to come can get a peek into Jamaica’s historical past.

DEVON HOUSE- A Jewel in the middle of Kingston The capital of Jamaica and the heart beat of the country, is where people in the rural area try to get a piece of what Kingston has to offer. Even though divided into two sections as upper class and lower class or uptown and downtown people co-mingle in central locations such as Devon House.

Devon House is the most popular and loved great houses in Jamaica giving an air of family togetherness and icecream. Devon House is known for making its own icecream and of course the famous Devon stout. Not to mention putting their own spin on creative flavours such as tamarind, mango, coffee, coconut and even guava icecream just to name a few. It also introduces its patrons to artwork by various Jamaican artist, Jamaican food, juices, built so she didn’t have to pass the house whenever she clothes, jewelry and the touring of the great house. travelled which named after her - Lady Musgrave Road.

Once the home of Jamaica’s first black millionaire George Stielbel, whose father was white made sure George was well educated and taken care of. In those days it was unheard of for a white father to claim his black son and a black millionaire who owned an estate of that stature was also unheard of. This eventually caused controversy as the wife of the Governor General, at the time, found it appalling for a black man to have such wealth. Therefore a road was

With its serene atmosphere Devon House sits on the corner of Devon’s Penn or Millionaire’s Corner which is now on the corner of Trafalgar Road and Old Hope Road.

Where it once had bath houses, stables, maids quarters are now shops, benches and restaurants for people to sit and enjoy the atmosphere it now offers, while keeping the beauty of the house and its property close to the heart of Jamaica.

HERITAGE

Creativity Is...

Practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

Take a tour of inside the house and find out more about its history...

Visit the stores...

For more details visit http://www.devonhousejamaica.com/

LIGUANEA ART FESTIVAL where dancehall music and sports was not the focus.

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s the sun sits high in the sky, the crowd tried to escape its furnace of sweltering heat that would drive anybody insane, but the Liguanae Art Festival kept them coming back. This annual art event was held Saturday and Sunday of the last weekend in April 2010, which is free to the public beginning at 10am sharp. As Mrs. June Wong, who with her husband Mr. Tony Wong owns both the plaza complex and the Liguanea Drug and Garden Centre (also on the compound) sat down with us watching the heavy flow of excited individuals rove about.

With her grandson in hand she jokingly states that even though the art festival started seven years ago, the idea for the festival was quite interesting. With bright passionate eyes she explained, Mr. Wong was always interested and loved photography and needed an outlet other than golf… besides him being out of the store was also not a bad idea.

They figured if they opened up the plaza’s parking lot it would be a way for artists to showcase their creative freedom; it was also a good way for Mr. Wong to show his friends, family and the masses to his excellent talent in photography, but it would be an annual event. Seven years later it is still going strong with enough to drive it full speed ahead.

Under a big orange tent out of the sun’s heated arms Mr. Mark Stephen Weinberger, also an organizer and the Creative Director for the Air Jamaica’s in flight magazine Sky Writing Magazine, reminisces. He speaks about what the event was in the past but focuses on what it will be in the future. In the beginning sadly crafters, jewellers and merchandisers were a no show but throughout the years it has been a blessing to see how much this event has rattled the interest of diverse artist in and outside of Kingston, also outside of Jamaica. Like a baby, it takes up to nine months to plan an event with a difference…

Not only has it expanded within the art community but also to accommodate the new genre of up and coming artists and spectators. From chaperoned children from various schools within and outside of the city to those from the inner city and garrison areas. From 10am to 8pm there was a steady flow of an awe filled crowd, roaming from booth to booth bumping into friends enjoying the sampling of delicious products soon to hit the market. Just relaxing while watching the kids enjoying themselves receiving body art and participating in the interactive work shop and listening to the sounds of the drums echoing rhythms of the Rasta man, Kumina and of distant lands such as Africa. Wrapped up in the day’s happenings but never forgetting the main focus viewing and purchasing pieces of artistic genius.

With the arrival of Mr. Weinberger, who has been with them for six years now, came the birth of The Liguanea Art Festival printed book that highlights and gives a personal look into the lives of each artist and the meaning of why, what and how they have been inspired to produce such an interestingly creative ingenious and original body of work. ‘It is always a blessing to see the growth and appreciation for local art’ Mrs. Wong and Mr Weinberger both stated. A funny story Mr. Weinberger continues, for the first couple of years the art festival was held on Labour Day, (which falls on the second to last weekend in May) it would always rain and so it was switched to April (a dryer month). The book was also designed to acknowledge and give “shout outs” to the various local sponsors, media houses and their involvement to making the festival beyond special.

Seven years kept sliding off the tip of tongues, but it was also a celebration as the Right Honourable Edward Seaga, who was a past Prime Minister and former leader of the Jamaica Labour party (JLP) made his self proclaimed book debut entitled ‘My Life and leadership’ Volume 1 Clash of Ideologies 1930-1980. The book gives insight of how modern Jamaica came to be and the involvement of politics under his leadership.

Capturing not only the political aspects but also delving into the culture, the art and its people.

Although fragile to the naked eye his hands were

ART

Creativity Is...

Photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication

steady and firm as he signed his autographs on sold copies.

He was setting the tone and path for other up coming writers wanting to share another side of the story, their stories.

It has been seven wonderful years and each year has become bigger and even better for both organizers and artists. The wide growth of appreciation for what the local art world has to offer has been astoundingly amazing. I cannot wait till next year to indulge in the delicious fruit of what our artist have to offer.

For more info on the Liguanea Art Festival follow the link www.liguaneafestival.com

EDNA MANLEY COLLEGE OF THE VISUAL ARTS

Final Year Show www.emc.edu.jm/

Where in JA is Dry Lan’ Touris?

Dry Lan’ Touris: A Jamaican who vacations at home.

