The high bushy unkept grass surrounded a box style unpainted house. This little house stood out among adjacent homes that boasted elaborate room additions within beautiful fenced walls. Who lived at this house that appeared in its original rough-looking state that was delivered upon purchase so many years ago. Why was nothing ever done to enhance the plain original structure - not even a fence? "What? She had nine children!", shouted a neighbor to another as they looked at the property of the elderly lady who had recently passed away. No one in the area could have imagined that this lady had nine children as they didn't remember seeing any of them coming to visit their mother. "Yes", said one lady who was a close friend to the deceased woman. "She often visited some of them in Kingston until Covid when she could no longer travel so far to see them or even wanted to leave the house." "She also has those children who live abroad." "Nine adult children and not even one could make an effort to bring joy to their mother by helping her to fix up her house!" exclaimed one neighbor. Years ago, some people in Jamaica would say that their children are their old age pension. Not even having nine children is a guarantee that even one will be there to assist when parents become old. Time has changed!
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
The Day Jamaica Stood Up To Against England
December 21, 2020, should be remembered as a day when Jamaica got one up over the United Kingdom. No, it was not a victory in winning a cricketmatch. It was the day Jamaica closed its borders to England due to England's reported new Covid strain. No one would ever have predicted that such a day would come to pass when Jamaica would stand up to their mighty former colonizer. No one would have thought that Jamaica would eventually have shown their independence after tolerating England's mistreatment of and profiting off the backs of their slave ancestorsas they toiled the land; disrespected Windrush Immigrants whose hard work for many years was met with the threats of deportation and actual deportations; revoked the ability of Jamaicans to effortlessly travel to England that enslaved their ancestors for centuries etc., etc., etc., Next for Jamaica is to remove the queen as head of state. It is time to take a stand against England and the time is now!