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SOMEHOW yesterday's Thanksgiving Service to celebrate the life and work of cultural icon Byron Lee would not have been complete without a sterling contribution from the musical element. Music was a big part of Lee's journey ... click on "Byron Lee" in the News section.
Legendary Jamaican jazz pianist, Whylie Lopez, died on Sunday
(November 9) in the Cayman Islands where he had been living for
several years. He was 96. Lopez' death continues the current trend
that sees on a monthly basis, the passing of a veteran musician.
... click on "Whylie Lopez" in the News section.
Last Sunday, (September 28) the Jamaican Chinese community in Toronto honoured Dr. Ho Ping Kong with a You Make Us Proud award at a luncheon in Markham, Ontario ... click on "Dr. Ho Ping Kong" in the News section.
Vendors in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, just can't stop talking about a bizarre incident that took place there last week. Tongues have been wagging about a self-pleasuring instrument that fell from under a woman's skirt when she collapsed while standing along Constant Spring Road, just in front of the Nelson Mandela Park... click on "Only in Jamaica" in the News section.
Will we ever tire of seeing the defining moment in history when
Barack Obama and his beautiful family emerged onto the stage in
Chicago's Grant Park, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of
cheering, weeping fans? We're chuffed that we correctly called the US
presidential elections, and so moved at the scenes of celebration
around the world ... click on "Barack Obama" in the News section.
AND IT CAME TO PASS... The gruelling weeks and months of the most
intensive political campaign the world has ever seen have ended. The
impossible dream has been dreamt and proved to be more than wild
imagining. What never happened in centuries happened in a day. On
November 4, 2008, Barack Obama, a man of colour, was elected the 44th
President of the United States of America ... click on "More Obama" in the News section.
After 16 years in the wilderness, the Light Blues of North Street, St George's College, returned to the pinnacle of Corporate Area schoolboy football after blanking Jamaica College (JC) 2-0 for the Digicel/Pepsi Manning Cup title at the National Stadium yesterday ... click on "Manning Cup" in the News section.
I am searching for my father Robert (Bugs) Lee (updated Aug)... click on "Robert Lee" in the Articles section.
I am searching for family members of Thomas Chong ... click on "Thomas Chong" in the Articles section.
A few days ago, the committee suggested the topic, The Hakka Influence in Global Business but gave me only 15 minutes to talk about it. You know this topic is very wide ranging and I would need to write a book to cover it adequately. It seemed like asking me to put an elephant into a bird cage so I thought about not accepting this tough assignment ... click on "Keynote Speech" in the Articles section.
My grandfather, Eric Williams, asked me that question, and answered it time and time again. He was always quoting parables and various sayings, and telling very amusing jokes. He would say that everyone always complained that they did not have enough time; but he said that everyone had the same 24 hours in a day ... click on "Eric Williams" in the Articles section.
"Remember to blow into your balloon and practice, practice, practice!" Those were the parting words from Clive Yap Sam each time all 10 of us contestants met for rehearsal. Blowing balloon helped us to improve breath control ... click on "Hakka Idol" in the Articles section.
The trip to Orlando on October 30th was full of anticipation ..I wanted to link up with Tina, my daughter and her family especially my grandchildren, Ryan, Taylor and Christian. Seems as if Christian was not aware that I was there for a short time so did not get to see him ... click on "Florida Reunion" in the Articles section.
Check out some jokes/pics and a music video filmed in Jamaica ... click on "Joke of the Month" in the Articles section.
Bake some Christmas Pudding (Jamaican Style) ... go to the Recipes page.