Where in JA is Dry Lan’ Touris’ is a reality television show that showcases our Jamaican tourism product through the eyes of a bonafide, Dry Lan’ Touris.’ http://www.drylandtouristjamaica.com/ http://www.facebook.com/DRYLANTOURIS

Ep 9 : Accompong Town

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIbSRSPhJDY&feature=related

FEATURED ARTIST

EMAIL: kdot_1@yahoo.com; kdotx22@gmail.com WEBSITE: wix.com/kdot_1/KDOT-Designs

YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR The Role of a Financial Planner/Advisor

by Denver Brown

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uardian Life Sales Representative, Denver Brown, had everyone’s attention at the Jamaica Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors’ (JAIFA) “BLAST OFF 2010” seminar, Tuesday last (Jan. 5) as he shared with colleagues lessons learned from facing, experiencing and then “cheating” death. Speaking at the annual personal development and motivational seminar, Mr Brown declared: “We must have felt what it is to die, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life...” “ I know what it is like to die. I died for four hours! Three times in my life has death confronted me;however it is the third experience in which I will seek to share with you today, my extra-terrestrial experience, my moment of truth. The moment when all the unanswered questions of what really happens after death were finally answered for me.

“It is very difficult for me to explain my experience. I saw myself surrounded by utter darkness, standing on a black sea. I felt myself drifting towards a bright light, somewhere in the distance. But as I approached this light I noticed something strange. I noticed that I was not fearful or worried of what was happening. It was like all my fears and burdens were now laid to rest. I felt as if I was drifting to my place of utopia, my eternal home.

“Then suddenly, I heard a voice. This voice was different from all the voices that I have heard before. The voice spoke with such command, such clarity. A voice that causes even the mountains to tremble, Denver! Immediately I awoke to find myself lying in a pool of blood, stuck amongst the wreckage of my car. There I was in the middle of the road in a motor vehicle accident, trapped in within the car with no sign of anyone in sight.

but with my asthma, severe sinusitis and bronchitis I had to leave. I had to leave the industry under the advice of my doctor, who kept telling me that I was going to die if I stayed! The day I made the decision to leave was the day I felt that I was really going to die.

“That previous ordeal had drained me financially, so when the accident came, I was left for dead! There was no way possible for me to wait out one year as advised “This must be a nightmare, I remembered saying to by the doctors.Despite all the encouragements to stay out myself. This cannot be true; Denver Brown in an accident? a little longer, I came back out ready to work. However, Not possible! So, I closed my eyes, hoping that everything still without a car, still in pain and with no money, but would just disappear when I reopen them, but the images determined to succeed, I came back! were the same. The front of my car was smashed in causing the steering wheel to demolish my rib cage. All the car “Upon my arrival I was greeted with every agent’s biggest seats excluding the one I sat in were thrown all over the nightmare,” very low persistency or conservation”. I was place. Soon, the reality hit me, I was in an accident! already defeated, because I knew that in order to earn any commissions, bonus or to qualify for any incentives in “Like clockwork, the minute I regained consciousness was any competitions I needed a very good persistency. So, the minute all the pains I could ever imagine came down the task was daunting, the challenge was great, but they upon me. I could not feel my legs, blood oozed from my that put their trust in the Lord shall renew their strength. mouth like a spring in a garden. My hands were barely able They shall mount up like wings of an eagle. They shall to move and my teeth went missing. My friends, again I run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Teach say to you, he who has felt the deepest grief is best able to me Lord how to wait. experience supreme happiness. I do not wish for the pains that I felt, to be experience by not even my enemies...

“For four months I worked without pay, reinstating what could have been reinstated. I was focused; I was “I was given one year to fully recuperate. I had three determinedto fulfil my dream as a great entrepreneur. broken ribs, seven missing teeth, water running from my I never prided myself as Og Mandino, the greatest right ear as a result of a dislocated jaw, which brought salesman ever, but merely as a successful entrepreneur, improper balancing. I had post-traumatic syndromes.. My a great advisor... I found passion in being a successful bottom lip was like mashed potatoes, my upper palate of entrepreneur rather then a great salesman. my mouth hung down to form another tongue. For days and weeks I laid motionless. Everything I had to do I did “I learned early that, success is ten times more guaranteed same place where ..... I could not eat anything insoluble. when you pursue your passion. What is your passion?

Find it, nourish it, and then pursue it! ..”Like my car I was written off! There was no way one would be able to come back from such an ordeal. It was “With my passion, I found ways to overcome my just not possible! challenges. With no car, I began doing joint field work with agents, agreeing to share the commissions where “Well for me; greater is He that is in me than he that is in necessary. All I needed was to be in front of a prospect! the world, because He that is in me can do all things, thus So anything to get me there was good enough for me. enabling me to do likewise. With this in mind I returned For the pains, I took mediation and periodic breaks from to work. After three months still not fullyhealed, still work to rest. This was also necessary as I was still having without a car, and still having post-traumatic syndromes, flashes of the accident, replaying in my mind thus leaving I came back! me with constant nervous breakdown and shaking.

“I had no choice. It was only about twenty-six months “I must admit 2001; the year of my accident was one of prior to my accident, death came knocking again. I worked the most challenging, years of my life. However, I kept in the pharmaceutical industry, an industry I loved dearly focused. For the entire year, I deliberated did not have

a television at home. Every night for that year, I spent planning or practicing my presentation or preparing my prospect list. I believed that if others before me made it, then so can I. I believed that all the training materials provided by the company were years of studies put together for a purpose is for us to succeed. So, if I wanted to make it then all I need to do is master at least one of these programs, and that I did. I studied and mastered The 8 Best Practices of High Performing Sales People Program by Norm Trainor, of The Covenant Group out of Toronto Canada. I implemented every single strategy, one by one, and then soon I was on top of the game.

I bought my first house.

“Wisdom is the art of knowing what to do overlook.

