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01/20/10

Permalink 05:25:50 pm, by Melba
Categories: Weather, Commentary

Earthquakes in the Caribbean

Normally, we don’t think about natural disasters until they actually happen. For us in the Caribbean hurricanes are our worst nightmares. Tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes, snowstorms and such natural disasters we only hear about. Earthquakes are a little c… more »

11/16/05

Permalink 07:25:36 pm, by Melba
Categories: Weather

Rising Waters

Hurricane season 2005 has turned out to be one of the busiest ever recorded. Although speared a direct hit by the many named storms Jamaica has had several close encounters which drenched the island and has left the earth super saturated. As a result any… more »

10/27/05

Permalink 09:30:40 pm, by Melba
Categories: Weather

Disastrous Hurricane Seasons

Officially we are still in the hurricane season. Usually by this time the hurricane kits are packed away. Not so this year. It’s the end of October and still we must comb the weather channels and web sites to see what’s new on the horizon. We have comple… more »

10/21/05

Permalink 12:26:49 am, by Melba
Categories: Weather

After Hurricane Wilma

Finally the rains have stopped. For some of us it’s business as usual, ‘no problems’. Some however are not so fortunate. The flood rains completely destroyed some homes while severely damaging others. There are still communities where the residents are m… more »

10/19/05

Permalink 10:18:37 pm, by Melba
Categories: Weather

Hurricane Wilma - the Most Intense Hurricane Ever

Hurricane Wilma is now being hailed as the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic. During the course of last night the pressure dropped to an all time low of 882 mb. Although the eye of the hurricane did not make land fall on Jamaican shore… more »
Permalink 05:09:32 am, by Melba
Categories: Weather

Hurricane Wilma Strengthens

After going to bed last night to the ‘pitta patta’ of rain drops, I’m awaken this morning by heavy rumbling. “A wah dat” I cry out sitting up in bed. ‘Thunder” was the calm answer from my husband who obviously had been awake“. “But thunder no roll like t… more »

10/18/05

Permalink 10:23:42 pm, by Melba
Categories: Weather

Hurricane Wilma

After five days of persistent torrential rains the system close to Jamaica has become a hurricane, Hurricane Wilma. The good news is that Hurricane Wilma is finally moving away from Jamaica. The bad news is that the outer bands are expected to continue p… more »

10/17/05

Permalink 06:10:06 pm, by Melba
Categories: Weather

Persistent Rain Washout Heroes Weekend

The riva de come down ‘What a sinting inna di island, since Friday it no tawp rain’. ‘Me naa chat bout no lickle drizzle either, wah we a get feel like starm.’ ‘fi real’. ‘Most of the outdoor events crass the island, washout’. Apparently on Fri… more »

09/01/05

Permalink 08:45:08 pm, by Melba
Categories: Weather

Mother Nature's Fury

At the beginning of every hurricane season the advisories start circulating. In case of a hurricane this is what you need to do, these are the things you need to get, and here are the places available to go. Once a hurricane is forecasted to hit, we scu… more »

07/17/05

Permalink 02:00:56 pm, by Melba
Categories: Weather

Spared by Lady Emily

Jamaicans are once again sighing with relief as Hurricane Emily spared us a direct hit. In our eyes she is a true lady. Not to discount her power Emily a dangerous category 4 hurricane packing winds of 155 mph passed to the south of St. Elizabeth on Satu… more »

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Reasons why I love my Jamaican Mom

1. My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
"Just wait till we get home."

2. My Mother taught me about RECEIVING.
"You going get a ass'n when we get home!"

3. My Mother taught me to MEET A CHALLENGE.
"What di backside yu thinkin'? Answer me when me talk to you...Don't talk back to me!"

4. My Mother taught me CONSEQUENCES.
"If yu run cross de road an' cyar lick yu dung, a goin' kill yu wid lick."

5. My Mother taught me THE VALUE OF EDUCATION.
"If yu no go a school, yu a go tun tief or walk an' pick up bottle."

6. My Mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
"If yu tun over yu eye lid an fly pitch pan it, it a go stay so fi evva."

7. My Mother taught me to THINK AHEAD.
"Is not one time monkey goin' wan' wife"

8. My Mother taught me ESP.
"Yu tink a don't know what yu up to nuh?"

9. My Mother taught me HUMOR.
"If yu don' eat food, breeze goin' blow yu 'way."

10. My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT.
"Come an' tek yu beatin' like man."

11. My Mother taught me about SEX.
"Yu tink say yu drop from sky?"

12. My Mother taught me about GENETICS.
"Yu jus' like yu faada."

13. My Mother taught me about my ROOTS.
"Yu tink mi come from "Back A Wall?"

14. My Mother taught me about WISDOM OF AGE.
"When yu get to be as ol' as me, yu wi understan'."

15. And my all time favorite... JUSTICE.
"One day wen yu have pickney, a hope dem treat yu same way."

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