Life is too short for bad food.
I changed my food choices & transformed my life. I can show you how to do it ๐ฏ๐ฒ
#Livity
kelly
@kellykatharin
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He got 8 Ones. With all the pandemic uncertainty. With an exam timetable that saw him sitting 3 papers in 1 day. Congrats to our son Nick. Kudos to Ardenne who pivoted immediately to online classes. Thanks to the teachers who worked through kinks w us. No extra classes at all ๐
15 MILLION USD is yours...
But there's one condition: you can't drink alcohol for the rest of your life. You can't have a single glass of red wine or a cold light beer. NO ALCOHOL.
WYD?
Dear Young Women:
Save.
Buy property.
Don't tell your (wo)man where all your money is.
Educate yourself.
Upskill.
Enjoy yourself.
Preserve your health.
Ask for help when needed.
Help when you can.
Say no when you need to.
Take chances from time to time.
Don't adjust your tone.
Copied from a private Twitter account, so not going to aay who it is. But it is the truth:
"You know what Jamaican hospitals are not filled with? Ppl suffering from the side effects of covid vaccine."
Kids need to be allowed to sip water during class time.
Uniforms need to change to shorts, knee length skirts and t shirts. No ties or tunics.
Teacher dress codes need to change so they can wear sleeveless, t shirts, etc.
It is too hot to NOT effect these changes NOW.
Sitting at the bar. Tourist comes up & asks the bartender to recommend a drink. Bartender asks if he is an experienced drinker. Guy says yeah! Bartender says he'll make him an "island paradise". Guy says nah. I'll have what she's having & points to me. He choked on the white rum.
They laughed & partied with him. They advised him. They enjoyed photo ops w him.
And then they helped themselves to USD 12M of HIS money. I hope he's angry as hell. I hope his eyes are wide open. I hope he sees their actions for exactly what they are: disregard & envy.
Pickney cannot attend school in a sweater other than the school sweater. Parent can't afford that right now. Pickney fi absent from school? Rainy time now enuh. Sweater is a must. So what next?
WHEN WILL THIS MADNESS END!??!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?
Fantastic to see the holder of both Prince of Wales and
#Rhodes
Scholarships
@DavidSalmonJA
bearing the ๐ฏ๐ฒ Jamaican flag into Westminster Abbey earlier
@ukincaribbean
Well, people in Jamaica:
By tomorrow you can choose from AZ, Pfizer or J&J vaccines.
Your excuse about "wAiTiNg oN tHe rIgHt oNe" is wearing thin...
Get vaxxed please and stop impeding progress.
Telling my 16yo son just now about the taxi that mowed down the cop yesterday, that they're looking for the driver, that they know the vehicle owner & their address. Hear 16yo: so when they discover that a cop owns the taxi, what next?
I don't understand why at this stage of the pandemic, insisting that anyone entering Jamaica must be vaccinated is a discussion. I feel as if we are being sold out. ๐
Anyone coming to Jamaica should be fully vaccinated.
Mi see it clear clear...
Between ghetto pardies, strip club shenanigans, rural Jamaica sessions and uptown yacht soirees, Jamaica ah go lock down tighter than ants pu$$y January morning.
Humans are remarkable beings.
Grilled up homes.
Cameras.
Private security.
Automatic gates.
Bad dogs.
Prayer and fasting.
Hyper awareness morning, noon & night.
And not just in the city. Rural Jamaica pop right down: Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, Clarendon, St. Catherine...
Here we are, Jamaica.
Twitter is not just twitter.
Jobs are found & lost here.
Business grow and flop here.
Family lives can be absolutely wrecked here.
Yes, it is also a place for great ideas, information, diverse points of view, wicked humor & unbelievable wit. But it can be dangerous & scary too.
I use my credit card like a debit card. MY cash is secure AND I rack up reward points.
I just paid my motor vehicle insurance for the year in full with my reward points.
How sweet is that!
3 years ago I dropped rice, flour, sugar, bread, ground provisions, etc from my diet. I eat meat, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, green veggies. Some months I drink alcohol, some I don't. I enjoy sugar free desserts 1x per week, sometimes I skip them altogether.
My niece got married last year August. They were in love. In January, her husband was diagnosed with stomach cancer. He passed away in April this year. She gave birth to their beautiful daughter in June. She's 24. He was 28. It has been painful. 2020 has been tough for many โฅ๏ธ.
Today, in Spanish Town, Jamaica, manufacturer woman boss Nadine Kelly Reid was murdered at her factory. She has been running her family's business UL Manf since her father, the founder, passed away. Nadine isn't 50 years old yet. If you use browning, chances are her
In response to my observation that the athletes thanked their moms & never their dads, so many argued that the dads are busy working...
Check it tho...
The moms are working too! AND making the time & effort to actively participate in their kid's lives. Dads should do the same.
Hug a kid who didn't do as well as they or you would've liked. It's kinda tough for a child of 11 or 12 to feel like a failure because of this rite of passage we have here in Jamaica because not all schools are created equal.
