Only The Best Is Good Enough”
Volume 18 July 2014
Produced by: Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA)
Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased)
New Market P.O., Saint Elizabeth
Jamaica, West Indies
E-mail: beershebaoldstudentsassn@gmail.com
Officers: Glenis Daley, President
Victor Smith, Vice President
Vincent Samuels, Secretary/Treasurer, Newsletter Editor/Producer
Ann Hamilton, Assistant Secretary
REFLECTION ON BEERSHEBA PRIMARY SCHOOL ALUMNI THAT HAVE PASSED ON
In keeping with the decision of Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) to support a paperless friendly environment and go green, effective from Volume 16 of its newsletter, the Association will no longer list in its newsletter the names of Beersheba Primary School Alumni that have passed on.
All Beersheba Primary School Alumni, Honorary BOSA Members, Friends, Well-wishers, and all our other readers who are accustomed to see the names of those that have passed on listed in its newsletter, are asked to visit BOSA website: bosaonline.org where information is listed in full detains and it will be updated periodically.
Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) wishes to place on record the loss that the Association has sustained as a result of the sudden passing of Mr. Carlton A. Prince, CPA, Honorary BOSA Member and Friend of the Association. For additional details with respect to Mr. Prince’s passing and tribute paid to him and his family, readers of this newsletter are asked to visit bosaonline.org to view and read the announcement that is posted on BOSA web page.
The void that is left by Mr. Prince is difficult to fill. Nevertheless, it is the wish of Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) that another Philanthropist with a caring heart with indicate his/her willingness to continue the legacy that Mr. Prince has left behind.
Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) wishes to express its sincere condolence to all family members and relatives of the deceased as they continue to grieve and mourn the loss of their love ones. May the memories of these bereaved love ones continue to linger in our heart and subliminal consciousness. Sunset in one land is sunrise in another.
DECISION TAKEN BY THE SCHOOL BOARD AT BEERSHEBA PRIMARY SCHOOL (GOVERNMENT LEASED) AND THE MANAGING COMMITTEE FOR JAMES RICHARDS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND RE SHANISA JONES, NOW GRADE 10 C STUDENT AT SAINT ELIZABETH TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL (STETHS)
BOSA comments on the above subject matter remains the same as they were written on page 1 of 12 and 2 of 12 in Volume 14 July 2013 of its Newsletter.
Beersheba Primary School Alumni, Honorary BOSA Members, Friends, Well-wishers, and all readers of this newsletter are urged to visit BOSA website: bosaonline.org to view and read new articles posted on
the website that will give them additional information with respect to this outstanding, contentious matter unresolved.
PROGRESS REPORT ON SHANISA JONES, TANHOI GUTHRIE, NICKAYLA STEVENS, AND DAMANIKE SMITH
Shanisa Jones, grade 11 student, at Saint Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) has done it again by coming first in her class of 42 students!! Shanisa will graduate with excellent academic performance at the end of 2013/2014 school year. She will proceed to sixth form at the same school in 2014/2015 school year.
The “tyrannical oligarchy ruled” Administration at Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) [the new Trustee for James Richards Educational Trust Fund ] that has victimized and denied Shanisa benefits for which she qualifies as a beneficiary of James Richards Educational Trust Fund was no impediment to prevent Shanisa from shooting for the stars. Beersheba Primary School Alumni in Jamaica and the Diaspora congratulate Shanisa for her excellent performance in consistently maintaining 83.5 average. Keep On Keeping On Shanisa!! Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) will always be the safety net that it has always been to you since you were admitted to Saint Elizabeth Technical High School as a grade 7 student in September 2009.
Tanhoi Guthrie, grade 10 student, Nickayla Stephens, grade 9 student, and Damanike Smith, grade 9 student who currently attend Hampton School and Saint Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) Malvern and Santa Cruz, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, West Indies respectively, continue to maintain satisfactory academic performance.
BOSA INVALUABLE HONORARY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, AND WELL-WISHERS
Cognizant of how invaluable Honorary Members, Friends, and Well-wishers are to Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA), the Secretary/Treasurer of the Association with importunity, continues his relentless search through the use of social net work websites and Information Technology (IT) to build BOSA database so as to add Honorary Members, Friends, and Well-wishers who are invaluable to the work that BOSA is doing in the interest and welfare of students at Beersheba Primary School.
Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) wishes to place on record and express its sincere gratitude and appreciation to Carlton A. Prince, CPA, (deceased) New York, USA, Hartley Cawley, Cawsley’s Pharmacy, Black River, Saint Elizabeth, Rory Allen, Allen’s Texaco Service Station, Black River. Saint Elizabeth, and Reuben E. Spencer, Retired Entrepreneur, for their continued invaluable support to the Association.
BEERSHEBA PRIMARY SCHOOL (GOVERNMENT LEASED) ALUMNI WHO CONTINUE TO HAVE A CARING HEART TOWARDS STUDENTS WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM BEERSHEBA PRIMARY SCHOOL (GOVERNMENT LEASED) AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY ATTENDING THE SCHOOL.
Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) wishes to place on record its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Sheila & Winston Hamilton, Nora “Kitty Teacher” Lawrence, Kenneth Smith, Viola Cain-Hall, RN, Gloria Smith-Meredith, BSC, Roy Holness, Neville Jones and other Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) Alumni who have requested that they remain anonymous, for their generous sacrificial financial contribution that are utilized by the Association as a safety net to assist students who are in need to further their education.
NEED FOR GSAT STUDENTS GRADUATING BEERSHEBA PRIMARY SCHOOL TO BE COMPUTER LITERATE
Against the backdrop of information given on page 2 of 10 Volume 15 October 2013 under the above heading, and in light of recent announcements made by the Ministry of Education with respect to the introduction and provision of Computer Tablets to each student at the Primary Level, Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) met with the School Board at Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) on December 4, 2013 to discuss the way forward regarding this matter.
Decision taken at this meeting at which four (4) additional items that were used as terms of reference for this meeting, is that the Administration at Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) will take appropriate action to contact Stephen Curran, Network Design Director at Digicel Group, Kingston, Jamaica West Indies regarding his interest that he has indicated to Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) to provide Wireless Broadband Internet Service to the school notwithstanding the fact that his knowledge of the terrain in the area could be challenging to provide service to the school.
Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) has not received any information from the School Board at Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) with respect to the outcome of the contact that the Board is expected to make with Stephen Curran, Network Design Director at Digicel Group.
MORE JAMAICAN PROVERBS
On page 8 of Volume 2 of BOSA Newsletter under the heading: JAMAICAN PROVERBS THAT OUR ANCESTORS TAUGHT US, we defined a proverb (which comes from the Latin word proverbium) in any
language – including Jamaican Patois – as a simple and concrete saying that is popularly known and repeated and expresses a truth based on common sense or the practical experiences of humanity.
In addition to two hundred and five (205) Jamaican Proverbs that were published in Volumes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 of the Association’s Newsletters, Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) is pleased to list the following twelve (12) additional Jamaican Proverbs for the information and consideration of all Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) Alumni, Honorary BOSA Members, Friends, and Well-wishers and other readers of its newsletter in Jamaica and the Diaspora:
Wha gone bad a morning can’t come good a evening
Cus weh you a go but no cus weh you a come from
Eyes of the Master fatten de horse
You can’t expect nothing from hog but grunt
Hot needle bun thread
When chicken tie up, cockroach need explanation
When cow can’t get wata fe wash im face, im tek im tongue
When dog foot bruck im find im yard
Eyelash older than beard
What fit mosquito can’t fit elephant
Those who can’t dance say the music is no good
Ebrey time rain set, John Crow say im a go mek house
ERECTION OF UNPAINTED PLY-BOARD PARTITION IN THE MAIN AUDITORIUM AT BEERSHEBA PRIMARY SCHOOL
In the pursuance of comments listed on page 9 of 14 of Volume 7 of BOSA Newsletter regarding the above subject matter, Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) wishes to report that as a result of pussy-footing by Ministry of Education Technocrats Errol Golding, Director of Technical Services, Courtney Hamilton, Regional Building Officer, Bertram Brooks, Area Building Supervisor, and Collin Blair, Director of Communications, the issue remains unresolved and inimical to all Stakeholders in the Beersheba Primary School Community. notwithstanding the assurance given by the Board of Governors Beersheba Primary School which met at a meeting that was chaired by Mrs. Nadine Leachman, Regional Director, Region 5, Ministry of Education that the Board would handle and resolve the matter, Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) wishes to report that this outstanding matter remains unresolved.
BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS OF BOSA
Arising from two occurrences when Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) was unable to gain access to the main auditorium at Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) – although the Association sought written permission from Mrs. Tatlin Smith-Williams and Rev. Phyllis Smith-Seymour, Principal of the School and Chairman of the School Board respectively to hold its meeting – the Association was forced to seek permission from the Pastor, Beersheba Moravian Church to hold its bi-monthly general meeting on November 13, 2013 in the church.
In accordance with the unanimous decision that was taken at the meeting that was held on November 13, 2013, written permission has been sought from The Salvation Army Carr Corp to hold bi-monthly general meetings of the Association in the church hall effective Friday, January 10, 2014 commencing at 4:00 p.m.
Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) wishes to place on record, its profound gratitude to James “Dick” Richards (1872 – 1965) Beersheba Elementary Moravian Church School Alumnus, for his insight and philanthropy in donating money to purchase land and to erect the first wooden building that housed
The Salvation Army Carr Corp where the new concrete building is located. The Association also wishes to place on record its sincere gratitude to Envoy Glenis Smith and other officers of the church for willingly granting permission for BOSA to hold its bi-monthly general meeting in the church hall.
FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH BOSA SCHOLARSHIP FUND
BOSA Members, Honorary BOSA Members, Friends, Well-wishers, and other Beersheba Primary School Old Students who have not yet heard but who through the help of other Old Students, and this News Letter, will be made aware of BOSA existence and the work that the Association has been doing in the interest and welfare of students at Beersheba
Primary School, are urged to make Checks/Cheques/Money Orders for their generous financial contribution to BOSA Scholarship Fund payable to BEERSHEBA OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION and is to be mailed to the Association at 99 Jacaranda Avenue, Flat Rocks Subdivision, Black River
P.O., Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica West Indies Another most cost effective method for persons named herein to send their generous financial contribution to the association is to use MONEYGRAM MONEY TRANSFER which should be sent to the Secretary/Treasurer of the Association at the Association’s indicated herein. The name and mailing or e-mail address of the Sender, and Reference/Control Number, amount that will be sent of the money that will be transferred should be called in to the Secretary/Treasurer at telephone numbers: 1-876-634-2410, 1-876-919-0456, 1-876-297-1515 or e-mailed to the Association’s e-mail address: beershebaoldstudentsassn@gmail.com All donations received will be promptly acknowledged in writing on BOSA official letter head.
Persons living in Jamaica, West Indies may deposit their generous financial contribution to BEERSHEBA OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION Savings Account No. 4410317200298396 at any Branch of RBC Bank Jamaica Limited and advise the Secretary/Treasurer of the Association when this has been done so that such contributions may be promptly acknowledged in writing. Likewise, persons who reside outside of Jamaica in London, England, may mail their generous financial contribution to the Secretary/Treasurer.
MEET THE ACHIEVERS AND TRAILBLAZERS
No profile has been received from any Beersheba primary School (Government Leased) Alumnus/Alumna; consequently, there is nothing to report under this heading in this newsletter.
Editor’s Note: If Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) Alumni in Jamaica and the Diaspora would like to see themselves being featured under this heading, Alumni who have not yet responded to appeals made in BOSA Newsletters to send the Editor/Producer their curriculum vitae, academic, and communal profile as an attachment to the Association’s e-mail address: beershebaoldstudentsassn.@gmail.com as soon as possible so that they can be published in Volume 18 as well ads future Volumes of the Newsletter..
RESOLUTION TO RENAME BEERSHEBA PRIMARY SCHOOL JAMES RICHARDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
As a result of the above subject matter being thoroughly discussed with the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education in a meeting that was held at the Ministry’s Head Office in Kingston, Jamaica west Indies on March 13, 2013, and the matter being given full support by the Saint Elizabeth Parish Council, Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) is hopeful that with the full backing of the entities named herein, the School Board at Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) will acquiesce to meet with BOSA so that in the same way that Bob Marley Foundation has succeeded in getting cabinet approval for Hon. Robert “Bob” Nester Marley alma mater to be named after him, Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) will also get Cabinet approval to rename James Richards alma mater, Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) after him.
Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) wishes to report that this subject matter was discussed at the meeting that was held in the main auditorium at Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) between the School Board Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) and the Association on December 4, 2013. The Chairman of the School Board Rev. Phyllis Smith-Seymour – a Moravian and member of the decision making body in the Moravian Church pertaining to educational matters – informed the meeting
that notwithstanding consensus reached by stakeholders in Beersheba School Community that the school should be renamed, the decision of the Moravian Church in Jamaica which she will communicate to the Association in writing is that the name of the school will not be changed despite philanthropic contributions that James “Dick” Richards, Beersheba Primary School Alumnus, Soldier, Self-made Businessman, Philanthropist, Icon, and Legend has made to the school.
The big issue that will have to be resolved by Cabinet or the Courts in the Government of Jamaica is whether or not the Moravian Church as a Protestant Denomination has the inalienable right to ignore the voice of the majority of stakeholders in Beersheba School Community and in so doing, deny the greatest good to the greatest number.
Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) wishes to report that up to the date and time of Volume 17 of BOSA Newsletter being published, the Association has not received any written response from the Moravian Church in Jamaica as promised by Rev. Phyllis Smith-Seymour, Chairman Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) stating that the name of the school will not be changed despite philanthropic contributions that James “Dick” Richards have made to his alma mater.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS (SCHOOL BOARD) BEERSHEBA PRIMARY SCHOOL, (GOVERNMENT LEASED) NEW MARKET, SAINT ELIZABETH, JAMAICA, WEST INDIES
The National Council on Education (NCE) has published the names of the following persons whom the Honourable Minister of Education has appointed to serve on the School Board at Beersheba Primary School (Government School), New Market, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica West Indies:
Chairman: Rev. Phyllis Smith-Seymour
Principal: Mrs. Tatlin Smith-Williams
Academic Member: Mrs. Naomi Foster-Brooks
PTA Member: Nickesha Lawrence
Community Member: Mr. Valdes Hamilton
Member 1: Mrs. Karen Walker
GOLDEN THOUGHTS AND NUGGETS THAT ARE WORTHWHILE PONDERING
In 1993 when Bernhard Langer won the masters Golf Tournament, as he stepped off the 18th green to receive the green jacket – one of golf’s most coveted prizes – a reporter said to him “this must be the greatest day of your life!” Unhesitatingly Langer replied ‘It’s wonderful to win the greatest tournament in the world but it means more to win on Easter Sunday, to celebrate the resurrection of my Lord and Saviour.”
It’s easy to look for ways to draw attention to our own accomplishment. However, although Langer had the opportunity to boast about himself, instead he turned the spotlight on Jesus Christ. Undoubtedly, Langer might have been aware of what John the beloved disciple said about his lord and Saviour: “He must increase but I must decrease.”
A man with an argument is no match for a man with experience
“When I want something, I always work to get it.”
– Deon Hemmings-MCCarty, First Caribbean Olympic Gold Medalist (1996) being interviewed by Ian Boyne on Profile, TVJ on Sunday, May 18, 2014.
“See and blind hear and deaf is going to be the death of the Jamaican Society.”
