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Jamaican stories told by a Jamaican woman.
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It was 1987 ,"Under mi sleng teng " rhythm dominates Kingston and Mr.Hopeton's mother moves into Big 9.
It was 1986, Margaret Thatcher was prime minister in England, the Chernobyl nuclear accident decimated three mile island, sci fi flick The Fly was in movie theaters in Jamaica , Boris Gardner had a hit with "I wanna wake up with you" and there was big trouble in Big nine.
It was 1986 'stand by me' was at the Carib Theatre, Barry G was playing Whitney Houston's 'How will I know' on RJR almost every day , torrential rains caused flooding in Kingston and another tragedy struck in Big 9.
It was 1986, Police Academy 3 was at the Carib Theatre, Janet Jackson's "what have you done for me lately" was everywhere, In Kingston Brigadier Jerry's "Jamaica, Jamaica" was playing on every dancehall sound system, and our cousin Rosie had turned Big 9 upside down.
It was 1986 Calabar had just won Boys Champs, Beres Hammond's 'Groovy little thing' was playing on every sound system, 'we are the world'won a Grammy , the Haley's comet made an appearance and my family changed forever.
It was 1986 , Sophia George's hit song Girlie, girlie was playing on all radio stations, Ray Charles was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame and I witnessed The Challenger disaster.
It was 1986, Pretty in Pink was in movie theaters, there was a flood that killed over 40 people in Jamaica, Aruba got its independence from Curacao and I found out what the word Lesbian means #Jamaica#Kingston#LGBTQ
It was 1985 The color Purple was in movie theaters, Sukiyaki was being played by all Jamaican DJs, Jamaica stopped observing daylight savings time and tragedy struck in the Big 9 community yet again.
It was 1985 Tina turner's " what's love got to do with it" was playing on very radio station, Ava had left the community and monkey lotion was the phrase on everyone's lips.
It was 1985 , Roy Rayon had won the song contest again, Big 9 was gurgling with the news Ava had her baby and Rock Hudson had died.
It was 1985, The Last Dragon was in movie theatres, Big 9 had new tenants, and my best friend wasn't talking to me.
It was 1985, six months after Miss Monica left, and Mr Floral was looking for new tenants.
My estranged sister comes home.
Annette's boyfriend meets his demise.
745,000 Jamaicans migrated in the 1980s, and in 1985, a few months after the incident with Ava ,it was Miss Monica's turn.
It was a rainy Sunday evening in 1985. The men on the corner decided to play football in the rain, and fate decided to play a game of its own.
Spanish Fly is a liquid which is said to be an aphrodisiac. Some men pour the liquid into an unsuspecting female drink and take advantage ...
It was 1985 my sister Annette had formed a friendship with Ava across the lane. Until something happened, something involving Spanish fly.
I learned the truth about Tony Dread January in 1985, and other valuable lessons that I have carried with me since then.
Don't spare the rod and spoil the child is a saying often repeated by Jamaican parents. I wondered if that was why Cutie's uncle hurt her so badly. Sherry-Ann Moxie and I wondered what we could do to stop it.
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