Sunday, 23 August 2026

Importance Of Strong Legs

The following message was forwarded to me by The Hon. Professor Errol Morrison. It makes interesting reading.

Forwarded Message

The Honorable Professor Errol Morrison.

University of Denmark Research: "Two weeks without moving your legs, leg strength will decline by 10 years! For the elderly, confidence lies not in the brain but in the legs."

1. As you age, you must always keep your feet and legs strong.

2. When you grow older, you shouldn’t worry about gray hair, sagging skin, or wrinkles. Instead, you should take good care of your legs.

3. Strong leg muscles are listed by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine as the most important muscles and a marker of longevity.

4. Inactivity of the legs for two weeks will reduce leg strength by 10 years.

5. Studies show that people of all ages who remain inactive for two weeks can lose one‑quarter of their leg muscle strength, equivalent to aging 20 to 30 years.

6. If leg muscles are weak, even rehabilitation exercises will take a long time to restore strength.

7. Regular exercise, such as walking, is very important.

8. The entire body’s weight rests on the legs.

9. The body uses the feet to bear its weight. 50% of a person’s weight is in the bones, and 50% of the bones are in the legs.

10. The body’s largest and strongest joints and bones are in the legs.

11. Strong bones, muscles, and flexible joints form an "iron triangle" that supports the body’s most important loads.

12. 70% of your activity energy is burned in your feet.

13. In youth, your thighs are strong enough to lift a car!

14. The legs and feet are the body’s "center of movement."

15. The legs carry 50% of the body’s nerves, 50% of the blood vessels, and 50% of the blood flow.

16. A vast circulatory network connects the legs to the body.

17. Those with healthy legs and feet have smooth blood circulation; those with strong leg muscles have a strong heart.

18. Human aging starts from the feet and moves upward.

19. With age, the brain’s commands to the legs become less accurate and slower than in youth.

20. As people age, bone calcium will eventually be lost, so the elderly are prone to fractures.

21. Fractures in the elderly can easily lead to complications, especially life‑threatening diseases like cerebral thrombosis.

22. Statistics show that 15% of elderly people die within one year after a thigh fracture!

23. For a 60‑year‑old man, exercising the legs is not too late.

24. Legs and feet age over time, but exercising them is a lifelong mission.

Please forward to all old classmates, old colleagues, old comrades, old friends, and relatives.

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Concerned People Should Help The Residents Of Coopers Pen Not Taxpayers


Those who are concerned about the residents of Coopers Pen and the terrible situation they are now in should go on a fundraising drive aimed at purchasing a plot of land for them. You certainly don't want anyone to be in contempt of court for refusing to leave the land. 

While we need a policy to deal with and to assist the landless, people cannot capture land and build multi-story concrete buildings and expect taxpayers to cover the cost of their relocation. Those who encouraged them to capture the land should meet some of that cost. Mr Dennis Meadows, you could lead the fundraising drive, assisted by the churches and members of your party. JLP supporters should be willing to assist.

Demonstrating at this time is a complete waste of time. These people need to be given something productive to do and assistance with relocation.

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Saturday, 22 August 2026

Mark Golding To Resurrect Democratic Socialism!

 


Is it true that Mark Golding, the leader of the Opposition Party in Jamaica, shall resurrect democratic socialism from the grave? Is he about to commit political suicide? Mr. Golding, I am sure that you would not want the ghost of democratic socialism to haunt the wonderful people of this nation.

Leave the dead alone. Di duppy could box yu dung fos Mr Golding. Let me go look fi mi cross because I cannot take the crosses.

Weather

Disturbance 3 is moving in the direction of the Caribbean. I hope it brings rain and no hurricane.


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Jamaica/China Relations

By Michael Spence


Michael Spence

"Ni hao".

Mandarin/Chinese should be taught in Jamaican schools. China-Jamaica Economic, diplomatic, and trade relations are accompanied by frequent statements in the newspapers, Parliament, and other fora/forums objectively promoting cooperation for the development of both countries.

China today has the world's second-largest population at approximately 1.405 billion, with 1.125 billion internet users as of early 2026. The country is led by the Communist Party, with President Xi Jinping as general secretary and president.

The workforce stands at about 840 million, with overall urban unemployment at 5.1% as of December 2025 and 5.2% in July 2026. 