Too often we allow petty things to steal too much of our time and we finish up living for the wrong reasons. If we desire success, then we must find a way to serve the many, because if we help enough people get what they want then we will have what we need.

“As we look forward to a new year, let us all commit to, “securing Jamaica today, tomorrow and forever”. If Jamaica must change, then we must change it. I now give of my time to work with some of the most vulnerable I qualified for my first persistency bonus, one year of my within our society. I chair the CSALT organisation, a return to work. The feeling was europhic, especially, when charity organisation that helps boys’ ages 11-14yrs who I remembered that it was just a few days before I walked have serious behavioural disorders, to become better the streets of New Kingston at 11:00pm after my last leaders and better men for the future. So, make a change appointment, crying as I walked to the bus stop, needing today, change someone’s life. Start believing in someone, to find myself back to Ocho Rios. I cried more with each start believing in yourselves. Believe in your fellow men, step, but saying to myself, “this is the last time I will be that they may someday rise to meet your expectations. doing this. This is the last time I will be doing this”. – Thank you God for keeping your word. I remembered “I encourage you to embrace the future, forget the needing 20 cases in two weeks, something I have never past. Dare to dream fulfil your destiny! You are here for done before. However, I was not going to allow my pains, a purpose; you are here for a reason. No matter where my inadequacies to stop me. I was going to get them and life may take you, it begins with where you are now. So that I did! I eventually wrote and settled 20 cases thus start where you are, claim God’s promise and trust in His qualifying for my first persistency bonus. words.”

“However, the greatest sense of accomplishment came when I first made the Million Dollar Round Table. This was two years after the accident. With less work I was earlier than many, I was there by September. Now, I was being seen as a star. I knew that despite all that was happening around me, success will come. I learnt early that there are three important characteristics of success; discipline, patience and faith. So, if I continue using The 8 Best Practices of High-Performing Salespeople Program and be patient , then with God ,success would come.

“My hope for you today, ladies and gentlemen, is that whatever you came here for, make sure you get it! In the words of the late Jim Rhone, never miss anything. Make sure you get it! Why I say this? Well, I remembered my first Blast off function. .. I will never forget the theme; “Branch Out”. I took it literally, I branched out. I left where I lived with family and move into a fully furnished rented house.

With no money, I had to borrow the deposit and the first month’s rent from one of my unit managers, who actually loaned it to me. You see, I need to stay focused, I needed to move. I eventually lived there for seven years, even after

Denver Brown Financial Service Specialist/ Principal in the Training and Empowerment of People (T.EM.PLE) ltd http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TheTurningPoint.html http://lookingforamortgage.blogspot.com/ expect2change@yahoo.com 876-577-6087 | 876-316-4652

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Where is the Christmas Cheer?

Where is all the Christmas excitement? Where has it gone?

Is our Christmas cheer directly related to the amount of money in our pockets?

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HEALTHY LIFE 99 Black Bean Stew served with Rice & Peas or Spiced Potato Wedges and fresh Vegetables 99 Sheppard’s Pie with fresh vegetables

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99 Ackee Salad Wrap 99 Nut-seed Burger

Lifestyle Transformation Centre is now serving healthy food

99 Nut-seed Burger with side order of vegetables and plantain 99 Nut-seed Pizza (slice)

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99 Nut-seed Pizza (slice) and fresh Vegetables and plantain 99 Curried Broad Beans served with Yam Salad and Bammy and fresh Vegetables 99 Curried Brown Beans served with Yam salad or Bammy and fresh Vegetables 99 Ackee Salad with side order of fresh vegetables 99 Red Peas Stew served with Bammy or spiced potato wedges, and fresh vegetables 99 Curried Chick Peas served with Bammy or sweet potato wedges, dumplin and fresh Vegetables 99 Curried vegetables served with Bammy or spiced potato wedges, dumplin and fresh Vegetables 99 Vegetable Run-Down served with Bammy or sweet potato wedges, dumplins and fresh Vegetables

ESTYLE 99 Curried Jack Fruit served with Bulgar or Bammy

99 Jack Fruit Juice

or spiced potato wedges and fresh Vegetables

99 Vegetable Juice

99 Green Gungo Stew served with Bulgar or Bammy

99 Sorrell Drink

or spiced potato wedges and fresh vegetables

99 Coconut Water

99 Green Gungo Stew served with Rice & Peas or

99 Pineapple-orange Juice

Sweet potato wedges or Millet and fresh Vegetables

99 Vegetable Drink

99 Curried vegetables served with Rice & Peas or Our nutritional approach includes proper food choices Sweet potato wedges or Millet and fresh Vegetables

with GREAT TASTE as well as the preparation and

99 Black Bean Stew served with Rice & Peas or combining of foods for optimum health benefits. All Spiced Potato Wedges and fresh Vegetables

foods are prepared naturally (no yeast, soy products, no

99 Sheppard’s Pie with fresh vegetables

saturated fats/oils, no eggs, no sugar, no flour, no dairy

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FEATURED RESEARCH

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rganizational reliance on information systems (IS) to support business processes has increased tremendously over the past several years. This desire has challenged the IS community to produce higher quality business applications with the required functionality. Many researchers believe that the production process is probably the most important of the triad (process, technology and people) for IS quality. This view is largely responsible for the popularity of software process improvement (SPI) methods.

Research Paper Titled:

Facilitating the adoption of software process improvement methods in the English-speaking Caribbean: A simplified process assessment framework

Author: Dr. Delroy Chevers

Creativity Is...

Most SPI approaches are designed for larger IS delivery projects that are typically found in developed countries.

Small enterprises in developing countries such as those in the English-speaking Caribbean (ESC) countries have not adopted SPI efforts, mainly because of the high cost and complexity of using such initiatives. This research sought to simplify a popular and established software process improvement framework, to make it more suitable for adoption within the ESC.

