Lime employees protest

LIME (telecommunications company) are set to protest due to lack of showing at meeting held at the Ministry of Labor  yesterday. This is the second meeting where no company members showed up regarding the possible cut of 300 jobs.

It has been reported that about 800 people will show up. I feel that many of these companies are all about money. It is not just LIME but other companies throughout the island . I think other companies need to watch this protest carefully. The only thing walkouts do is slow production. It hurts not only the business but the consumer as well.

Read protest story here 

Intervention in Negril Water Situation

The water shortage near parts of Negril and other parts of the western parish in Jamaica is getting bad. The hoteliers in the area state their livelihoods are being threatened. Evelyn Smith, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) held a meeting that outlined some of the challenges.
"Water has always been a challenge in the area for a number of years particularly in our drier months but over the years it has gotten particularly bad over the last six months," she reported.

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Women fight ova bus seat-but see yah!

Two women came to blows over seats in a going from Portmore to downtown Kingston. Come on now is that necessary. People can fight over some stupid things though.
This was reported by
the "Jamaica Star." apparently the people on the bus and surrounding area love deh drama.

"The women were arrested after they traded fists over the scarce and precious commodity called a bus seat.

The incident occurred about 4:30 p.m., during the peak hour traffic, after a bus plying the Portmore to downtown Kingston  route stopped in Parade, downtown Kingston, to pick up and let off passengers. It is reported that persons rushed into the bus to secure the limited number of seats causing them to become scarce quickly. One of the women sat on a seat and placed her belongings beside her. Many persons attempted to sit on the seat but were prevented by the diminutive female."

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How to cook rice and peas

I really like the way this person does her cooking videos. She is right even though you use red kidney beans Jamaicans call it "rice and peas"- not rice and beans.

Maurice Facey dies

According to news reports Maurice Facey died in the hospital last night after a brief illness. Facey is a known figure behind the construction of a lot of Kingston landmarks. The most popular being Manor Park Plaza, Scotiabank Center and PanCaribbean Bank.

For updated information read:- 

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Business-titan-Maurice-Facey-dies#ixzz2PRTalVes

Irie's Featured School- Wolmers

I decided to do a feature weekly about some of Jamaica's Schools. Wolmers has a history rich in education. Wolmer's currently has 3 schools which carry its name. The first school mentioned is Wolmer's Prep.  The first headmistress for this school  was Mrs. Evelyn Skempton. Currently June Spence who has been serving in her position since 1992. Always promoting excellence this school is very proud of its rich traditions.

You can find out more about Wolmer's Prep at http://www.wolmers.net/prep/index.html


Wolmer's Girl School- I have grown up with several friends who attended Wolmer's Girl School. I use to love to visit their sporting events. Wolmers can trace its history as far back as 1729. This would make it the oldest school in the West Indies. The earliest enrollment on record in recorded 64 boys and 15 girls on roll. The staff consisted of a Chief Master, a writing master and accountant, a teacher of mathematics and a teacher of the French and Spanish languages.

Wolmer’s school was originally situated in downtown Kingston at what is still known as the Wolmer’s yard, now a parking lot and vendors’ arcade beside the Kingston Parish Church. In 1896, the schools were separated and independent heads appointed for the Boys’ and Girls’ schools. After 1907 earthquake, when most of the school buildings were destroyed, the schools was moved to its present site north of Race Course or what is now the National Heroes Park.

For more of the wonderful history of this school you can visit their site at http://www.wolmers.net/girls/history.html

Do You Think Buju Banton Will Run?

Do you think Buju Banton will run. Buju was unable to post bail so Stephen Marley (Bob's son), posted the bail. Actually he used his own home as bond, worth over $300,000 dollars. Bets are that Buju will still try to run before the hearing. I hope he doesn't. What do you think?

...before he was released, Banton agreed to wear an electronic monitoring device, sign an extradition waver and hire a private security team -- at his own expense -- to ensure that he doesn't try to run away or seek asylum in Jamaica.