– Pastor Glen Samuels, Lilliput SDA Church, Saint James, Jamaica West Indies
BEERSHEBA OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (BOSA) HOME-COMING AND STUDENTS REUNION
Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) has not received any feedback, comment, and/or suggestion since the above subject matter was promulgated and thoroughly discussed in Volume 13 page 12 of 12 in its Newsletter, April 2013.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HAMILTON, BERMUDA TO VISIT JAMAICA IN 2014
In the pursuance of information that Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) provided tom its readers on page 8 of 10 and 9 of 10 under the above heading in Volume 15 of its newsletter, October 2013, as well as on page 7 of 11 in Volume 16 of its newsletter January 2014, the Association wishes to provide its readers with the following update that came out of meetings of the Saint Elizabeth-Bermuda Engagement Committee appointed by His Worship the Mayor of Black River and Chairman saint Elizabeth Parish Council Councillor Everton Fisher that was held at the Mayor’s Parlour on February 17, 2014:
Persons present at the meeting that was presided over by Mayor Fisher were: Rev. Phyllis Smith-Seymour, Chairman School Board Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased), Shawn
Taylor, Director of Planning, Saint Elizabeth Parish Council, Yvonne Comrie, Community Activist, Anthony Tatham, present owner of “Del Cottage” property, Carr District on which James “Dick” Richards built a house for his brother “Doxie “ Gayle and his wife “Sister Gally” and a rain water tank to provide water to his brother’s household and people in the impoverished, poverty stricken, peasant farming community, Vincent Samuels, Secretary/Treasurer, Beersheba Old Students Association, and Kenneth Mullings, Superintendent Roads and Works, Saint Elizabeth Parish Council.
Prior to the Mayor of Hamilton, Bermuda participating in BLACK RIVER DAY that will be held on August 1, 2014, the Mayor will on July 31, 2014, visit Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased), Carr District – birthplace of James “Dick” Richards, and “Del Cottage” where he will unveil Story Boards in commemoration of James “Dick” Richards – “Bermuda King” The Mayor of Hamilton, Bermuda will attend the Cultural Extravaganza that will be held at Carr Gate, New savannah.
The Cultural Extravaganza at Carr Gate will feature cultural items from students at Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased), John Cuno, Quadrille Dance, and May Pole Dancing, and stalls in which items produced in Cottage Industries in the Community will be displayed.
The Cultural Extravaganza will also feature indigenous Jamaican Cuisine that will be on sale by Sheryl’s Bar and Grill, South Coast Rest Stop Restaurant, and other vendors in the community.
In view of non-cooperation and unwillingness of the current owner of the property in Carr District where James “Dick” Richards was born, the Story board that will be unveiled by the Mayor of Hamilton, Bermuda, will be mounted at the entrance to Carr District on land on the right hand side embankment of National Works Agency Bye Pass Road that interacts with Beersheba/Flint Valley Parochial Road. The unwillingness of the family at Carr District, who own the land where James “Dick” Richards was born, is tantamount to the manner in which the Inn-Keeper in Bethlehem treated Jesus Christ, Saviour of the world. Mary who was in labour with the Christ Child was turned away by the Inn-Keeper saying there is no room in the inn.
All Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) Alumni, Honorary BOSA Members, Friends, and Well-wishers in Jamaica and the Diaspora and stakeholders in Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) Community are all invited to attend and participate in events announced herein so as to ensure that they identify themselves with the rich legacy and heritage that James “Dick” Richards who rose from being an impoverished , poverty stricken native of the peasant farming Carr District to become one of the wealthiest black man in Bermuda has left his beloved community of Carr District.
Editor’s Note: As a result of clandestine grumblings and murmurings coming from certain individuals and religious groups in New Market Community who have voiced their objections to the Cultural Extravaganza being held at Carr gate, New Savannah, New Market, Saint Elizabeth, the matter will be revisited and discussed at a meeting of the Saint Elizabeth-Bermuda Engagement Committee convened by the mayor of Black River and which he will chair in the Mayor’s Parlour, Saint Elizabeth Parish Council, Black River, Saint Elizabeth on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 commencing at 1:00PM.
The outcome of the deliberation will be promulgated in Volume 19 of BOSA Newsletter as well as on BOSA website: bosaonline.org
LAUNCHING, SIGNING AND SALE OF BOOK FROM BEERSHEBA TO BERMUDA
Launching, signing and sale of book FROM BEERSHEBA TO BERMUDA written by Vincent Samuels will be held at the Saint Elizabeth Parish Library, High Street, Black River, Saint Elizabeth on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 commencing at 5:00PM.
The book is about the life and person of James “Dick” Richards (1872-1965), Beersheba Elementary Moravian Church School Alumnus, Soldier, Self-made Businessman, Free Mason, Philanthropist and Icon who freed himself from the shackles of poverty in the impoverished peasant farming Carr District, New Market, Saint Elizabeth where he was born at age 15 years, he walked 115 miles from his birthplace to Kingston, the capital city in Jamaica West Indies in search of employment after he lost his parents at an early age and he had no one to care for him.