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The simplification exercise was conducted in four English-speaking Caribbean countries namely, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad. The resulting simplified framework was validated and confirmed the notion that people, technology and process impact IS quality. It was further discovered that process have the greatest influence on IS quality, over technology and people.

It is hope that through education forums and workshops, practitioners might embrace our proposed simplified framework with the intention of increasing the possibility of producing higher-quality software. Firms can also become more competitive and better able to win global contracts. This can build our economy, as well as strive to reduce the digital distance between ourselves and the developed world.

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information

Dr. Delroy Chevers

JUSTIN AWN

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t all started when I was about 3 years old when my parents decided to enter me in a modeling competition for kids in Florida. I emerged as the Golden Boy and won 5 trophies. Since then a passion had somehow become infused in my heart. I realized with hard work and dedication I can make a dream become a reality.

I have been successful in what I have done. I always heard that if you like what you do, you shall be great at it.

I love this industry and I see a good future to make great moves. You will hear the word no more times then yes. It always takes that one yes to make something good. The only reason why I do what I do is because I like doing what I do.

My family and friends have been behind me the whole way with proper encouragement. All of

MODELING

Creativity Is...

A person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor

this would not be possible without GOD which is the energy pushing me forward. In life you cannot live in someone else’s shadow when it’s your light that should be shinning. Unfortunately I have no jokes to tell...no good ones, bad ones or ugly ones. I lead a very quiet life but know how to enjoy myself when the time is right. I’m too blessed to be stressed.

Here are a few things that I have worked on along with a some links of videos and pictures. There are more but I have listed just a few. My work has raised capital for St.Jude’s Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Cancer Foundation. In addition to that I have also modeled for people such as...Macy’s,FCUK,POLO. I have also done voice overs. I play Sonny T’s son Farouk on a Jamaican soap opera called...The Blackburns of Royal Palm Estate.

I am always working on new projects one day at a time.

I also have a company here in Jamaica called Serv-Wel which was started by my grandfather over 50 years ago.

Manufacturing and producing state of the art beach and pool furniture as well as stoves. It is family owned and operated.

If there is anything else you would like to know please feel free to ask.

Thank you very much for your time.

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SOPHIA

I

am a Nail Technician. I have been a Nail Technician That’s how I started and things were very good and I had from 2000. a very good clientele. Now things are different. People are cutting back a lot on their expenses. There are also more From I was a child I always imagined having a beauty shop people in the business so things are a bit slower now. But cutting and styling hair. I would do my doll’s hair and for I have to give God thanks and all the glory because he me there was always more passion in doing that than just always provides for his people. He says he will never let playing with the doll. So after finishing Meadowbrook us suffer nor beg bread and that is so true. He has proven High School I went full speed ahead and enrolled in himself so many times to me in my life and although beauty school at Pel’s Beauty School. things are a bit slow I am always working. Thanks be to God!

At school I never liked doing nails. I always found ways to go around it but I was required to do it and I would always get compliments and good grades on my practicals. Who actually inspired me to do nails instead of hair was one of my school teachers, Miss Sharon. One day she called me over and said to me “Sophie, I know you don’t like to do nails and that you’ve paid for this course so you have to do all the practicals, but you’re very good at doing nails and I see you doing nails, not hair.” This advice and the compliments I received encouraged me to do nails more.

So I got to work.

I have always wanted to expand my horizons by working in another country, so that people could see and know my creativeness, dedication and love for my work. I love my job! That opportunity has not yet come. However, in some way my work has transcended these borders, by way of my clients who receive compliments on their nails when they travel overseas.

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NAIL DESIGN

In human anatomy, a nail is a horn-like envelop covering the dorsal aspect of the terminal phalanges of fingers and toes.

ANIME NATION

Creativity Is...

ANIMATION

Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement

AT ANIME NATION...

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n July 10, 2010 the Pepsi club at the University of the West Indies Mona campus opened its doors to welcome the Cos Playaz in collaboration with the Japanese Embassy from what was just a dream to a now reality to its first annual Anime Nation event, where fans from all over Kingston and curious passer bys get a peek into a piece Japanese’s culture that is anime or manga. Even though the room was steaming hot it didn’t stop the crowd from satisfying their curiosity but not with out a cup or a bottle of water in hand.

What is anime? Anime would be a set of animated series or movies featuring various colour characters with adult content based situations. Enjoyed mostly by the eastern part of the world and North America it is now being introduced openly to the Jamaican public giving them a full insight on Anime Nation.

For Cos Playaz first event they went all out featuring music from the likes of Generation X spinning techno, rock and j-pop. They even went Japanese style on the food with delicious sushi, sandwiches and even mangoes. It was a night of fun and entertainment. There were monitors around that showed movies from various anime series from 5pm-9pm and afterwards the laser shows began, with everybody having fun playing video games, chatting, taking pictures and eating. No one forgot the true meaning of the event as artist were on display with their various sketches and colour work and books that were for sale, including Nagash Davidson who wrote and published his own series called Beyond Borders also on sale. Of course not leaving out the participants entering proudly and fully clad in costumes of their favourite characters and through a sea of colourful costumed characters ranging from Dragon Ball Z, Death Note, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Sailor Moon, Japanese styled kimonos to one red bunny where only one could win a prize for the best costume at the end of the night. As Fabian Pinkney creator and owner of the Cos Palyaz would say each year the planning will get bigger and better attractions and more art that would also feature international artist. With how things are looking their audience will expand beyond borders, you also can follow them on facebook just type in Cos Playaz.

For more information visit http://www.jamaipanese.com/anime-nation-japanese-anime-exhibition-cosplay-jamaica/ http://www.jamaipanese.com/anime-nation-cosplay-jamaica/

KEVIN JACKSON

Animation: “Sucks To Be You” By: Kevin Jackson Watch the animation at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuoxgOZPpHE

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THROWBACK ENTERTAINMENT

MUSIC

Creativity Is...

