The PNP Wins 2011 Jamaica Elections Convincingly 
It's official! The opposition People's National Party has won the 2011 elections here in Jamaica by a convincing margin.

The initial count shows that ...

Christmas Dung A Yard (Christmas Down in Jamaica) - The Poem 
...as recited by Karena Gayle (My Daughter) today December 18, 2011, her birthday, at church. We hope you like it.


Hoo-much a oonu miss Crismus ...

Jamaica's Election 2011- Check Your Name On The Voter's List 
CLICK HERE to check your name on the November 2011 Voter's List.

We (Jamaicans) head to the polls on December 29, 2011 to vote for the party we feel ...

Jamaica impresses at the World Travel Awards - Caribbean & Latin America 
Tourism Minister, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett has described Jamaica's dominance of Wednesday's World Travel Awards Caribbean & Americas Gala Ceremony as "pay-...

Meet Baby Gayle!. 
...Aliana Kiara Gayle, our new bundle of joy!

Update! See below for later pictures .

She arrived approximately 4:40AM two Friday's ago, September ...

My brother's car accident - Saying 'Love & Thanks' 
I am writing this blog post, first to say thanks and show deep appreciation to the persons involved in the rescue & support of my brother after his miraculous ...

Remembering September 11 - Ten years on! 
Americans everywhere are reflecting and in some cases commemorating the horrific events of 9/11/2001.

It is a day that will never be forgotten for ...

Jamaica Woo Daegu! 
I assume that by now you would have heard the news, right?

Well, Jamaica certainly made its mark on the South Korean city of Daegu, and by extension ...

Wellesley & Omeil's Wedding - June 4, 2011 

Updated: June /13/11 We now a slideshow of the wedding below!

Note: These are randomly selected amateur photos taken by my friends (click each ...

Earthquake Felt in Jamaica Today - May 16 2011 
Approximately 10:15 today - not 100% sure of the time, I felt the tremor in Montego Bay Jamaica. It was a very strong shaking in the building.

I have ...

The Jamaica Blog Party 


Hi friends and partners!

I received a special invitation from Stephanie Treasure, a personal friend, to attend this interesting Jamaica Blog ...

Woot Woot! We're In the News Again! 
Well guess what?

Yup! My-Island-Jamaica.com is in the news again! This time it is the top newspaper in Jamaica, The Jamaica Gleaner!

The feature ...

Reggae Music Singer Sugar Minott Has Passed On 
I just heard on Irie FM news that reggae music singer Sugar Minott has passed off. He died in a hospital in Kingston Jamaica yesterday.

Sugar Minott ...

Westmoreland Curry Festival 2010 
The Westmoreland Curry Festival Committee is staging its 10th annual festival, which is a major fund-raiser for the Manning's School Development Fund ...

Local Student makes the DEAN'S LIST @ Hofstra University in Long Island, NY 
Brittany Rhoden, the daughter of Patricia Kerr and Ian Rhoden - a 20yr old senior and a Psychology major at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island,...

"Jamaica Celebrates" - Remembering 1962 Independence! 
Just before midnight on August 5, 1962, the British Union Jack was lowered and the Jamaican flag raised for the first time, marking Jamaica's independence ...

...And another record destroyed by Jamaica's Usain Bolt (19.19) 
(CNN) -- Usain Bolt broke his own world record in the 200m meters as he completed the sprint double in the world championships in Berlin in sensational ...

The Value of Time 
An extract from 'The Value of Time' poem - Author Unknown.


To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.

To realize the ...

Jamaica's New Festival Queen 
23 year old teacher and CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Kamesha Turner is the new Miss Jamaica Festival Queen and the second queen in the history of the competition ...

Jamaican Commentary and Editorial 
Interesting and Insightful Jamaican Commentary

Your Health and Jamaican Travel 
Traveling to Jamaica should not adversely affect your health. Finding a good doctor in Jamaica is no real problem, and all of them speak English, of course....

Unreasonable School Leadership 
I'm a concerned parent of a student attending Anchovy High School in St. James.

On Monday September 16th, I dropped my daughter off at school only ...

New Business Opportunity coming to Jamaica 
A great opportunity is coming to Jamaica that you cannot afford to miss.

Amway Global is pleased to announce that the Amway Global business will be ...

Jamaica's new $5,000 bank note rolls out today! 


THE BANK of Jamaica issued a high-security $5,000 banknote today, September 24. The note will be legal tender for all monetary transactions, and ...

Nature Village Farm Jamaica hosting RastaFest  Not rated yet
Irie! After 17 years,, I finally made it back to Jamaica! I spent 7 weeks on the the Great River!

Nature village farm is 40 acres of tropical rain forest ...

90- And 82-Year-Old Newlyweds Honeymoon in Jamaica!  Not rated yet
How Exciting! This article was extracted from the Miami Herald on November 15, 2011

Love is Still in The Air as 90- And 82-Year-Old Newlyweds Honeymoon ...

PIRATES by the Sea - CocoLaPalm Halloween 2011  Not rated yet
An excuse for a few fun packed days of partying, and our way of saying Thank You to our large family of repeat guests! The date: October 26 - 31, 2011....

Jamaican Independence Celebrations in Atlanta  Not rated yet
Jamaicans in Atlanta will celebrate Jamaica’s 49th year of independence with a range of activities for Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica young and old under ...

