Too thief or unconscionable? Tek yu pick!

Fi wi Jamaican language direct an to di point./ Fi wi Jamiekan langgwij dairek an tu di paint./ Our Jamaican language is direct and to the point.

When Ashes Cold Dog Sleep In Deh

My Aunty Roachy seh dat Jamaica people have a whole heap a Culture an Tradition an Birthright dat han dung to dem from generation to generation. All like de great philosophy of we Jamaica proverbs-dem. Mmmm. My Aunty Roachy says that the Jamaican people have a powerful Culture and Traditions and a Birthright that have been handed down to them from generation to generation. Such as the great philosophy of our Jamaican proverbs. Mmmm.

Holness Makes Considerate Concession Speech

If you didn’t know better, you might have concluded that it was a superhuman power, whether divine or devilish, that had determined the date of the general election. Not Andrew Holness himself!

Time for Jamaican Language Day

I carefully pointed out differences between the grammar of English and Jamaican. At the end of one of the classes, an attentive man asked, "Why nobody never teach us like this before?" Perhaps, because the Ministry of Education is satisfied with the status quo.

‘Corruption of Language is No Cultural Heritage’

Unlike Aunty Roachy and Dr. Thompson, Morris Cargill had no respect for the Jamaican language. He dismissed those of us who, as he put it, “would like to see Patois retained as part of our cultural heritage, and believe that it can occupy that honourable place alongside the teaching of standard English”.

T&T Lit Fest Puts us to Shame

The BOCAS lit fest, founded and directed by the formidable Marina Salandy-Brown, has opened its mouth and made a lot of creative noise. Let's hope the Jamaican private sector is listening.