An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

Throw-Back Entertainment emerged to the forefront on March 24, 2004. Initially Segdron Henry And Earl Taylor (ca$ino), formed this partnership to tap into the lucrative market of event planning (session). Some of these were “Mad Run”, “Dela Move” and “Beach Flex”. However they then decided to broaden their horizons by entering into the music business in April 2005, by this time we also had Xavier Jacobs (nexx), and artiste Wasp on board.

Nexx and Casino deals with publishing and producing the music, segdron deals with all managerial tasks, and Wasp, the artiste.

On November 23, 2007 Throw-Back Entertainment collaborated With Dmoneyy from dbeatzzllc to complete “The Buzz” mixtape which contains a stream of hard hitting lyrics and punch lines, flowed by the artiste,Wasp on a variety of Dancehall, Reggae and hip Hop beats.

Ever since the release of “The Buzz” our momentum and popularity went soaring within the streets. And soon after Wasp began to record for mainstream producers such

as Black chiney Records, Don Corleone, records, H 2 O productions, The Ballaz, kritical records, and our own Throw-Back records.

2009 marked a year of huge success for our artiste Wasp, who released his first massive hit song titled “Unfair Officer” which was produced by Dameon Gayle. He kept the same momentum going into 2010 with his second single “Cry Fi Dem” becoming another immediate hit, followed by the Ballaz produced single “Skip Dem Out”.

2010, Throw-Back Entertainment plans to take it to the next level, as we are focused on making our way into the mainstream, there will be an official launch of our music label and studio in August 2010.

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WAVE LG

Born and raised in the district of Mt. Salem in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Wave LG emerged onto the international dancehall reggae scene in 2008 with a number of hit recordings including songs titled “Tranquilizer” that is packed with metaphors, “Splashin’ Dashin’ Restlesslee” which represents a clever word play on his then catch phrase, and the well received club banger titled “Whine”, for which he was presented the Best Caribbean Single Award in the 2009 New England Urban Music Awards.

Subsequently, Wave LG released other recordings including another banger in early 2009 titled “Mus Get Rich” that was immediately complimented with great reviews for its lyrical ensemble, depicting the state and aspirations of a rising star with keen awareness of his environment. This song continues to gain attention throughout traditional media outlets, as well as on various social networking sites, along with another which was released later that same year titled “Weh Dem Deh”, both of which are currently available for download on iTunes as well as through other online music stores.

Rightfully for Wave LG, all his hard work in the recording studio is inevitably rewarded with show bookings at which his presentations and performances are always a captivating experience. His energetic and entertaining

demeanor on the stage has earned him opportunities to open for, as well as perform alongside various mainstream dancehall artistes including the likes of Professor Nuts, Flippa Maffia, Munga, Capleton and Beenie Man, to name a few. Also credited to this well deserved attention is the star role he was awarded in the cast of a movie titled “Facing Reality”, scheduled to premier in the summer of 2010.

Today Wave LG has earned the title and stature of a prominent dancehall reggae artiste who is focused on carrying on with his quondam trait of delivering exceptional quality music, and at times even surpassing industry standards with his remarkable rhyming ability, catchy flows and guaranteed lyrical content that is bound to produce future chart toppers.

Free CD Download at: http://www.mediafire.com/?yqdtqzfmnot

Contact Details: alphaleagueent@gmail.com 1-617-417-8117 (USA) Sitara English (manager in Jamaica) at 876-469-0908 www.myspace.com/wavelg www.reverbnation.com/wavelg

»» Tranquilizer »» Whine »» Yuh Man Naw Stray »» U So Krazy (after dark riddim) »» My Baby »» Luv How Yuh Whine »» Gal Mi Want Yuh »» Superstar »» Splashin’ Dashin’ Restlessle »» Spotlight Remix »» My Life Remix »» One Life aka Peace and Love »» Inah Di Street »» Make Mama Proud »» Two Thumbs Up

MARIO EVON

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The opening act has the awesome responsibility of setting the tone for any event. On Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, Mario Evon did just that. He stimulated the crowd and left them satisfied yet hungry for more. Aptly, backed by the In2Nation band, Mario Evon set the evening off with Marley’s “Could You Be Loved” in true reggae soulesque fashion. Mario proved in his first line that he truly is the Prince of Reggae soul. The minute he belted the line “Don’t let them fool you,” you knew it was coming from somewhere far beyond his lungs. It rang from a deep and soulful place. This jazzed up rendition, arranged by Mario Evon, Ellan Edwards and Djenne Greaves, was on point, on key and tight.

“You Used To Love Me” was one of the two Mario Evon originals we were gifted with during the tight 14 minute set. Written by Mario Evon and his brother Wayne Guthrie, the song typifies Mario’s style - a fusion of seamlessly blended genres of music with little surprises within the songs. “You Used To Love Me” incorporates elements of jazz, reggae, dancehall and arguably some blues. Following this, and as evidence of this up and coming artiste’s range, he promptly delivered a heartfelt rendition of “Jesus is Love” in tribute to Haiti that would elicit commendation from the Commodores themselves.

The sensual, sexy and very fun “Love In Di Mawnin’” closed the set. Love In Di Mawnin’ came into being during a collaborative effort between Mario Evon and musicians Apollo Payton and Jonathan Howell where Mario penned the lyrics. This is where the confusion of your senses comes to the hilt as Mario confesses to a guilty pleasure most people will not talk about. Again, there are elements from different genres but the beat had the crowd rocking from the outset. The crowd rocked, smiled and probably reminisced as he thoroughly entertained during his closer.

