Comments for Marvia's Panama Journal http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com Candid Reflections of A Female Missioner Pastor In Panama Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:24:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on Panama Funeral Rites And Wrongs by New Year Thoughts And Reflections On 2008 | Marvia's Panama Journal http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/panama-funeral-rites-and-wrongs/comment-page-1/#comment-2427 New Year Thoughts And Reflections On 2008 | Marvia's Panama Journal Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:08:50 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?page_id=280#comment-2427 [...] number of funerals I’ve had in Panama so far were too many to escape notice.It even led to my changing of the traditional Baptist Funeral [...] [...] number of funerals I’ve had in Panama so far were too many to escape notice.It even led to my changing of the traditional Baptist Funeral [...]

]]> Comment on Day Of New Beginnings: New Year 2008 by Jamaican Sorrel And Reflections On 2008 | Marvia's Panama Journal http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/201/day-of-new-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-2426 Jamaican Sorrel And Reflections On 2008 | Marvia's Panama Journal Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:07:29 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/201/day-of-new-beginnings/#comment-2426 [...] As January 2008 dawned, the congregation and visitors at First Isthmian sat at Holy Communion. I was particularly blessed and challenged by this verse of the hymn This Is A Day Of New Beginnings: [...] [...] As January 2008 dawned, the congregation and visitors at First Isthmian sat at Holy Communion. I was particularly blessed and challenged by this verse of the hymn This Is A Day Of New Beginnings: [...]

]]> Comment on Black Panamanians Celebrate Black Heritage Month May 2008 by Martine Anson http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/263/black-panamanians-celebrate-black-ethnic-month-may-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-2419 Martine Anson Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:32:07 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=263#comment-2419 Hello this is random but I need to find out about my Grandad who was born in Panama and went over to Jamaica. His name was Armond St. Juste and was born in 1913. Many thanks Martine Anson Hello this is random but I need to find out about my Grandad who was born in Panama and went over to Jamaica. His name was Armond St. Juste and was born in 1913.

Many thanks

Martine Anson

]]> Comment on A Tribute To Mothers On Panama’s Mother’s Day 2008 by Dolfenix http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/897/a-tribute-to-mothers-on-panamas-mothers-day-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-2415 Dolfenix Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:21:22 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=897#comment-2415 Spinster, There much more to be said about some of the laws that affect children and youth in this country. In time..... Spinster,
There much more to be said about some of the laws that affect children and youth in this country. In time…..

]]> Comment on Panama Canal Expansion To Get Jamaican Port Workers by Dolfenix http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/1020/panama-canal-expansion-to-get-jamaican-port-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-2414 Dolfenix Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:10:01 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=1020#comment-2414 Spinster, Good to hear from you again:-) Gatun Lake of the days of your grandparents are no more. With the expansion of the Panama Canal the landscape will change even more. Racism is still alive in Panama. It's one of those subjects that people still don't know how to talk about and confront it. Being Black and living in Colon, has given me a firsthand - unpleasant - view on many occasions. Spinster,
Good to hear from you again:-)
Gatun Lake of the days of your grandparents are no more. With the expansion of the Panama Canal the landscape will change even more.

Racism is still alive in Panama. It’s one of those subjects that people still don’t know how to talk about and confront it. Being Black and living in Colon, has given me a firsthand - unpleasant - view on many occasions.

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