Comments for Marvia's Panama Journal http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com Candid Reflections of A Female Missioner Pastor In Panama Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:21:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Panama Canal Expansion To Get Jamaican Port Workers by Marvia http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/1020/panama-canal-expansion-to-get-jamaican-port-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-2775 Marvia Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:21:18 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=1020#comment-2775 Hello Edgar, You are right about the Jamaica-Central America connection especially as a result of labourers migrating for work and merchants for business etc. For more research, you could try the Institute of Jamaica, the National Archives, and of course you could always try Church records as many churches/mission organizations went along with migrant workers such as my denomination the Jamaica Baptist Union did. Best wishes in your research. Marvia Hello Edgar,
You are right about the Jamaica-Central America connection especially as a result of labourers migrating for work and merchants for business etc. For more research, you could try the Institute of Jamaica, the National Archives, and of course you could always try Church records as many churches/mission organizations went along with migrant workers such as my denomination the Jamaica Baptist Union did. Best wishes in your research.
Marvia

]]> Comment on Crime And Violence Escalates In Colon Panama by Marvia http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/659/crime-and-violence-escalates-in-colon-panama/comment-page-1/#comment-2774 Marvia Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:17:12 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=659#comment-2774 Hello Jim, Thank you for visiting and for leaving a comment. I'm always happy to meet a fellow Jamaican:-) I never thought I'd ever live to see the day when I'd feel unsafe at home. But I know now it's not 'all in the mind' of those who've lived overseas and returned home. No mistake about it, like Kingston, Colon has its underbelly and places one should avoid unless looking for trouble. But like I said..I still love it here on the Atlantic side!! Blessings to you too. And please visit again. Marvia Hello Jim,
Thank you for visiting and for leaving a comment. I’m always happy to meet a fellow Jamaican:-) I never thought I’d ever live to see the day when I’d feel unsafe at home. But I know now it’s not ‘all in the mind’ of those who’ve lived overseas and returned home. No mistake about it, like Kingston, Colon has its underbelly and places one should avoid unless looking for trouble. But like I said..I still love it here on the Atlantic side!!
Blessings to you too. And please visit again.
Marvia

]]> Comment on Crime And Violence Escalates In Colon Panama by Jim http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/659/crime-and-violence-escalates-in-colon-panama/comment-page-1/#comment-2770 Jim Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:03:48 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=659#comment-2770 Hi Marvia, Stumbled upon your interesting site, & was touched by your story. I grew up in inner Kingston way back before crime was a serious problem, & I have also visited Colon, well over 30 yrs. ago. I was struck by the physical & cultural similarity of both places. Actually, I felt safer in Colon than in inner-city Kingston, but I was only there for a few days, maybe not long enough to have an accurate opinion. God bless. Jim Hi Marvia,
Stumbled upon your interesting site, & was touched by your story. I grew up in inner Kingston way back before crime was a serious problem, & I have also visited Colon, well over 30 yrs. ago. I was struck by the physical & cultural similarity of both places. Actually, I felt safer in Colon than in inner-city Kingston, but I was only there for a few days, maybe not long enough to have an accurate opinion.

God bless.
Jim

]]> Comment on Panama Canal Expansion To Get Jamaican Port Workers by edgar hodgson http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/1020/panama-canal-expansion-to-get-jamaican-port-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-2769 edgar hodgson Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:11:04 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=1020#comment-2769 people should be aware that racism is not going anywhere,is just that people are learning to be tolerant,in nicaragua racism is alive and well also but thanks to the leftist goverment nobody dare make racist remarks in public,up until 1979 the carribean was treated like another country,still nicaragua is the only country that does not have a road that connect to the pacific,which probably helps us strenght our culture before the invasion of the mestizos, so panama is not alone the entere coast of central america from panama to guatemala have blacks of jamaican descent,i would like to know where can we get info in jamaica about our ancesters. people should be aware that racism is not going anywhere,is just that people are learning to be tolerant,in nicaragua racism is alive and well also but thanks to the leftist goverment nobody dare make racist remarks in public,up until 1979 the carribean was treated like another country,still nicaragua is the only country that does not have a road that connect to the pacific,which probably helps us strenght our culture before the invasion of the mestizos, so panama is not alone the entere coast of central america from panama to guatemala have blacks of jamaican descent,i would like to know where can we get info in jamaica about our ancesters.

]]> Comment on Panama Canal Expansion To Get Jamaican Port Workers by edgar hodgson http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/1020/panama-canal-expansion-to-get-jamaican-port-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-2768 edgar hodgson Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:57:33 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=1020#comment-2768 i am a nicaraguan of jamaican descent.and i am interested in knowing if in jamaica there is any documented info about the migration to central america. i am a nicaraguan of jamaican descent.and i am interested in knowing if in jamaica there is any documented info about the migration to central america.

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