All in all, Mario Evon set the stage at the perfect altitude for Hall and Oates, Gladys Knight, John Secada and Third World to glide onto. His set could probably have been a bit longer, but this short one was, in a word, sweet.”

written by ELVA CLARKE See more at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1PUfusj-58 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6PZn9urXgQ http://www.youtube.com/marioevon

CITIZEN SECURITY AND JUSTICE PROGRAMME

ABOUT CSJP

NEWS CANADA, JAMAICA score ‘For Kicks & ‘For Life’

CSJP is a multi-faceted crime and violence prevention initiative of the Ministry of National Security which focuses on building community safety and security. The programme provides crime and violence prevention services to 28 vulnerable and volatile communities, and conducts institutional strengthening of the Ministry of National Security. Superintendent James Forbes of the Jamaican police and Sgt Steve Hicks of the Toronto Police share a handshake following a meeting CSJP is funded by November 2

CSJP, Friday, November 5, 2010: Toronto Police joined forces with CSJP, local police and communities November 1 to 7, to stage several football and life skills clinics as the first fruits of an expanding partnership between the Canada based ‘For Kicks’ programme and CSJP’s own ‘Goals 4 Life’.

200 ‘back to school’ with CSJP help

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CSJP, Thursday, November 4, 2010: It was a very grateful grandma, Winsome Bernard who turned up on November 4 to receive back-to-school assistance in the form of a voucher valued at $4000 on behalf of her granddaughter nine-year-old Ashley Dixon, a student of the Green Pond Primary School in St. James.

PROTECTION

The activity of protecting someone or something

SPOTLIGHT Community Action Officers Police and Community Rebecca Laureanno and Danielle Workers Partner to Reduce Fletcher from St James hand this little beneficiary her book voucher Family Violence ‘Men with a Message’ make the LEAP CSJP, Monday, October 25, 2010: Over 80 young men sat still for 90 minutes of inspired messages from the mouths of CSJP’s reformed group, ‘Men with a Message’, breaking the silence only with thunderous applause and affirmations. In the end they agreed that the ‘gun thing’ was fruitless and their focus should be on making use of opportunities when they Carlton ‘Mr. Natchilus’ Powell, come.

Staff Resource Officer, CSJP, addresses the students at LEAP surrounded by members of ‘Men with a Message’ ACP Novlette Grant’s team is zeroing in on domestic violence Football gifts from Toronto spread joy CSJP, Friday, November 5, 2010: Over 900 [SRIT, Tuesday, November 2, 2010]: pounds of football gear and educational The number of elders, children, supplies have been shipped by the Toronto women and men affected by violence based For Kicks team, partners and and abuse within the family structure friends, for footballers and school children is both understated and underreported of communities served by the Citizen in Jamaica. Reasons ranging from Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) of economics to a lack of institutional the Ministry of National Security. support and a lack of faith in the criminal justice system, are all critical In blue from left are Glenn Jones factors which underscore the need for and Steve Hicks of the Toronto a national investment in organized Police Services, posing in sporting care and support for both victims and wear with Carlton Fletcher, Kadian offenders.

Johnson and a young footballer - all from Fletchers Land

Data entry programme renews hope CSJP, Saturday, October 30, 2010: Annette Blair has renewed hope. The 25 year old was a few months ago just sitting home without a skill, not knowing where to turn to get help so she could get “a proper job”.

Mt Salem Parenting group makes bold move CSJP, Saturday, October 30, 2010: This summer, Nurse Winsome Allen and her team from the Mount Salem parenting programme were determined to get their summer school off and running, though sponsorship was slow in coming.

One on one with the Police: My Rights & Responsibilities

Flanker CXC programme opens to other communities CSJP, Tuesday, November 2, 2010: The CSJP-funded Flanker Peace and Justice Centre in Montego Bay, St. James has opened its CXC programme to persons from other communities starting this year, allowing for a wider variety of students to access its educational support services.

The Citizen’s Charter outlines Police service standards, duties and responsibilities to you, the citizen, as well as your rights and responsibilities.

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‘Police and civilians should pool resources to fight crime’’ – ACP Grant JIS, Friday, October 8, 2010: Civilians should pool their knowledge and resources with the Police to reduce criminal activities in their communities, says head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Strategic Review Implementation Team (SRIT) Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Novelette Grant.

SCHOLARSHIP FORMS Tertiary Scholarships available for residents of 26 communities served

by CSJP Visit our website for more details Participants of the Community based Policing conference at the Mobay Civic Centre last month

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CHILD DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

The Child Development Agency (CDA) is the Executive Agency of the Ministry of Health which has responsibility for providing a stable and nurturing living environment for children who are in need of care and protection.

Vision

• Aims to maintain children in families; • Advocates the protection of children from abuse; and • Advises on policy and legal issues relating to children.

The Child Development Agency will be an innovative and Organisation results driven organisation, with competent and confident The Child Development Agency is headed by a Chief staff delivering services that meet the individual needs of Executive Officer and is organised along four (4) functional clients. divisions. These are: • Children & Family Programmes; Mission • Human Resources Management and To achieve the holistic development of children through the Administration; creation, implementation, coordination, and regulation • Policy, Planning and Evaluation; and of programmes and policies, which meet Jamaica’s • Financial Management and Accounting Services. obligations to international standards for children.

The management and delivery of services is decentralized The Child Development Agency: across four regions: • Provides quality care for children in the • South East: Kingston and St. Andrew, St. guardianship of the State; Catherine and St. Thomas • Promotes the best interests of children; • North East: St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland

• Southern: Clarendon • Western: and Trelawny

St. Elizabeth, Manchester and Supervision Order: The Court issues an order for a child to be placed with St. James, Hanover, Westmoreland a family member under the supervision of a Children’s Officer.

The head office is responsible for strategic planning and CDA Offices evaluation, quality assurance, policy development and Head Office: corporate services, including estate management human 48 Duke Street; Kingston resources management and financial management and Tel: 948-7206/948-2841-2 accounting.