Two students at the Holland High School in Trelawny were denied access to their classroom and their parents called because their pant legs were too tight. Children across Jamaica returned to school on Monday for the start of the new school year. -
@ashanguin
photo
#BacktoSchool
27 years ago today we said "I do".
We've split, reconciled, worked through stuff, and we're still going.
We've been blessed with our beautiful children, oodles of grace, and much more than we're deserving of. God is good.
We have a woefully inadequate mass transit system in Jamaica.
And now, at this time, in this present context, there'll be fines for carrying a kid without using a car seat? Even if kid is being held?
Developed country standards on one hand, third world context on the other.
My mom just told me that she loves me and admires me so much. Even at 52 years old, affirmation and validation from Mummy is empowering and reassuring.
Talk to me nice! For I can move mountains today ๐๐ช
Friend of mine drove to St. Mary from St. Catherine yesterday. He observed numerous football matches & gatherings. There are many who think that 36 confirmed cases means only 36 people have the virus. We need a lockdown. Because many don't get it. Wasting the sacrifices of many.
So they sold off his stocks & covered it up by issuing "false" financial statements.
How does one verify the authenticity of their monthly statements from brokerage houses?
#financetwitter
Someone should look at performance of those schools that are obsessive about uniform length, tightness and hair style. Then compare that with the performance of those schools with a more relaxed approach. I have a hypothesis.
Unpopular opinion:
Sure. Charge us an entry fee to the beach. I like clean & safe.
But for God's sake, allow us to carry our own picnic. For every one who carries their own food, there'll be 3 more who'll patronize your food & drink offerings.
PLUS...
I am at my desk working AND attending a critical PTA meeting. THIS is EVERYTHING to me! PLEASE PLEASE let's keep remote attendance option going after the pandemic. There are over 400 parents in attendance. This NEVER happens in face to face meetings. No traffic, no time wasting.
The Light inside Elaine has been switched on. It is so obvious now in her post race interviews. It happened after she got gold in the 200m. Clear to see. Beautiful to see. Her Light is on & burning BRIGHT now. Nothing better than when we women realize our own worth for ourselves
Our PM doesn't handle criticism very well. He takes personal offence, gets theatrical, indulges in hyperbole, and literally gets shrill. I don't think he used to be this way at all... Engage on the points, Andrew. You can so it. I've seen you do it.
In the bank to reactivate a dormant account. I need a JP to sign and stamp a paper that says that I am who my drivers license says I am. I'm physically in branch. I offer to lodge money to reactivate it. That won't do.
WHY IS LIVING IN THIS COUNTRY SO FUCKING HARD?!?!
Garbage fi collect? War.
Internet nah wuk? War.
Water nah come een? War.
Light go weh? War.
Simple banking transactions? War.
OH FUCK MAN. MI TIAD TO PU$$Y CL@
@T
!
I pay income tax.
Property tax.
I've voted every election (so far).
I try to raise my kids right.
I have given service in my communities.
Getting my garbage collected? A fight.
Reliable internet & cable? A fight.
Consistent water? A fight.
I. AM. WEARY.
God in heaven I am tired.
SASCRISE! Unnu complain fi every god almighty ting! Yah HCW? Yuh old? Yuh at risk? The Goldings and Mr Patterson are OLD. They're in the group. Dem ah get vaccinated. DEAL WITH IT. Your turn is coming.
Someone needs to hear this:
You can change your mind. That relationship not working out? You can end it. That job not giving what it is supposed to give? You can leave it. That arrangement you have with your friends or relatives or wife or husband not working? Change it!
We MUST demand better from the people we elect to lead. We MUST ask questions. We MUST seek clarity. To do so is NOT to want them to fail. Things feel as if they're out of control right now. We're gonna emote. LEAD. RESPOND. CONTROL. With intelligence, integrity & respect.
A high school class with a 29% average...
Mandatory 6th form CANNOT fix that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Unnu understand what a gwaan? Do you understand? And HAIR STYLES, SKIRT LENGTH, PANTS FIT & WHITE SNEAKERS is what we have strength for? Huh, Rules Are The Rules crew?!?!?!?!
Our son is now a certified personal trainer. He completed his course at GC Foster College. I am truly gratified. This is a kid diagnosed pre-diabetic at 12. We both started our keto journey 5 years ago. The rest, as they say, is history.
Why are PNP operatives circulating flyers with numbers other than the official One Love numbers that the government of Jamaica has advised us to call for COVID related issues? They're deliberately creating confusion! At a time like this?!?!?!
Unbelievable.
This 2nd dose fiasco is not a good look.
You know total number 1st jabs.
You know how many vaccines you have.
Do the sums.
Prioritize the 2nd jab people.
Then what is left over, do first jabs.
How'd we even get here?
Our government treats our time with scant regard. No respect.
I had an uneasy feeling in my gut about our safety & our usual 5K this morning...stuff happening in & around the community. Couldn't shake the feeling, but didn't want to be lazy. I prayed: stop me from going if I'm in danger. Make it rain.
