The Island Journal

By Denise N. Fyffe

Jamaica is a dynamic country, with multiple facets to its culture that are intriguing to people worldwide. In 50 years, the people have become world-class citizens who excel in all walks of life. Jamaica is well known for its food, sports and music; these are major elements of the Jamaican way of life, which are all outstanding and distinctive by themselves. The Island Journal highlights various aspects of the Jamaican culture and lifestyle since it became independent in 1961. Readers will be able to delve deeper and gain an insight into distinctive aspects of our people, like Bob Marley; culture, music and food. The book closes off by sharing authentic poetry, some in the patois dialect, all regaling different aspects of the Jamaican culture.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Denise N. Fyffe
• Release date: Dec 14, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311045744

Denise N. Fyffe

Denise Fyffe, B.Sc., PGDip, pursuing M.Ed, worked in the education and training and IT industry for more than 15 years. Performed training, website administration, and software implementation of LMS and LCMS for various universities and organizations. In addition to studying Software Development and Design, she completed her Bachelor’s degree in Career Development and Counseling and a Post Graduate Diploma in Education. Denise authored more than 40 fiction and non-fiction books.

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THE ISLAND JOURNAL

Denise N. Fyffe

THE ISLAND JOURNAL

© 2015 Denise N. Fyffe, Kingston, Jamaica.

Second Edition

First published 2015

Other than as permitted by law, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form by any means, without the prior written consent of the creator or publisher or a licence from the Jamaican Copyright Licensing Agency (JAMCOPY). To obtain a JAMCOPY licence visit www.jamcopy.com or its registered office at 17 Ruthven Road, Kingston 10, Jamaica.

Books by Denise N. Fyffe:

Poetry Books:

Jamaican Honey and Sauce

Jamaican Pebbles

Jamaican Pebbles: Poetry Pocketbook

Love Under The Caribbean Stars

Sensuous One

Honey to my Sauce

Messages to The Deaf

Be Lifted Up

Recount Jamaica

Education books:

The Expert Teacher’s Guide on How to Motivate Students

Learning Management System Efficiency vs. Staff Proficiency

Sophie's Place: A look at Career Development for the Disabled

Career Development Jamaica vs. Australia

The Philosophy of Education and Work

Website Blog: The Island Journal on Wordpress.com

Published by Denise N. Fyffe

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

JAMAICA

JAMAICAN MUSIC

JAMAICAN FOOD

JAMAICAN RECIPES

JAMAICAN HEALTH

JAMAICAN POETRY

BOOKS BY DENISE N. FYFFE

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Denise N. Fyffe, B.Sc., b.1981 in Kingston, Jamaica, since 2002 has worked in various Information Technology positions as a Teacher, Software Implementation Specialist, Social Media Specialist and E-Learning Administrator. Presently she is the IT Programme Coordinator for a Jamaican University. During her career she has worked for such companies as Infoserv Institute of Technology, Heart Trust NTA, Pearson Education and the University College of the Caribbean. She also works as a freelance writer and works with many local and international clients to produce hundreds of online articles, creative content and website content in addition to eBook materials.

In addition to studying Software Development and Design offered from the Caribbean Institute of Technology, she completed her degree in Career Development and Counselling at the Vocational Training and Development Institute. Presently, she is completing a Post Graduate Diploma in Education. As a child, she attended Harbour View Primary and Camperdown High. Denise holds fast to the philosophy that you should follow your interests as knowledge empowers you and do not set limitations on your potential; therefore she does not believe that you must only study one specific field.

For over a decade Denise has written poetry and successfully authored several volumes of poetry, while maintaining several blogs on the Wordpress platform. Denise believes her true calling in life is to be a writer and all else are bonus gifts that she has the freedom to explore. Her morals are deeply rooted in Christian principles and she lives to be a genuine example of her faith.

Acknowledgement

Authors have either external or intrinsic motivation for writing their books or works; I am no different. I would like to extend my appreciation to my supporters who make all this worthwhile.

JAMAICA

Jamaica 50

With the dawn of August 2012, Jamaica aged another year and celebrated 50 years of Independence as a nation. The country has not yet shed it shackles of fiscal, cultural or socio-economical problems, but there is definitely a concerted effort to work through them and implement responsible solutions. Jamaica is a developing nation that seems to be stuck in a constant spin cycle of increasing crime, violence and economic woes. Jamaicans awake everyday to face the challenges that the global financial crisis has wrought but unlike other nations, there exists an indomitable spirit among the people. We struggle to pay bills and put food on our table. However, you would think that we would be without hope.