South East Region Services Regional office: Intake & Investigation Kingston & St. Andrew The CDA receives and investigates reports of abuse, 40 Duke Street; Kingston neglect and abandonment. The investigation process Tel: 948-6218/948-0243 involves: • Information gathering; Parish offices: • Determining the steps to be taken on a case by St. Catherine case basis, 10 Hanover Street; • Initiating contact between clients and other Spanish Town support services; and Tel: 984-5542/749-1423 • Preparing reports on findings.

St. Thomas Residential Care 4 ½ Miramar Drive; The CDA provides for the medical, educational, Morant Bay developmental needs of children living in residential child Tel: 734-0373 care facilities. There are sixty one (61) residential child care facilities for which the CDA has regulatory responsibility - Southern Region twelve (12) are operated by the Government of Jamaica. Regional office: Manchester Programmes Lot 19 Caledonia Mall; Living In Family Environments (L.I.F.E.) Programme Mandeville The four (4) main components of the L.I.F.E. programme Tel: 962-2558 are: Parish offices: Foster Care: Clarendon A process that enables persons, who are not the biological Shop #7 16A Manchester Ave; May Pen parents of a child in residential care to raise and provide a Tel: 986-6943 nurturing environment for his/her physical, spiritual and emotional growth and development.

St. Elizabeth Shop 18, Skyview Mall; Family Reintegration: 80 Main Street; Santa Cruz Reuniting and rehabilitating a child and his/her family, Tel: 966-3246 after a period of separation.

North East Region Adoption: The legal process of transferring the parental rights of a child’s biological parents to one who is desirous of creating a new and permanent parent/child relationship.

Regional office: St. Ann Lee-Sin Tyre Centre; Windsor Road; St. Ann’s Bay Tel: 972-2686

Parish offices: St. Mary Credit Union Building; Main Street; Highgate P.O. Tel: 992-2212 Portland Shops 1 & 2 West Palm Court Plaza 17 West Palm Ave; Port Antonio Tel: 993-9289

Western Region Regional office: St. James 4 Kerr Crescent; Montego Bay Tel: 979-3446/979-1024 Parish offices: Trelawny 8 Duke Street; Falmouth Tel: 954-4344 Hanover United Church Building; Church Street; Lucea Tel: 956-2047 Westmoreland Shop 10, Hendon Mall; Beckford Street; Savanna-la-Mar Tel: 918-1642 Family Courts Kingston & St. Andrew 55A Duke Street; Kingston Tel: 922-0000/948-1557 Hanover Haughton Court; Watson Taylor Drive; Lucea Tel: 956-2576

OUTLINE OF THE ADOPTION PROCEDURE IN JAMAICA STEP 1. Pre-Adoption Forms are available at all Offices of the Child Development Agency and online at www.cda. gov.jm. They should be completed by all applicants and submitted to the Child Development Agency by post or in person. To avoid delays in processing your case, please return your completed forms to the Child Development Agency’s office located in the parish of residence of the child/adopter.

STEP 2. The completed and returned Pre-Adoption Form will be reviewed by an Officer at the Child Development Agency. An applicant who is considered suitable in the initial review will be provided with an application form, a medical form and a listing of documents required. The time for a response to persons who submit Pre-Adoption Form, is usually four (4) weeks.

STEP 3. On completion and return of all forms and documents requested, they are reviewed and satisfactory cases are assigned to Children’s Officers for further processing.

STEP 4. Parents of children to be adopted are interviewed and their consent to the adoption requested. The schildren to be adopted are also interviewed.

STEP 5. A Home Study/assessment is done of the applicant in the form of home visits, interviews, counselling etc.

A written Home Study is completed at the end of the process. The applicant who lives abroad should submit a home study report by a certified Agency.

Home Study assessments done locally are completed over a period of four weeks Home studies from overseas should be received within six months of persons being advised that consents were received from parents of the children they are adopting..

Westmoreland 26 Rose Street; Savanna-la-Mar Tel: 918-1934

STEP 6. The Child Development Agency assists applicants to identify children who are available for adoption. In general an overseas applicant requires a licence and he/she may come to Jamaica to decide on an available child.

St. James 4 Kerr Crescent; Montego Bay Tel: 952-2062

STEP 7. Before an adoption is completed, locally placed children and their prospective adoptive parents are supervised by Children’s Officers from the Child Development Agency for a period of 3 to 4 months.

Other placements are monitored for a period of 4 to 6 months, e.g. Licence, Jamaicans living abroad.

(iii) A child who goes abroad on a licence keeps his/her original identity until legally adopted by the applicant who was issued with the licence in the STEP 8. Applicants will receive updates on their cases Jamaican court. The applicant should retain the services every two months. of an adoption lawyer in his/her country of citizenship Cases are completed within 4 to 12 months from and complete the adoption in that country. application to the agency.

STEP 9. Cases that appear to be satisfactory are submitted THE ADOPTION PROGRAMME IN for review by a Case Committee of the Adoption Board. JAMAICA STEP 10. An applicant approved by the committee is required to make a formal application to the court in The Adoption Service in Jamaica: Jamaica. The applicant’s case worker will provide guidance The Adoption Board has responsibility for adoption on this process. matters pursuant to section 5 of the Children ’Adoption of ’ Act . It is the only organization in Jamaica authorized STEP 11. A court hearing is arranged for the applicant to do the following: and child in the Family or Resident Magistrate Court • Process persons who wish to adopt children in in their parish of residence of the child or prospective Jamaica. adopters.

• Process applications from citizens of Scheduled Countries abroad who wish to apply for licences STEP 12. The applicant and the child to be adopted are permitting them to take children to Scheduled required to meet with their caseworker for a briefing on a Countries and conclude the adoption in those date prior to the court hearing. countries.

