Thursday, March 28, 2024

That VW ad – brand building Jamaica-style!

January 30, 2013 by  
Filed under Free and Laughing, Work

Social Media is a-twitter (sorry, couldn’t resist the pun) with the Volkswagen Superbowl ad spoken by white, non-Jamaicans in Jamaican.  Of course, some Jamaicans are question this caricature of Jamaicans – as one of my Facebook friends posted  “The ad appears to be stoking some of the worst stereotypes of Jamaica, easy going read lazy, […]

Dreaming on Mother’s Day …..

May 9, 2010 by  
Filed under Featured Posts, Love

Words of wisdom from my friend Garth Delapenha.  Serious thoughts and dreams on this Mother’s Day.  For non-Jamaicans, you may not recognise some of the people or the places, but you get the sentiment …. Let’s all dream today, and hold the dream alive for all the babies of the world!  That’s what mothers are […]

One person CAN make a difference

February 11, 2010 by  
Filed under Featured Posts, Love

Today marks 20 years since the release of Nelson Mandela from prison.  I remember that day so vividly – like yesterday.  The sight of him walking out of the prison gates, with his fist held high was riveting.  For many of us, it was a dream come true – a dream that we had hoped […]