Notwithstanding the fact that James “Dick” Richards who is revered in his native Carr District and adjoining communities in New Market, Saint Elizabeth as “Bermuda King” was forced to fend for himself at a very early age, he ended up being one of the Principal Shareholders in Bermuda National Bank and one of the wealthiest black men in Bermuda.
BLACK RIVER DAY 2014
BLACK RIVER DAY 2014 will be held in the town of Black River on Thursday, July 31, 2014. In the pursuance of friendship and partnership that has resulted from the Twinning of the City of Hamilton, Bermuda and the Town of Black River, Officials from the City Corporation Council and other entities in Bermuda will attend and participate in the function that will showcase the town of Black River with many offerings.
The Saint Elizabeth Chamber Of Commerce (Black River Chapter) under whose auspices BLACK RIVER DAY is being held has invited students from Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased), New Market, Saint Elizabeth to render cultural items that symbolize the school’s attachment to James “Dick” Richards who is the genesis that brought about the Twinning of the two Municipalities.
All Beersheba Primary School Alumni in the Diaspora who will be coming home to Jamaica for Independence 2014, are invited to attend and participate in BLACK RIVER DAY.
THE ELESA HAMILTON SCHOLARSHIP THAT WAS ANNOUNCED AT THE MEETING OF BEERSHEBA PRIMARY SCHOOL (GOVERNMENT LEASED) PTA THAT WAS HELD AT THE SCHOOL ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) wishes to inform its readers, that none of the sixteen students at Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) who sat the Ministry of Education Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in 2013 met the criteria that would qualify them to benefit from The Elesa Hamilton Scholarship.
Parents and other Stakeholders are urged to take active interest in the welfare of students who attend Beersheba Primary School so as to ensure that they will be able to meet and satisfy the criteria set by the
Hamilton Family that manages and makes disbursements from the Scholarship Fund to qualified beneficiaries.
ANNUAL BOSA BACK TO SCHOOL STUDENTS DINNER
The Annual Beersheba Old students Association (BOSA) Back to School Students Dinner will be held at Gold Spoon Restaurant, Intown Plaza, School Street, Black River, Jamaica West Indies on Saturday, August 9, 2014 commencing at 2:00PM.
All Beersheba Primary School (Government Leased) Alumni, Honorary BOSA Members, Friends and Well-wishers in Jamaica and the Diaspora are asked to make their generous financial contributions to defray the cost of the event. Financial Contributions should be sent to Beersheba Old students association (BOSA) as per information that is given under Fund Raising Activities in this current Newsletter.
Editor’s Note: BOSA is appealing to Beersheba Primary School Alumni residing in the Diaspora, to make their generous financial contribution that will be used to assist to defray the cost of the dinner.
BRAIN TEASERS
Can you add a number to 100 to make it less?
Can you give me the name of something that the more you cut it the bigger it gets?
Editor’s Note: Readers are asked to submit their answers to the above two Brain Teasers to the Editor of this newsletter and they will be published in Volume 19 of BOSA Newsletter.
ARE YOU AN OLDER JAMAICAN?
As a Jamaican, you know you are getting older if:
You had an exercise book with Queen Elizabeth and her husband – the Duke of Edinburg – on the cover instead of one with a ring binder.
You used to listen to Redifussion
You wore bata crepe and “God Blind” laced up rubber boots to school and bought “Asham” at the school gate. (Extra credit if you know what “Asham” was made of.
You remember that Lou and Ranny Show used to come on radio at 7:00PM on a Sunday.
You know what the initials T.A.D.P stand for. (Here’s a clue, the programme was hosted on JBC Radio by either Adrian Robinson or Aggrey Brown)
You know who Tony Verity was.
You know who Howard Clarke and Part Line were.
You can name more than two of the characters in a Jonkanoo Band,
You know what boxing title Bunny Grant held.
You didn’t buy gigs, yo yo’s, kites or slingshot (catapult) in a store, you made them yourself.
You know what Fanta and NuGrape are.
You know what a Woolsley, Humber, and Zephyr are.
