Andrew's Fairy Tale, Portia's Realities

[Don1]

Presence at Western Union is what qualifes you as "real" diaspora?

So if you would rather not spend $12 to send $25 you are what, fake diaspora?

lol

[Exile]

As usual...no meaningful discourse except attack and diss...

[Bricktop]

You want to relegate us to being beggars for the rest of our lives...mi nuh play dem deh game deh...

[TDowl]

How much is it at Jamaica National?

"spend $12 to send $25" Insult to the scammers.

[TDowl]

Gated communities eh?

"we doh want it." Speak for yourself.

[Jawge]

Cho yuh gwaan.

[Bricktop]

Plant some kick inna yuh headside (in a respectful manner of course)...maybe it will jolt you back to reality...

[Jawge]

I wouldn't go that far (to disrespect the intelligence of Jakans). I'm only speaking for the core set that send the billions annually.

Why? Because I see in the observer where the like to quote some "powerful" diaspora organizations.

[Willi]

LoL

[Jawge]

So that you and the planter class juss come an tek it way? Yuh really think say Jakan peeple ah ediat? Civil rights bill fuss.

[Islandman]

Presence at Western Union is what qualifes you as "real" diaspora?

So if you would rather not spend $12 to send $25 you are what, fake diaspora?

[Bricktop]

Keep yuh money...we doh want it...come back come build sittin or stap unnuh noise...

[Jawge]

Yes sah, cause the real diaspora here. The ones that you see in western union sending money for kids to go to school, rent payment, mortgage payment and other things. These are the ones that make up the annual billions to Ja. Schemes are being invented to take away the money once sent to Ja.

Most of who you see saying they are the diaspora; can't tell when's the last time they have been to western Union.

[Exile]

"In this milieu, we must find a new way to engage, integrate and involve all Jamaicans, including the diaspora, into our emerging society that now transcends global borders and makes us a people of more than five million Jamaicans worldwide. We must avoid the shallow platitudes that have shaped our engagement with the diaspora in recent years and come to grips with the insider-outsider conflict faced by Jamaicans in the diaspora and those who have returned to serve our land. Speaking from personal experience, after five years of returning to serve my country in an idealistic and patriotic exercise, there have been barriers and impediments to full engagement in the opportunities in our society that I and other returning residents are yet to overcome, notwithstanding steady but slow progress.

Much of this arises out of attitudinal resistance to returning residents by those who remained over the years and this contributes to slowness in technology transfer, adoption of new ways of thinking and doing business. It is important to note that I have never held foreign citizenship, despite a lengthy stay abroad. It is opportune, therefore, to speak on behalf of the Jamaican diaspora and to demand that we use this unique opportunity presented by a resounding mandate to swiftly remove some legal and other obstacles that block their engagement in our governance and full participation in our economy.

We must create mechanisms and pathways to utilise the full inventory of talent, intellect and resources of this global Jamaican community to create the Jamaican social and economic miracle; something other countries such as Israel and India have done successfully".

Full 100:
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...us/focus6.html