The structure of the economy has shifted dramatically. Agriculture now accounts for 6.7%. It should be noted that China is self-sufficient in all food groups except grains. Industry is 35.6%, and services are 57.7%. China’s nominal GDP for 2026 is projected at US$20.85 trillion*, making it the second largest economy by nominal GDP and first by purchasing power.

Most Spoken Language

China’s adult literacy rate is now well above 95%. Mandarin, spoken by more than 1 billion people, remains the most spoken language on planet Earth. It is the official language of business, tourism, and diplomacy with China.

This struck me again one weekend some time ago as I stopped to buy oranges along the Bog Walk Road, and a busload of Chinese tourists arrived. After much confusion and a befuddled vendor, I was able to break the ice with _'Ni hao,' the Chinese/Mandarin for 'hello,' among the few words I’ve been learning, thanks to a Chinese haberdashery operator on Barry Street and another on Princess Street in Kingston, Jamaica.

There was one interpreter among them, who was Chinese, not Jamaican, and he seemed overwhelmed. Neither the Jamaican tour guide nor the driver spoke a word in Mandarin.

Maximize Benefits

Now that Jamaica is an approved tourist and trade destination for China, pushing closer economic ties, our guides, drivers, hotel personnel, brokers, construction workers, bankers, customs officers, immigration officers, police, vendors, and both formal and informal commercial importers—many of whom have shifted sourcing from Panama, Curaçao, St. Maarten, and the U.S. to China. They should take advantage of opportunities to learn Mandarin and key aspects of Chinese business culture.

With China targeting 4.5% to 5% growth in 2026 and aiming to create over 12 million new urban jobs, the trade and tourism flows will only increase.

To maximize the benefits of closer ties with this rapidly emerging world power, Mandarin should be introduced immediately into the curriculum and syllabi/syllabuses of our schools. 

I made some checks and discovered that the Chinese government will provide paid teachers if requested. We just need to provide housing.

Jamaica, let's do it

"Ni hao"

Michael Spence

Michael Spence is a graduate of Cornwall College and the University of the West Indies. He is a trained teacher, a sociologist, and a writer for Bark Di Trute.

Micspen2@hotmail.com 

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How We Destroyed Air Jamaica - Part IV



Working with my supervisor in the accounting department of Air Jamaica was an unusual experience. The man lived a lavish lifestyle. He did not drive a car, yet he did not take the bus. If he had to go to King Street from Harbour Street, one of his taxi drivers would take him. He was loved by all because every now and again, he would order Chinese lunch for his friends on the seventh floor. 

I remember that I had to go to the bank to make lodgements for the company, and I had no security. He used to give me several cheques to cash at the bank. He told me that these were taxi drivers' cheques. He said that the bank was not willing to change their cheques because the taxi drivers had no accounts at the bank. He was my supervisor, so who was I to argue with him?

He was a big, thick man towering over me with an extended belly, probably storing all the Chinese food that he ate regularly. He had some strange-looking characters visiting him on a regular basis. I know he gave them things discreetly. After I was no longer with the company, a staff member told me that these guys were dons.

My supervisor was very popular in the company, and he made no attempt to hide what he was doing. Years later, when the police swooped down on the airline, a police officer told me that I could be in prison. I was the one who signed those cheques, which were cashed at the bank for the alleged taxi drivers. Over the years, these cheques must have totalled millions of dollars. The police showed me my signature on the cheques. I nearly peed myself in the office when I was told that these were fraudulent cheques.

I should point out that at that time, when the police swooped down on the department, I was now in another department. I must give thanks that some actions that I took saved me from prison. I had expressed my concerns to the chief internal auditor, and he confirmed this to the police. The VP for finance, who subsequently died, denied that I had a conversation with him. Wicked man.

That VP had collected a significant amount of the staff redundancy payments, and as far as I know, the staff members lost all their funds. That VP was a holy man, being a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses faith, and people trusted him.

The story started to develop now about what was happening at that level of the company. Major fraud involving those who compensated passengers for lost and damaged bags and also for transporting delayed bags. This apparently involved several staff members. I noticed that staff were being suspended left, right, and centre. I asked the VP if I should go home, and he instructed me to go and do my work.

My supervisor had now become aware that things were closing in on him. He got on the first available flight to the US. He has not been seen since. If he is still alive in the US, then we might see him soon on one of Trump's deportee flights.

Editor's Note

Please share these stories with your young people so they understand what can happen in the workplace, and they could even end up in prison.

Remember to add your comments and questions at the bottom of the blog. Some of these staff members are still around, so I have left out their names.

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