I totally agree and commend you on the piece. It would definately have a great impact, it happens here in the US all the time and thats how its dealt wit. Y is it that us Jamaicans follow suit with everything else the US does, the bad and indifferent, but cant follow when it comes to most of the good. THE SAME GOES FOR A BOYCOT ON THE US EMBASSY THERE in JAMAICA. just nuh go up deh fe one (1) month and let the govenment feel the impact. Its about time!!!

Now can somebody interpret what this writer is saying please? Seems like it could be an important point but i am getting the worst headache trying to read this.

thanks

I feel that this is a turning point in Jamaican history. Not because of rising food prices, but because of the preservation of our language, patois. Many people on this website seem to shun the written patois while others seem to welcome it. As a Jamaican, I admire people that write in patois and I will tell you why. When people study history and look at the great civilizations of the past they see that they differ in some respects. They might have different kings, queens, or ethnic groups that conflict with one another. For example, the Greeks that conquered the Jews, or the Greeks that conquered Egypt for some time in history and the Egyptians that captivated the Jews in Egypt. Regardless of these conquests, these three civilizations all have one thing in common. There language was written not spoken. What I mean, is that the Greeks and Egyptians didn’t rely on oral tradition to teach their future generations. They relied on writing their language on the papyrus that was available in Egypt. Therefore the importance of writing a language is essential to the preservation of future of generations, including being a stepping stone for improving the language. So how does patois relate to the ancient languages of the near east? Its simple, the language is a written language, which means that Jamaicans can preserve their thoughts, ideas, and methods of both past and present. The patois language might seem incomprehensible to outside readers, but didn’t napoleon have a hard time reading the Egyptian hieroglyphics when he went to Egypt. Evidently he did. The point that I’m trying to make is that all the civilizations of both past and present felt that it was important to write their language and Jamaicans writing in patois is evidence of a society that is just as literate as the Greeks and Egyptians. Do you know that many Native Americans spoke their native languages, but they actually didn’t write it; and because they didn’t write their language, a lot of their ancient practices were lost because they Indian language wasn’t written, it was only spoken. Therefore, since it was spoken, many traditions and rituals changed over time because the re-interpretation of the story will change as it moves from generation to generation. Just like a rumor that goes around by word of mouth, the rumor changes from person to person. Therefore, the importance of writing a language is essential to preserving the authenticity of the language. Moreover, Jamaicans have a language that is unique to them and no one else. Many Haitians speak creole, but can’t write it. Probably because the country of Haiti has the highest illiteracy rate in the Caribbean. Even when Haitian people take a French course, they have a hard time recognizing their mother tongue (French) because they’re so use to speaking FrechCreole, but they actually can’t write the French they speak. I’m not saying this to offend Haitian people, but its true. Furthermore, the importance of writing a language is not only essential for the preservation of a unique identity, it is also an indication that these people are literate. Therefore, we consider the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans as literate people because they were able to not only speak their language but they can write it as well. Shouldn’t we feel the same about Jamaicans and their language? Jamaicans can speak patois and they can also write it. Although English is the official language of Jamaica, patois is a reminder of our unique identity. I don’t feel that patois is broken English; I feel that patio is the bridge between an ancient African language and the English of today. On other Caribbean islands, the slaves lost their language due to the hardships of slavery. On the other hand, patois is a way of reconnecting with our African language. Although patois has some English influence in it, the way the language is spoken is a clear indication that Jamaicans can reconnect with an African past; that other Africans in the western hemisphere have lost due in part to their languages not being preserved. Lastly, Jamaicans should disregard or ignore people that criticize the patois language, the great civilizations of the past were considered literate people because their language was written, and by speaking and writing patois we are following those great civilizations of the past.

HGTV the writer is basically saying that all the people in JA need to unite and boycott all the expensive items in the supermarkets. That they should do this for a few months, to see if the powers that be will lower the prices of food items. Give them a dose of their own medicine basically. Chicken back is scrap meat from a chicken's back. If u live overseas they don't have that. Poor people and middle class ppl even the wealthy eats it in JA in hard times or for fun. It is very good with dumpling or whatever when curried especially!

Also to help each othe in terms of carpooling with those in one's vicinity to alleviate high gas prices. every-1 saves if they pitch in with gas $.

Have a conversation to address the price increase instead of acting like idiots and buying the expensive products. I guess that is the gist of it.

IT seem to me that we as Jamaica's no NO WILL POWER SO WHAT IF WE CANT GET RICE AND FLOWER there country's that can barley get food.
And the hypocrite dem a talk bout cassava have too much starch and lu,la,lea,but kfc and burger king is very healthy
IF it did up too me some a unu starve because dem too fool.
ANd den to mek tings worse PNP is putting the blame on the JLP like say a nuh dem run the country for its worst 18 years

what do you mean "what is the writer sayin" , this is the gist of de ting... Jamaica must pull together in the face of these hard times that are about to bear down on us... work together and tell the corrupt and disloyal politicians in the country that Jamaica is better than that and we must stand together.... i think the corruption in the government sends out the "ok" to the country for some of it's citizens to act that way.., bun out the politics and lets build on the beauty of ja and it's people...

even if wi boycott americans or anybody else dem nah go buissness bout wi my opinion it would be pointless fi stay out inna hot sun and rain fi nuttin

UNFORTUNATELY SISTAH, A FANTASY WORLD DAT. MANY OF US STILL CARRY THIS SLAVE MENTALITY. WHO HAVE A GO SHOWOFF!!! WHO DON'T WILL CONTINUE TO FEEL IT. IT'S LIKE THE HOUSE SLAVE & THE FIELD SLAVE. ONE FEEL THEY'RE BETTER THAN THE OTHER. WHEN THEY INACTED A CLASS SYSTEM AMONGST US, IT RESULTED IN A DIVIDE & CONQUER EFFECT. AS A COUNTRY WE'LL NEVER HAVE A UNITED FRONT. GOD BLESS THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO MAKE AN EFFORT.