Essays on Jamaica

Jamaican food has a distinctive genealogy. It is a mixture of African, European, Chinese, and Indian cuisines. The typical Jamaican diet is based on locally grown foods such as yams, sweet potatoes, bread fruit, bananas, coconuts, and pineapples. Common foods: Ackee and sal fish is...

The laws come from outdated religious mindsets from the seventeenth century when the majority of blacks in Jamaica were slaves. The mass use of slavery during this time is a contributing factor to the homophobia. Plantation owners were forced by law to teach Christianity to...

The exclusion of women from decision-making occupations and leadership is, in my opinion and in many others, one of the most shameful acts of our life. It has been enough time for this problem to be completely erased from our culture but this varies on...

Jamaica’s history can be discovered all through the avenues of Kingston, whose structures mirror the effect of colonization and modernization of the Caribbean. From frontier manor houses to vernacular structures and contemporary engineering, Culture Trip investigates Jamaica’s architecture. Few structures stay from Jamaica’s pre-Columbian time,...

There are many instances in life where individuals need to make sacrifices in order to succeed in their goal. The voyage symbolizes the pathway towards success; however, the crashing waves play as difficulties before arriving at the destination at which individuals must make sacrifices whether...

It was former US President Barrack Obama who once said, ‘‘Marijuana is no more dangerous than alcohol and tobacco’’. These words, however, may not be favorable by the Jamaican society as it is no secret that marijuana has a negative stigma by members of the...