Bird with the clipped wings poem  Not rated yet
I would like to share this poem with my Jamaican friends. The professors said it is a masterpiece.

BIRD WITH THE CLIPPED WINGS

I tried to fly but ...

New book out: The Making of a Jamaican Don  Not rated yet
Never before has there been a book written on dons, corrupt politicians, police and public officials in Jamaica.

This novel: The Making of a Jamaican ...

BIAJ invites voting for 2011 book awards  Not rated yet
The Book Industry of Jamaica in its People's Choice section is inviting persons to vote for awards which will be handed out in March 2011.

Selected ...

Caribbean Internet Marketing Summit  Not rated yet
Everyone is Invited to Attend the Caribbean Internet Marketing Summit.

Join the World's Top Experts on Internet Marketing in New Kingston, Jamaica on ...

Big Fire in one of the oldest buildings in Savannah la Mar this morning!  Not rated yet
Arrived in Sav la Mar, to do some business today, to find the upper floor of one of the oldest buildings in Sav, housing a restaurant & two tiny shops,...

In Support of Dustin Brown  Not rated yet
Tennis Jamaica (TJ) and Gore are so wrong. There is insufficient support for Brown.

This young man has singlehandedly put himself on the map in tennis....

Christopher (Dudus) Coke is Caught!  Not rated yet
FORMER Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke is now in police custody.

The fugitive was handed over to police by Reverend Al Miller and ...

Contest Sponsorship  Not rated yet

Hey!

Wellesley Gayle here, author and publisher of this website, http://my-island-jamaica.com – Sharing the uniqueness of Jamaica with the world!...

Police are brutal in Zürich, Switzerland to Blacks  Not rated yet
The police of Zürich, Switzerland seem to have a problem with dark skinned people, it`s either they see you as a drugs-dealer or they don`t like the color ...

Jamaican security forces continue their operation in Tivoli Gardens  Not rated yet
The Jamaican security forces are continuing the operation in the west Kingston community of Tivoli Gardens, attempting to remove alleged criminal elements ...

A review of the Website.ws (Global Domains International) online business opportunity  Not rated yet
Is Website.ws (Global Domains International) a scam?

First up, I must admit that despite the fact that the top money makers will tell us that network ...

Ernie Smith Teams up with CD Baby for Haiti  Not rated yet



Ernie Smith is known for his original hits such as 'Life is Just for Living', winner of the 1972 World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo , sponsored ...

Haiti Ravaged by Catastrophic Earthquake  Not rated yet
Unless you are living on the moon then this is news to you!

Apparently, about 4:53pm on Tuesday, a deadly earthquake, measuring 7.0, devastated Haiti ...

Montego Bay Traffic Changes in Full Gear!  Not rated yet
The new traffic changes was officially implemented at midnight on Saturday (November 7) following several delays and controversy surrounding its implementation....

Chicago Excursion - Oct 25, 2009  Not rated yet
This is my 3rd day in the USA on this trip.

Peter, Mary and Donovan -who are hosting me, has been making sure I don't get bored at all.

Yesterday ...

My-Island-Jamaica $100 USD Giveaway on Twitter!  Not rated yet
Yes, I am in that benevolent mood right now :-)

In an effort to promote my site as well as to truly engage YOU my current (and future) followers, I ...

Bolt Awarded ambassadorship and highway  Not rated yet
Jamaica Oberver:
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY staff reporter
Wednesday, September 16, 2009


USAIN Bolt, the world's fastest man who holds world records for ...

10 Easy (and Cheap!) Ways to Make Your Home Safer (Part 2)  Not rated yet
A WebMD Feature provided in collaboration with Healthy Child Healthy World. Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD


...continuing from Part 1 .

5. Be ...

10 Easy (and Cheap!) Ways to Make Your Home Safer (Part 1)  Not rated yet
A WebMD Feature provided in collaboration with Healthy Child Healthy World. Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD
Retrieved: 9/23/09


Making your home ...

Jamaica's Version of 'Deal or No Deal' game show premiers on September 23.  Not rated yet
Jamaica Observer, 9/17/2009:

Digicel on Tuesday evening unveiled its Deal or No Deal game show which will premiere on Television Jamaica on Wednesday,...

Jamaica's Usain Bolt shatters the world record - again!  Not rated yet
Bolt shattered the 100m world record as he added the world title to his Olympic crown in Berlin on Sunday.

Bolt ran a stunning time of 9.58secs to claim ...

Used Vs Loved  Not rated yet
This is a real good lesson for all of us:


While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked up stone and scratched lines on the side ...

Does the Truth Help or Hurt Relationships?  Not rated yet

Remember how your relationship was in the very beginning?

You stayed up all night talking about everything - your dreams and desires and even the ...

General Information 
Other Useful Information

My Health Handbook  Not rated yet



Thanks a lot Brenton.

It was your submission of the health benefits of certain fruits and vegetables that prompted me to post the This Year'...

Jamaican Events  Not rated yet
Preview and Reviews of local and international Jamaican events, including a few personal ones too!

Jamaican Announcements 
General Announcements from or about Jamaica (or Jamaicans)

Retirement Children's Treat December 2008  Not rated yet
This year (2008) was the fifth consecutive year.

It was particularly challenging though since both myself and 'Honey' (Ms Graham), been the chief organizers,...

Exclusive Jamaican News Items 
Cliquey and Exclusive Jamaican News Items