JAAA Calendar

The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) has published the calendar of events for 2011-2012. It includes:

December 2011

3 - Reggae  Marathon / Half  
10 - Tyser Mills Development Meet  
10 - Wesley Powell  Track Meet  
10 - Old Harbour Bay 6k   

January 2012

7	First Chance Meet
8	Training Camp 5K
14	Douglas Forrest Invitational
14	JAAA / Puma Development Meet
21	Morant Bay Relays
21	North Central Development Meet
21	Central Hurdles & Relays
21	Big Shot Invitational
21	Field, Distant and Hurdles Meet
22	NHF Road race
28	105th Millrose Games
28	St. Elizabeth Invitataional
28	Queen’s / Grace Jackson Track Meet

 

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Island Blend - Atlanta's voice of the Caribbean

Lou Brown with Miss Midtown

Atlanta: Atlanta based radio jock Lou Brown is on the move once again, expanding his weekly radio schedule to 12 hour of programming. Brown's Island Blend show airs on Atlanta's 1100 AM WWWE Radio Broadcasting in HD, Monday - Friday 10a-noon and on Saturdays 8am-noon and covers Atlanta, Columbus Ga, Macon Ga, Chattanooga Tennessee and surrounding area's.

Island Blend Radio will also be syndicated in Orlando, Florida on 1680, WOKB AM and in Miami,

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A View from the Land of Wood and Water

Grace Dunkley

Lovers Leap. The beautiful sunset, reggae music, farm animals and delicious foods. The soothing sounds of water rushing over the rocks at Noisy River; The lively sounds of Lititz and Junction; The laughter and chatter of farmers from Carish Brook as they reap their peanuts.

Now, stop day dreaming about the places in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica and read Mattie’s important letter.

Dear Mattie,

Good day! I write to you from under the biggest mango tree at my niece’s home. Or, with due respect, the people from back in the day would have written: 

Greetings in the precious name of our Lord and soon coming King. I hope when these few lines reach you, they will find you and your family in his tender loving care and the best of health. Gosh!

It was always a treat to read their sincere salutations. Today in our society people just go straight to the purpose of their missive. Having mentioned that, I guess by now you must have heard that I am in the land of wood and water, yard, the rock or little paradise otherwise known as Jamaica. My 78 year old sister has been ill so I decided to take a trip down here to see her. It’s better to see her alive than in her death. No use saying I love you when the body is lifeless.

 

 

 

 

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Jamaica 50th – Atlanta Planning Committee, Inc.
Under the Patronage of Jamaica’s
Honorary Consul to Atlanta
Vin Martin, Esq

Atlanta Gears Up for Jamaica 50th with Launch by Ambassador Audrey P. Marks

Jamaicans residing in the state of Georgia will celebrate their country’s 50th anniversary with a year-long series of activities. The activities will kick off with a launch ceremony at the Atlanta City Hall on January 22, 2012 at which time Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency, Audrey P. Marks will declare the events open.

The newly created website will also be launched on this day.
The activities are being planned by the Jamaica 50th – Atlanta Planning Committee under the patronage of the Jamaican Honorary Consul, Vin Martin.

These events include:

March 31	IACO Event
April (TBA)	A Play
May 12	Sports Day
June 3	Georgia Caribbean American Heritage Coalition
(TBA)	National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica
August 4	Jamaica Day is a family Fun
August 5	Ecumenical and Thanksgiving Service
August 6	Flag Raising Ceremony
August 18	Independence Ball
September 2	Atlanta Caribbean Jerk Festival
October 27	Heroes Day

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The Poor Does Not Have to be With Us Always

 

Can We End Poverty in Jamaica?

 

Basil Waine Kong

I was amused to learn recently that the winners of the US$250,000,000 Powerball lottery were three millionaires (asset managers) in Connecticut.

It started me thinking about how and why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. I am also thinking of the gentleman who prayed fervently but futilely every day for God to bless him so he could win the lottery. Finally God had to speak directly to the gentleman: “If I am going to help you win the lottery you should at least buy a ticket. I can only help those who help themselves.” 

My fervent prayer is for the poor to get richer. But my wise friend and golfing buddy insists the rich have all the luck.

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Financial Freedom - Be Wise in 2012

By Elaine Bryan

Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller

Jamaica’s Prime Minister, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller won a landslide victory in the general elections held in December 2011.

This first female prime minister is a true Jamaican success story and a great example of my What What What Approach – What you do with what you have determines what you become® Her efforts paid off after stressing her dedicated service to Jamaica of over seventeen years and she is now at the helm of steering our beautiful island as we navigate towards a progressive future.

Women have been financiers and managers of families in Jamaica for decades.

Currently there is an increasing trend of Caribbean female leaders and resulting from the recent elections several women have been elected from both the People’s National Party (PNP) and the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP). Now these decision makers will determine the financial success of our beautiful island.

The following eight women won their seats from both the PNP and JLP parties:

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What Caribbeanites are automatically doing for others, even when doing nothing, is everything!

 

Gordon Harry

That's because
there is also
death in life,
least in most,
an answer in every question,
a delay in every urgency,
a friend in any enemy,
an enemy in any friend,
persistency in every inpersistency,
help in every unhelpfulness,
undoing in every doing,
each word in every opposite. <3

So it is only in Hate of any opposites or enemies,
we must tend to either underdo or overdo,
and
we are still unprofitable
overdoing-in-attitude
or overbearing-in-attitude servants at those times when we do do enough.
Luke 17:5-10:
Without Love, doing our duty or even going above and beyond still is unprofitable.
1 Corinthians 13:3:
Without Love, even giving up our lives for others is of no profit.

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