Born in Jamaica in the year 1981 to parents Iva and Vincent Hunter in little district called Lewis Store my childhood years are filled with fond memories. I began school at an early age since my mother was a teacher at Highgate Hall Age Primary in Highgate, St. Mary and I was drawn to music as my dad had a small sound system that would fill the air with Bob Marleys albums every Sunday evening after church. Successfully passing my Common Entrance Examination in 1992 I moved on to St. Mary High School then subsequently to Marymount Business College and pursued additional Business Courses. Read More...
Will Jamaica soon become UNKNOWN to Natives?
Just my views, It may not be yours
I stumbled on this picture a few moments ago and immediately I reflected on a video I watched earlier by Anthony Bourdain – Parts unknown. This video reflected by own thoughts about my country and it enlightened my fears for the future that may not exist for our children.
At first glance the photograph looks gorgeous but then I realized that there were no craft vendors, no homes for anyone to live, no jerk chicken being prepared, no fishing boats on the coastlines…. All I can see across the island are hotels and hotels and more hotels, beautiful white sand beaches and a lush landscape. While we encourage tourists to visit our island we need to preserve it for ourselves and spend time enjoying and help those who are trying to preserve this gem for us before it is too late. I want to grow old and retire here. i want to still be able to visit public beaches and be able to tell my grand children the names of the local business owners and how they started out rather than telling them names of foreign nationals who seek to buy up beach front properties, put up hotels/private homes and restrict the natives from enjoying their own country.
At the end of the video Anthony asked “ WHO OWNS PARADISE AFTER ALL? WHO GETS TO OWN PARADISE? WHO GETS TO USE PARADISE OR EVEN VISIT IT? IT IS A QUESTION WORTH PAYING ATTENTION TO BEFORE THERE IS NONE LEFT AFTER ALL”....
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