• Process/accept children six (6) weeks old to STEP 13. The applicant and the child to be adopted under age eighteen (18) years who are available for locally are required to attend the court hearing. The adoption. licence applicant is not usually required to attend court, • Place children available for adoption with however the court may request his/her approved applicants. attendance. The child is always required to attend court and he/she can be accompanied by a Who can be adopted? guardian.

Children from age six (6) weeks can be placed for adoption.

A child can be adopted at the latest the day before his/ It is at the Court hearing that an application for a Licence/ her eighteenth (18th) birthday. The application must be Adoption Order is heard and it is there that it may be received at least six months before so that the adoption granted or denied. process can be completed in the Court before the child’s eighteenth (18th)birthday.

NOTES (i) The adoption birth certificates are issued by the Children who can be adopted are in one of the following Registrar General’s Department and these can usually be categories applied for four (4) weeks after the approval at the court • Children who are Wards of the State and are hearing. available for adoption • Where the Court has dispense with the consent ii) The form of licence, issued to a licence applicant is of the parents usually available at the Court Office where the matter • Children who are released for adoption by their was heard two (2) weeks after the Court hearing. This parents document is not to be taken to the Registrar General’s Department but should be held for immigration Who cannot be processed for adoption? purposes.

• Children under six (6)weeks old • Persons over age eighteen (18) years

Who can apply to adopt in Jamaica?

A. Persons should be domiciled in Jamaica- That is, born in Jamaica or living in Jamaica permanently.

Jamaicans living abroad may be required to reside in Jamaica for 6 months.

B. Applicants can be married or single.

C. A married person cannot adopt jointly with a relative or friend but can adopt with his/her spouse or singly with the approval of their spouse.

D. Persons who are unmarried or persons who are separated form their spouse or are divorced or widowed can only adopt children singly and not jointly with partners relatives or friends.

E. Applicants who are not the parents or relatives of child to be adopted must be over twenty-five (25) years old.

F. Persons who are over eighteen (18) years can apply to adopt relatives.

adopted child for two years.

• The I 600 orphan petition should be filed for an orphan child before he or she attains age l6 years. The adopter is not required to have resided with the child.

• Orphans who have been filed for migration to the United States can be adopted after they attain age 16 years.

Changes in the United States Immigration laws allows for sponsorship to the United States of children adopted or sponsored while under the age of 16 years old and their siblings who are over 16 but under 18 years who have been adopted by the same persons. This is applicable to orphan and non-orphan children.

Please consult with U.S. Immigration for clarification of information provided in C above.

D. Canadians residents and citizens who are Who can apply for a Licence to adopt a Jamaican child considering adopting their relatives in Jamaica in a Scheduled Country? should first consult Canadian Immigration, Canada Persons over twenty-five (25) years old who are citizens to explore sponsorship options that are available for of Scheduled Countries. them.

E. The Adoption Board cannot assist adopted The Scheduled Countries are: Sweden, Demark, all persons to obtain visas to other countries. We will Commonwealth Countries and the United States however, share with you, information on immigration procedures available to the Adoption Board.

What is the Fee? F. Please note that other countries have specific There is no fee. Applicants are however expected to meet immigration requirements. Please contact the medical and other incidental costs.

Embassy’s High Commissions or their Immigration Department abroad regarding eligibility for adopted Facts that you need to know: persons to migrate to those countries A. Persons who have completed the adoption of children become the legal parents of the children they have adopted and all legal rights of biological parents are transferred to the adoptive parents permanently.

B. Adoption documents issued by the Courts in Jamaica and the Registrar General’s Department carry Jamaican addresses for the adopter and adoptee.

C. The United States Immigration Laws require that adoptive parents meet the following: • Adopted children who will eventually migrate to the United States must have been adopted before their sixteenth (16th) birth date. (Read other bullets) • Prior to petitioning for an adopted child as a relative, adoptive parents should have resided with the adoptee for a two year period before or after a legal adoption. Adopters are required to have had legal custody of the

ROUCHELLE

Creativity Is...

It started with a dream of one day becoming an executive chef when watching the masters on Iron Chef Asia and America I realized I had a passion for the culinary arts. I was afraid to express my passion for food, I also used her family and friends as guinea pigs and they didn’t mind. As

CULINARY ARTS

Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation related to the preparation of food

amateur as I was back then I enjoyed what I was doing because each creation had its own unique kick of flavour and texture. Our eyes excitedly dance across a buffet style table filled with a colourful layout of goodies. From oven roast beef to hand rolled sushi but as aroma as it fills the air with delectable food we felt our stomachs growling.

No one has ever complained about gaining a few pounds while exercising their rite as food testers, they enjoyed each creation I came up with.

After leaving St Andrew High School for girls and wanting furthering my dreams I headed for the Johnson’s and Wales University campus in Providence Rhode Island, known as one of the best culinary arts schools. My ultimate goal in life is to own restaurants filled with delicacies from Jamaica, from the rest of world and just to entertain friends and family with great food. Being in the business for almost eight years it’s time to take the food industry to another level and the next step for me would be to enter competitions widening my culinary vocabulary.

Creativity to me are four out of the five senses which are smell, see, touch and taste the food, so come dine with me Rouhelle your personal chef.

Contact Me at: simoneshelly@hotmail.com 876-509-0931

ALPHA BOYS’ SCHOOL

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WOODWORK

The craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood

A

lpha Boys’ School is known for its rich history in music. Many of its past students are distinguished musicians and they also contribute to the development of new students. In addition creating music, Alpha Boys’ School is also home to the most beautiful woodwork in Jamaica. It is as simple as walking into their office, viewing their work, and making your order.

Their collection stems from wooden chess boards with pieces and pens, to rulers and picture frames. They even provide engraving services, where all of your items can be personalized. Give them a call and order your wooden art pieces today!

Alpha Boys’ School 26 South Camp Road 876-928-1345 or 876-930-2200 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEqyOlIesqM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7HNPoIL8sw&feature=related http://www.alphaoldboysassociation.com/

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