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This episode of "Mek We Talk Money" is a detailed guide to retirement planning, emphasizing the need to "visualize your retirement" as "stressfree, comfortable, and relaxing". The speaker outlines steps like calculating expenses, estimating the required retirement sum, and clearing debts, while strongly advocating for starting a pension plan early to maximize retireme...

This episode of "Mek We Talk Money" features Camille Myrie, a relationship officer in the pension marketing department at Sagicor, discussing the importance of pension plans and the differences between a company-provided superannuation fund and an individual Approved Retirement Scheme (ARS). The discussion emphasizes the benefit of starting a pension plan early, highlighting that age sig...

The episode features a discussion with Tashana Smith, an investment advisor, on the "Make Talk Money Show" about becoming a savvy investor and the steps involved in investing.

This episode explores the matter of behavior management withing schools as well as the classroom management. Guest speaker, Mugabe Grant, former Dean on discipline, shares his thoughts on the matter

This episode discusses the history of mangoes in Jamaica, their connection to warfare, their place in Jamaican culture, and the challenges faced by the export industry.

This episode discusses the historical importance of coconuts to Jamaica's economy, culture, and industries, and the decline of the industry due to the lethal yellowing disease.

This episode outlines the historical progression of Jamaica, discussing how the Spanish settlement at Seville eventually moved to Spanish Town due to uncontrollable mosquitoes and how the English later moved the capital to Kingston in 1872 for a better harbor, with Kingston originally named Colonel Barry's Hog Crawl. A major shift in the Jamaican economy from tobacco to sugarcane led to the sl...

The speaker discusses Jamaica's seven National Heroes, noting that the history of these individuals is, in a nucleus, the history of Jamaica. The seven heroes are Nanny, Sam Sharpe, George William Gordon, Paul Bogle, Marcus Garvey, Alexander Bustamante, and Norman Washington Manley.

This episode details the state of Jamaica around the time of independence in 1962, noting that 80% of the population was illiterate, most children went barefoot even to school, and the majority of people lacked basic infrastructure like running water and electricity. Over the following decades, significant improvements were made, including better roads, housing, and the implementation of a nationa...

This episode talks about the Jamaica Welfare, later known as the Social Development Commission, was founded in 1937 by Norman Manley to improve community life in rural areas, following the destruction of the banana industry by disease, which caused workers to migrate to the cities. Originally financed by the United Fruit Company, Jamaica Welfare served as a blueprint for the country's developm...

This episode discusses Jamaica's seven National Heroes, explaining that knowing their roles reveals the history of the country. The speaker summarizes the lives and contributions of Nanny of the Maroons, Sam Sharpe, Paul Bogle, George William Gordon, Marcus Garvey, Alexander Bustamante, and Norman Washington Manley.

The host interviews Lami Cooper, a Jamaican Canadian from Toronto and a "hyper creative" writer, director, and aspiring actress, about her successful effort to coordinate the 25th-anniversary celebration of the film Dancehall Queen in Jamaica, which included a screening, afterparty, and academic symposium. Lami Cooper discusses the strong Jamaican culture in Toronto, the challenges of working on h...

Jade Lee, the guest on the podcast, is a "proud bowl" Taurus who the host, Rosie, met after moving to Linstead, St. Catherine, about 22 years ago. Jade Lee was born in Kingston but moved to a farm in Linstead before turning ten, which was a challenging transition from the "big city" but which she now considers a "blessing".

Bertina Macauley, an actress, IT developer, and business person from Sierra Leone, West Africa, discusses her move to Jamaica nearly 40 years ago and the cultural similarities, noting she was shocked by the number of Black people outside of Africa. She recounts a "dramatic moment" from her youth: being engaged at 19 to an alcoholic whose verbal abuse and torment peaked the night of their engagemen...

In this episode of  Sister Speak , the host welcomes her long-time friend Millicent Lynch, an actress, dancer, teacher, and former Executive Manager for Marketing at Cable & Wireless (C&W). They reminisce about their days as acting students at the Jamaica School of Drama, where they first met and performed as "two prostitutes" in the Black American play  The Wine Sellers.

Faithspen, once a thriving "little village full of life" and a popular "food plaza", is now described as a "dying village". People from all over the island would "converge," "meet," and "eat them food" at the "kitchen huts" and "kitchenettes" in Faithspen. This episode explores the reasons for its decline and the possibility of a comeback.

History Reasoning Episode 1

Sports Vibes Episode 3

Sports Vibes Episode 2 with host Orville Higgins and guest, Simone Forbes. She is a former national netball captain and now the first VP of the Jamaica netball association. She spoke on issues relating to local netball and also give a little flashback on her own career. 

The Zone episode 7

Sistahs Speak episode 8 Featuring Bridgett Anderson

Mek we talk money episode. 3

The first guest was Dr Mark Bromfield. He is a former president of the Jamaica basketball association. The second guest was Rohan Robinson. He is the national basketball coach. Those two made up the first episode which is looking at basketball issues in Jamaica

Onz and Toni discusses the hardships deaf and blind Jamaicans face in todays society. They also take a look at the do’s and don’ts when referring to the “disabled community”

The Zone Ep. 6 How educators can utilize Social Media in teaching and learning