You got washout and worm medicine at the end of summer holidays.
Your school graduation was called ‘prize-giving’.
You still call Norman Manley Airport ‘Palisadoes Airport.’
You still have a BOAC bag hidden somewhere in a closet.
You remember when people used to go to the airport and come back with a twang.
You still want to go to the airport just to stand on the waving gallery.
When you hear classical music on the radio you still ask, ‘is who dead now?’
You still refer to any smooth stretch of road as ‘Barber Greene.’
You still use words like ‘bine’ and ‘clyde’ and don’t know the difference between both.
If you can still relate to all of the above, then you probably have Limacol and Bay Rum – maybe even a bottle of Ferrol – on your nightstand and very possible a chimmey under your bed.
Editor’s Note: The foregoing article that is a part of our Jamaican Heritage was contributed by Earl Chambers, Beersheba Elementary Moravian Church School Alumnus who currently resides in Florida, USA.
THE BENEFITS OF BREADFRUIT AND THE REASON THAT WE ARE TO EAT MORE OF IT
Breadfruit is unlike any other fruit you’ve eaten before. That’s because breadfruit does not have the look, feel or consistency of a typical fruit, but like the name suggests, looks much like bread. When the breadfruit is ripe, it is relatively soft and the inside has a yellow, cream coloured fragrant smell.
Breadfruit is native to the Malayan Peninsular and Western Pacific Islands. However, it has also been widely grown in tropical regions across the world. Breadfruit is a staple fought that is sought after because it is inexpensive and it is good source of high energy. In fact, breadfruit was first brought to the Caribbean and the Americas by Captain Bligh in the late 18th century as a cheap high energy food source to feed and energize slaves in the new world.
Breadfruit has the health benefit of providing high energy to those who eat it through its carbohydrates that the body needs for warmth and maintenance during daily activities. Not only is breadfruit a rich source of energy, breadfruit also contains significantly high amounts of fiber. According to the American Heart Association, fiber decreases bad cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides which increases heart attack risks An increased intake of fiber lowers bad cholesterol levels (LDL) in the body while elevating good cholesterol levels (HDL) in the body. Breadfruit protects the body against heart disease and heart attacks.
Additionally, the fiber found in breadfruit can help those with diabetes to control the disease. Research has shown that fiber can control diabetes by reducing the absorption of glucose from the food we eat. Another health benefit of breadfruit is that it helps to make our intestines and bowels work properly. Fiber regulates bowel movements and clears out the buildup of junk from our intestines. Eating breadfruit on a regular basis can reduce the risk of developing colon cancer.
Breadfruit benefits the body as it contains favourable amounts of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. These essential fatty acids help the body and mind to develop normally. Fatty acids also stimulate skin and hair growth, regulate our metabolism, promote reproduction and stimulate bone health. In addition, to the foregoing health benefits, breadfruit also contains Vitamin C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, iron, and phosphorus.
Further research is being done to uncover even more health benefits of breadfruit. However, in the interim, you can start eating breadfruit and take advantage of the many health benefits we now know it has.
AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO SEND VOICE MAIL
A Jamaican man of unsound mind was seen speaking into an empty envelope. When the man was asked, “what are you doing?” The man of unsound man replied: “You a idiot? You nuh si say me a sen a voice mail!!”
THE WAY OF MAN
The morning comes
And so does the night;
The darkness comes
And so does the light;
The flowers bloom
And hastily fade;
The days of men flourish
And ends in the grave.
The day brings us near
Our hope lingers on;
The night brings us fear
For both weak and strong;
Where can we rest?
From this journey so long?
There is no one more blessed
Who rests in God’s Son
– Lewis Paul, Saint Lucia West Indies
Editor’s Note: We wish to remind our readers that as part of its vision to contribute to a paper free environment as well as to use Information Technology (IT) to minimize cost, Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) will no longer circulate its Newsletters by Post Office and hand delivery. Effective immediately, BOSA Newsletters will be sent as e-mail attachments to persons whose e-mail addresses are in BOSA data base and they will also be posted simultaneously on its website: http://bosaonline.org on publication.
“A heart that is focused on others will not be consumed with self”
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