St. James High School Needs Your Support - A School Supporting Poor Rural Children

St. James High School is one of those schools where I have been told the teachers and administration have worked hard to maintain discipline and improve students' performance. Their hard work is now paying off. Their students are doing better these days, and many parents are anxious to get their children into the school.

Jamaicans would be alarmed and shocked to hear about the challenges that are affecting the school. These challenges have more to do with personalities and persons who do not have a clue about leading an educational institution.  It's more about power and more power. Jamaicans have to ensure that it is not just about academic qualifications and money; it is also about having persons who are properly socialized to be on school boards.

Now more than ever, every Jamaican needs to protect this rock because we are no longer welcomed in other places.

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Rojjah! The Big Name for Jazz & Cabaret in the Gardens

Rojjah, one of the big talents to come out of Jamaica, will be on Jazz & Cabaret in The Gardens on April 6 at 6:00 pm. Click on the video below and watch Rojjah.

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The Challenges At St. James High Continue

It is shocking, scandalous, and unbelievable that the problems at St. James High School in St. James continue. I was advised that this morning, workers reported for work and found the gate to the school padlocked. Is it a coincidence that this happened after confirmation that the board would continue with the same administration?

You cannot ask pus to guard butter. Di same pus wi nyam di butter. You cannot ask John Crow and Pechary to be in charge of anything. They will always be fighting against one another.

Nothing has changed.  The same board, the same administration, and the same war. The children will suffer, and taxpayers' funds will continue to be wasted. May the good Lord help us to acquire some common sense.

It is time for the minister to act decisively. There are challenges between the chairman and board members, the chairman and the principal. The children continue to pay the hefty price for all of this nonsense. It's a fight for power, which taxpayers will pay for. May the good Lord help us!

If the problem was at Campion College, Immaculate Conception High School, or Jamaica College, the matter would already be resolved. Who cares for these rural children at a so-called non-traditional high school? Will this matter explode and become a topic for the approaching elections?

Is this segregation in education?

Tax Administration Unable to Process Motor Vehicle Transactions

Please note the following from the Tax Administration:

It appears there is a connectivity issue in relation to motor vehicle transactions such as transfers and motor vehicle registrations. All other payments and transactions are going through as usual. Our service providers have been advised.

If you are having other problems, then WhatsApp me at 876 816-5261.

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Shooting At The Corner of Washington Boulevard and Molynes Road?

Accident scene.

I received a report that multiple shots were fired at a car at the intersection of Molynes Road and Washington Boulevard in Kingston. Based on what I saw in the video, a man has been seriously injured or he is dead.

The police have not sent us any information, and therefore this incident has not been confirmed by the police. Motorists have sent me pictures of the scene. We have to thank the instant police officers who were on the scene providing information to the public. It is a pity that when the real police come to the crime scene, crucial evidence might have been tampered with.

You should avoid that area now because there could be a challenge traversing the area. 

If you have more information and pictures of the scene, please WhatsApp this to 876 816-5261.

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Confused By The Language and The Protocol?

The Speaker

The people of my country are amazing. We no longer do what we were supposed to do. We always end up with someone who 'would have done' something. The question is, if someone would have done it, then who did it? 

This must be very confusing for our children and people like myself because we no longer know what is correct. Top officials in the Education and Information Ministry, heads of academic institutions, and professionals have adopted this phrase, 'would have'. 

Can you imagine a dad sending his child to school, and when his child returns from school, he asks his child, "Did you learn anything at school today?"

The child replies, "Yes, Dad, I would have learned plenty of things today."

The father repeated emphatically, "Did you learn anything?"

The child repeated, "I would have Dad."

The frustrated dad said, "I guess you would have. When I went to school, I learned English; now they teach the children Hinglish. The dad then said, "When is your next examination?"

The child responded, "June 1st."

The dad looked at his child and said, "Are you sure?"

The child annoyingly replied, "The teacher would have told me exactly as I told you, Dad."

The dad said, "I thought the date of your first examination would be June 1."

The child replied emphatically, "No, Dad. June 1st."

The child then asked her dad, "What was your day like, Dad?"

The dad said he went to a function, and after the chairman welcomed and mentioned all the officials, the minister rose and proceeded to speak. He said to the audience, "All protocols observed."

The dad looked at his child quizzically. The father rested his hand on the child's shoulder and said, "I am still in the dark as to which protocol the minister was referring to and who observed those protocols." The minister then referred to the PM as Dr The Most Honourable. I said to myself at that point, "The PM's major title is The Most Honourable.  Why is Dr. placed in front of the man's national title?"

The English language and these protocols can be very confusing. Can you imagine if the speaker had invited me to speak at the function and pronounced my name /derby/ instead of /darby/?  

What do you think? Please add your comments below the blog. Thanks.

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Gaza In Jamaica???

A citizen just sent me some pictures of Bond Street, which is in Western Kingston, Jamaica. If I had not been told where this place is, I would have believed it is the Gaza Strip. We all need to work together to improve the appearance of our capital. 

Let us create an inventory of the old and dilapidated buildings, and the authorities could use that inventory to identify the owners of these properties. If the owners are missing, then buildings that pose a danger to people should be demolished. The cost of doing so should be levied against the land. If owners cannot be located or identified over a specified period, then the government should acquire these assets and sell them. The development of these properties should conform with the development plans for the city. 

Thanks to the civic-minded person who brought the condition of Bond Street to Bark Di Trute. We should not just complain about the government and the KSAMC, we need to play our part in ensuring that the authorities take action.

The government should acquire these abandoned assets and earn needed revenue. If they don't take action, then the squatters will take over, and after 12 years they could apply to the courts for adverse possession. The capturing of prime lands in the capital city is probably happening already.

You must watch this video below. Please comment on this post to show that you care. If you don't comment, the authorities might feel that we are all happy with the nastiness.

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