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I just love her combined JA/Cuban accent
‘…because a man…’

In reply to Chrissy

Thanks . I stumbled upon her channel a couple weeks ago. Nice lady. Interesting story…especially the poor treatment she received from a Yardie immigration employee when she went to apply for her Yardie citizenship

In reply to Chrissy

Nice...Very nice young lady..Jamaica belongs to her
Jamaica and Cuba has a long history...Oruiente Province still has
many of Jamaican heritage there..
My Maternal grand mother was a Cuban -Jamaican. Grandma Federicka
was something else.
Thanks for sharing this. Love it and love her story. And she reminds
me of a girl I met there in the 70s..a pretty one too

In reply to hubert

I heard that the late ex-GG, Howard Cooke, in his young years, would lead cricket teams on tours there. How I wish that such links could have been maintained. Ditto Colón and Port Limón.

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In reply to JayMor

I watched this elsewhere and so enjoyed it...genuineness.
On my 1st visit to that land I met an ole Agri Scientist. After quite some time chatting someone said something to me in Patois
My man blurted out 'Unnit t'ink nuhbady cyan gi mi shit and tell mi ah rice n peas?' Maan wi nearly dead wid laff. Ole man mom nuh Jamaican man!

In reply to JayMor

Yes...Cookie was an ardent cricket player ,fan and lover of the game. He and
others including Headley would also take teams to Central America notably British
Honduras and Costa Rica.

In reply to Brerzerk
I can just imagine! A so we stay, man: big and broad, far and wide.
During Fidel and Michael time, a Yardie delegation was sent to Havana to study the health system (or some aspect of it), and we (JBC) sent a team in tow. On their return, they told of visiting Havana Hospital and chatting with the director, who was a black man. His English sparked some curiosity so they queried it and, of course, he confirmed that his parents were Yardies (from the Santiago area).

In reply to Hubie
Yes, that's what I heard. Thanks for the confirmation.

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