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Minding my own Jamaican business.

Minding my own Jamaican business.

By Nat G

The raw and unscripted views of a Jamaican woman.
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Tenement yard stories Episode 16-Miss Millie

Minding my own Jamaican business.May 04, 2024

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Tenement yard stories Episode 16-Miss Millie

Tenement yard stories Episode 16-Miss Millie

8 family members in one rented room.
May 04, 202421:58
Tenement yard stories episode 15_ Miss Marcia

Tenement yard stories episode 15_ Miss Marcia

She had two kids in a one room space. And we shared a verandah
Apr 28, 202420:43
Tenement yard stories Episode 14-Big 9

Tenement yard stories Episode 14-Big 9

We moved from one tenement yard to another.
Apr 20, 202420:40
Tenement yard stories Episode 13- The move

Tenement yard stories Episode 13- The move

We finally moved from Wellington Road, but did we go from one tenement yard to the next?

Apr 13, 202413:36
Tenement yard stories - Chinese cemetery

Tenement yard stories - Chinese cemetery

The chins laid to rest
Apr 06, 202420:34
Tenement Yard Stories Episode 11-Dim Sum

Tenement Yard Stories Episode 11-Dim Sum

"Mr. Chin" in the Jamaican ghetto

Mar 17, 202421:00
Tenement yard stories episode 10-Jherri curls and drive bys

Tenement yard stories episode 10-Jherri curls and drive bys

Drive by were common 0lace and politics rife.
Mar 11, 202421:42
Tenement yard stories part 9 - cow cod and chicken back
Mar 02, 202421:26
Tenement Yard Stories Season 3 Episode 8- Bandulu

Tenement Yard Stories Season 3 Episode 8- Bandulu

He wanted to leave us and return to The United States by any means necessary.

Feb 24, 202419:45
Tenement yard stories part 7 - Ash Wednesday

Tenement yard stories part 7 - Ash Wednesday

Straddling two religions hoping for a miracle
Feb 17, 202423:23
Tenement yard stories part 6- mango seed dolly

Tenement yard stories part 6- mango seed dolly

It was 1983 my sister Annette was 16 years old, my father was undocumented in New York and my mother struggled with us in a tenement yard in Kingston.
Feb 14, 202423:01
Tenement yard stories part 5- Peenie Wallie

Tenement yard stories part 5- Peenie Wallie

How do you deal with changes?.

Feb 03, 202419:06
Tenement yard stories part 4- regret

Tenement yard stories part 4- regret

Leroy was never the same after that beating...

Jan 27, 202418:51
Tenement yard stories - part 3 Leroy

Tenement yard stories - part 3 Leroy

I stood behind the fridge with a knife in my hands, my mother was in the hospital I didn't know where my father was and then.

Jan 20, 202418:07
Tenement yard stories part 2-Jungle

Tenement yard stories part 2-Jungle

Four policemen armed with M-16 rifles threw my father into the back of the jeep was it the mad man who called them?

Jan 20, 202419:39
Tenement yard stories part 1

Tenement yard stories part 1

In 1981, we lived in a tenement yard on Wellington Road where my cousin was murdered and a man threatened to stab me in the eyes with an icepick.

Jan 05, 202421:10
Lights, junkanoo and grand market

Lights, junkanoo and grand market

Season 2 finale

Dec 30, 202322:04
Cerasee tea ramblings

Cerasee tea ramblings

Friendships over 40 and check out our youtube page , instagram and our daily journal on Amazon.
Dec 07, 202317:01
Pum pum

Pum pum

Objectification from birth to death


Nov 17, 202323:17
Jezebel

Jezebel

When women go bad....
Nov 04, 202325:29
Paradise plum

Paradise plum

An interesting week for consumers in Jamaica


Oct 07, 202322:48
Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle

Deep issues...sleep issues. Does trauma keep you up at night?
Oct 01, 202322:58
Shield Maidens

Shield Maidens

Originally published 2/16/2022 Finding your inner strength...


Sep 25, 202321:53
What happens to our underwear when we die?

What happens to our underwear when we die?

Death traditions in Jamaica and preparing for death.
Sep 23, 202323:33
Exodus

Exodus

brain drain...


Sep 08, 202325:47
Gastric balloons and 3am bedtimes

Gastric balloons and 3am bedtimes

how are you treating yourself?
Aug 17, 202321:41
Currently..

Currently..

Current events yard and abroad
Jun 15, 202318:31
Orbits and optics

Orbits and optics

Staying in your lane,
Jun 01, 202322:56
Let them eat cake

Let them eat cake

Stepping away from upsetting events...
May 11, 202322:21
Eides of March

Eides of March

March 15th a date of endings and beginnings
Apr 16, 202322:49
Virago queens

Virago queens

Remembering strong women on International women's day.
Mar 10, 202316:24
Bye daddy

Bye daddy

Dealing with loss
Mar 03, 202318:48
Selective memory

Selective memory

Ever wish you had selective memory?
Feb 06, 202326:23
Shhhhh.... don't tell them

Shhhhh.... don't tell them

Who do you share your dreams and goals with?
May 15, 202223:11
Insipid

Insipid

Rape culture in Jamaica.
Apr 14, 202232:14
Backlash

Backlash

Misplaced disappointment...
Apr 06, 202222:27
Covidiversary

Covidiversary

Are we back to NORMAL yet?
Mar 20, 202231:30
Phantom energy

Phantom energy

Let's explore what we're plugged into.
Mar 11, 202221:07
Jamaica Day

Jamaica Day

Celebrating Jamaican sounds.
Feb 27, 202220:22
Irie Misogyny

Irie Misogyny

What's wrong in msle/ female relationships?
Feb 23, 202230:08
Big leap

Big leap

Have you ever made a big change? How'd you do it?
Feb 10, 202216:14
Feeding the crime monster

Feeding the crime monster

The breakdown of the family unit in Jamaica

Jul 26, 202124:30
Expectations and assumptions

Expectations and assumptions

Have you ever had your expectations dashed?
Jul 03, 202125:31
Subterfuge

Subterfuge

Two Jamaicas its not always irie in the sun.
Jun 06, 202123:56
Regrets and a delicate bacchata

Regrets and a delicate bacchata

How do you deal with regret?
Jun 03, 202120:47
Baachanal

Baachanal

Problems all around
Apr 24, 202124:14
Blitz

Blitz

Mandatory vaccination?
Apr 12, 202126:53
'Womanity,"

'Womanity,"

The marginalized Jamaican man and the treatment of women.
Apr 09, 202128:16
This , that and socially awkward Susan.

This , that and socially awkward Susan.

Have you ever been socially awkward?
Mar 31, 202122:32
Vac or no vac?

Vac or no vac?

The Covid 19 vaccine in Jamaica.
Mar 13, 202127:24