On January 5, 2008 a grievous discovery was made! A part of the nation's rich heritage was discovered missing. Thieves, Robbers, Burglars stripped the nation's most ancient producer of audio-visual heritage of a rich collection.
This newspaper article below captures the report:
Title Thieves strip Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation archives
Date of publication January 5, 2008
SourceGleaner
URL: http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080105/lead/lead1.html
Showing posts with label Jamaican diaspora. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jamaican diaspora. Show all posts
Monday, 7 January 2008
Friday, 28 December 2007
Jamaicans in US learn about JA investments
The link below shows how the Jamaica diaspora are getting information about investment opportunities in the land of their origin.
Click here to see the link
Where as I applaud this initiative, there is much more that can be done. This is the age of Web 2.0!
There should be a Facebook group called InvestinJA, where information about investment opportunities in Jamaica are routinely posted, and the diaspora as well as other Jamaicans and expatriates can post comments and pose questions to be answered by experts.
That's what happens when librarians are not in power or advising our government!
This Librarian says "More E-government!"
Click here to see the link
Where as I applaud this initiative, there is much more that can be done. This is the age of Web 2.0!
There should be a Facebook group called InvestinJA, where information about investment opportunities in Jamaica are routinely posted, and the diaspora as well as other Jamaicans and expatriates can post comments and pose questions to be answered by experts.
That's what happens when librarians are not in power or advising our government!
This Librarian says "More E-government!"
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