Guess what? It's raining. ๐
So we went back to St. Thomas this weekend...yes, 5 weeks ago I said I wouldn't go back until the roads were fixed. But St. Thomas beckoned...
Anyway...
Dear
@AndrewHolnessJM
: please take a drive out east. I recommend that YOU drive. Invite Mrs. H too. Take the boys & your CPO
So now that the health system has totally crashed (yes it has crashed) & with a positivity rate over 50%, when will ALL gatherings be temporarily banned? No brunches! No dining in restaurants. No bar lymes. No church.
Was opening up w/out enforcing protocols worth it?
I'm going to find it haaard to vote next election...me...the one who is an evangelist for citizen participation via the ballot box. I'm tired. Tired of the arrogance. Tired of the non-representation. Tired of the lack of legitimacy. I look at the choices before me & I'm OFFENDED.
Woman in Christiana explaining why she voted PNP to oust the 4 time JLP councilor: no market, garbage, stink, no streetlights.
HOW YUH GINE "COMMUNICATE" FI CHANGE FI HAR MIND?
Yuh think PR and Communication can counter lived experience? FOH.
My 19yo son & I are travelling together. He has been so protective of me, solicitous, making sure I'm comfortable, opening doors for me... mi feel safe. A really good kid.
Unmarked vehicle with 2 police just hold 2 taxis creating a 3rd lane heading west along Mona Road. 2 uniformed cops alighted from the vehicle. More of this please
@JamaicaConstab
!!! ๐๐๐
Somebody just called me to tell me a story. A true story. Real thing. All I'll say is this: keep social distancing & wearing your masks. People are returning to Jamaica from hot spots in the USA. They're not being tested. They're not being tracked. They're up & down the place
Four out of every five Jamaicans want buggery to remain a criminal offence while 12 per cent believe it should be decriminalised, an RJRGLEANER Group-commissioned Don Anderson poll has found.
Read more:
#GLNRToday
Good morning to everyone except the MP who thought that distributing 2700 bun and cheese was an achievement. And who articulated it with her chest.
JUST STOP IT.
Well, Village, he's off. Our son has flown the nest. My AP is out! Off to uni. We started our weekly 5Ks 6 years ago. That chapter has now come to an end. He goes with our blessing and plenty prayers ๐คโฅ๏ธ๐
Red Bones was a nice vibe. Bar, outdoor smoking, live music, good food. It came to an end. Nothing has replaced it. Don't say J*ngas. Crowded & noisy. And The Pub doesn't have live music.
Also, Kingston no longer has proper night clubs.
There's a lady I patronize weekly. She sells veggies. She has the most beautiful grandson who I've fallen in love with. Today this lady gifted me 2 pears. She said "ah nuh everyting we sell" when I asked her how much I had for her.
THIS is what makes Jamaica Jamaica.
#onelove
One thing with me: when I write you off mentally, when I put that red line through your name, you're dead to me. You don't exist. You could be friend, family or foe. It's scary how good I am at this.
An American woman visiting Jamaica, doing WFH in Jamaica, called
@NationwideRadio
just now complaining about
@FLOWJamaica
. Says she's embarrassed to explain to her boss back in the USA her non- performance due to internet access & keeps repeating the assurances given to her by
She is just the tip of the SSL Mess.
Don't be distracted.
I hope our journalists dig. Who knew what & when. Who did they tell.
Who really thinks the authorities are going to move with alacrity to hold assets? Ha.
And of course, I hope JAP sings like a choir.
Spotted Yohan Blake, Michael Frater & some young sprinters training on the hill this morning. I think Jamaica is the only place in the world where average Joes can be training in the same space as some of the fastest men in the world. Awesome!
#sprintcapitaloftheworld
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We need a better Opposition. This pouncing with extreme self righteousness when something goes wrong is both lazy & unproductive. Would love to see a more proactive, innovative posturing. A beg.
We visited Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay yesterday. It is a beautiful space. A little more shade on the beach would be great. The picnic area under the trees is awesome: grassy, shady and clean. It is free to the public. And guess what? We behaved appropriately in this space
ANY sexual act between consenting adults need NOT be criminalized. C'mon, Guys...
Deal with non-consensual sexual acts between adults, nah, sex with minors & sex with animals. Come out of grown folks' bed rooms. Time come.
A women empowerment brunch with a VIP section. That costs more of course.
Let's come together & uplift each other. No. You stay behind this barrier please. You didn't pay the extra USD 20.00.
Anyway, the pictures will be nice. Everyone is to be dressed in gold.
If y'all enjoying 876 Roommates, 12.99 is really not that much to pay for the season. It's slightly more than a movie ticket. It is a cue of rum & a chaser. It is a single meal plus delivery. It is less than a mani or pedi. Either you pay & watch, or not. No need to fuss.
The PM needs to address the nation, if only to acknowledge the dire straits we're in: no oxygen, hospitals taking only emergency cases, hospitals overflowing, astronomical positivity rate. Tell us about the field hospitals, getting more HCW hired, the O2 supply. Vaccinations.