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I don't care what anyone says or thinks....EDUCATION MUST BE GIVEN THE PRIORITY. ATTENTION THAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS. ASK MIA MOTLEY OF BARBADOS. LOOK AT WHAT EDUCATION HAS DONE FOR THAT SMALL ISLAND STATE. THEY ARE WAAY AHEAD OF JAMAICA ..YES THEY ARE.!
COVID has thrown us back many years..wait and see the next generation of graduates. If you think this set is bad, mark my words. Take this generation of so-called communicators, for example, is a sad lot. Their arrogance and ignorance just annoy me. Note to self..leff dem alone..as the new saying goes..drink water and mind my business.
But seriously, how did some of them get into the University here and specifically CARIMAC? Can Dr Livingston White head of CARIMAC answer that question.? Is it that the CARIMAC people are not doing their jobs? . I see posts being written by these so-called communicators, that display their poor use of English, dem grammar is so bad ..dem might as well write inna Patois....NOT EVEN A CAPTION THEY CAN WRITE. or maybe it's my ignorance, they ARE writing in Patois.. Who told me they were writing in the language of the coloniser..fire fe de queen and all that is connected to de monarchy.
One of my elderly friends, an educator of many years, called me almost in tears saying she was having a problem finding someone to assist her in typing her manuscript for a book she is finishing. The audacity of these half-day schoolers changing her sentence construction, not knowing the little learned sayings like..I..before E except after C..OMG...!! And talking about setting up their own basic school even though they are not trained and have no qualifications, The audacity!
Faval Williams.. which part you deh? Who is checking the background of these trainers of our young minds?
One employer just told me she is giving up. Too much stress in finding educated people even at the lower level. They can't read. They can't write, and they certainly can't speak in a clear and manner.
Freedom time now..bring on de Patois as the official language of the intellectual Jamaicans..read, write, and publish everything inna Patois.. Next thing dem will ask you..where has your mastering of the English Language gotten you. You see me Benz? You see me big house? You see me name brand shoes and clothes? Yes my peeps..those are the priorities of the new generation. They don't need to learn to read, write or do arithmetic. In fact ..What name so?
So go ahead use patois when you represent internationally..let's see how far and how much
respect you will get.
Raspect !
Editors Note:
Ms Lois Grant - JP, MA, BA.(Hons) Dip Mass Comm, Cert. Broadcast Journalism BBC-London. Lois Grant's involvement in the communications and creative industry began in the newsroom at the now-defunct Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC) . She then went on to head the Public Relations unit, at the now-defunct Grimax Advertising. From there, Grant went into partnership with the creation of the Promotions/Production agency.. Innercity Promotions. Innercity was responsible for the creation of the live dance hall series of concerts at the Harbour View and New Kingston Drive-in cinemas... the firsts in the history of entertainment in Jamaica. At the start of the '90s Grant formed her own agency under the banner, Corporate Image Communications and Productions. She stood out as a trailblazer in developing several innovative events as well as programmes for corporate brands such as Tastee Limited, Jamaica National Building Society, City of Kingston Cooperative Credit Union, and various government agencies. Looking back Grant notes that she has played her role in changing the political landscape of three Caribbean islands, including Jamaica. Her last assignment before taking early retirement, saw her as the Director of Communications in the Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica from 2007 - early 2013.
