Vampires in Prison in Trinidad!
It feels a bit odd having a public holiday in the middle of the week, then having to return to work today. No use bitching, however, as I’m the one on call this weekend.
I took a ‘holiday’ from posting yesterday as I really didn’t find anything worthy of mention.
This morning, I came across an article in the Gleaner which made my ‘blood’ run cold. I tried to provide you with the link, but I did not see it on the website, unfortunately. Here goes. It was titled, “Trinidad prisoners drink the blood of victim.”
Inmates in a Port-of-Spain jail cell after stabbing another prisoner, were seen drinking the blood of their victim. The 28 year old victim, who was waiting to appear in court because of a charge of slashing another prisoner in the face the previous week, was thought to have been attacked in an act of reprisal. He was apparently heard calling out for help, and when officers arrived on the scene, his three attackers were seen scooping up his blood off the ground and slurping it down with zeal. He was reportedly taken to hospital where he is undergoing treatment under police guard. Pretty sanguinous business in my opinion.
Yesterday, on a more personal note, I took a drive to Buff Bay with Bert. We went to a little spot called Blueberry Hill, which is famous for its Jerk Pork. Man that stuff was good. The drive is pretty scenic to get there and takes just about an hour. It requires driving on the ‘Junction Road’ which has a lot of corners as the area is very hilly. Lots of people have reservations about driving on this road, but if one proceeds with caution and you know the road fairly well, as I do, it really is not a bad drive at all. In fact, I enjoy it. We had a couple beers to wash the food down and then headed back into town. Not a bad little lime for the holiday. Now you can understand why it seems like such an anticlimax to be returning to work today.
I read Mad Bull’s post this morning. Pretty interesting stuff we have happening in Jamaica. Seems as if he spent the whole holiday at work. Never mind rude bwoy, I’m sure you’ll be smiling all the way to the bank this month!
If it helps, I’ll put in a word for you yute!
Anyway, I have to go get myself ready to go to that place where most of us seem to spend our best hours………..Grrrr. Later.
August 2nd, 2002 at 1:06 pm Dr D, ..It sounds like you and Bert had a good Emancipation Day..:-). I agree that a holiday during the week seems odd. In USA, Independence Day was on a Thursday in July. Mi just tek di Friday off to and tek a 4 day weekend….LOL. I was chatting on the Reggaeboyz Supporters Club(RBSC) forum…which I highly recommend by the way…yesterday about Emancipation Day. Apparently it is not “new” in its celebration in Jamaica as during our parents time as youths, it was celebrated. I got into a debate with one of the forumites about why Jamiaca is celebrating it at all. He thought we shouldnt. I told him to read up some history and come back and chat. OK…so yu saying the report out of TT is di man dem was a scoop up deh man blood an a drink it???!!….:-(….where does one begin to comment. Not to mention bout HIV and AIDS. Dem breddah deh a mus some lunatic.
August 2nd, 2002 at 3:31 pm I was wondering what holiday it was. What is the “emancipation” from?
August 2nd, 2002 at 4:49 pm wKen…..It is in celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation Act of 1865 making slavery illegal in Jamaica.
August 2nd, 2002 at 7:19 pm Reading about Dr. D’s “knowledge of the Junction Road”, one would get the impression he did some (if not all) of the driving … truth be told he probably did more worrying as he was not around the steering wheel himself negotiating those treacherous corners! Notice however he is no longer complaining about illness … amazing what a little “fear” can achieve.
August 2nd, 2002 at 7:36 pm Yes Prodigal Son, I see seh yu carry yu Jamaican mentality gone ‘Merica wid you, bout yu jus “tek de Friday off an tek a 4 day wekeend LOL.” LOL yu will soon see, when dem jus decide fe dismiss yu rass I hope yu will still kin up yu teet bout LOL!!!
August 2nd, 2002 at 7:59 pm Yes Mr. Infamous Bert, I see that having returned to the land of your birth, you have found form and have decided to make a comment. All the time that you were in the Cayman Islands, I have never received a comment on this site from you before, though you claim to be one of my regular readers. Maybe I should change the name of my blog to “Ridicule a Georges bwoy” as that is all we seem to be doing here this evening. I to Prodigal Son and now you, to me! Well, let me make it clear to all and sundry, that though Infamous Bert is Jamaican, were it not for Dr. D. he would never have learned about the merits of Blueberry Hill. He probably would have listened to his fellow classmates and gone to eat the 2nd rate Jerk Pork that is sold at Boston, in Portland. As for the fact that I may have done some worrying while Infamous Bert was negotiating the corners, any worrying that was actually done, was more than warranted as we made the journey in a van, and not in my Integra! The trip has done little for my sinuses by the way Bert. Anyway, watch and see, payback time will come. Rumor has it that you may not be returning to the Cayman Islands immediately, and you may be looking for lodging in Jamaica at SOME FRIEND’S home. Now, I don’t know that I have any space in my home for this type of rascal!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!
August 2nd, 2002 at 9:04 pm Gee, and somebody was complaining that I did not comment more often, what encouragment! Not sure about “all the time in the Cayman Islands” …. Dr. D. discovered technology and the Web just the other day …. he (oops am I supposed to mention gender “on the air”, Blue Wolf and Red Eagle sure had D foooled for some time) started “blogging” ONLY some months ago. (How im gwaan like sey a lang time?) Quite honestly though, since then … “caan hol im back!” talk about “mekin up fah lost time”! Back to the issue, it appears the Integra owner (lawd some a wi fortunate) is trying to “dis” the van. Well hear what, SOMEBODY is still ALIVE and well and blogging away, the 15 pounds of jerk pork made its way home in one piece (funny how jerk pork disappear quickly though …) and SOMEBODY, under the influence of drugs, was spared the task of driving (scaring the other motorists, no just kidding) all the way to the “country”. This was all achieved courtesy of the VAN!! Respect due! Anybody with a spare single room in Jamaica? (Dr. D , leave you to translate as appropriate to the non Jamaican “viewers”)
August 2nd, 2002 at 9:14 pm Yes Infamous Bert (I should change the ert in your name to umbo!). I see you are at it again. Rass, twice in one evening. Anyway, all my readers know only too well that 1. I am male and 2. that I’m new to the technology era and blogging. Fret not, you room safe rude bwoy! My God, I can’t wait to see if Mad Bull will jump on to this bandwagon!
August 3rd, 2002 at 8:08 am B-ert to B-umbo! LMAO!
August 3rd, 2002 at 8:39 am Not to discredit anyone, but I quite remember the facts from school days that Jamaican Emancipation Laws were enacted in 1834 and fully implemented in 1838. Just an update
August 3rd, 2002 at 9:12 am Rufie - you took the words right out of my mouth. I think its obvious here that only Immaculate girls were able to retain any actual knowledge gleaned in school - undoubtedly due to the followings key facts: 1. We are female (far more equipped for knowledge) 2. Immaculate was the better school 3. Mona did frighten wi all into learning Immaculate girls did not argue with teachers, fight at school nor carry weaponry of any form - we kept our white uniforms and our virtues pristine and studied hard and ,so, are leading representatives of our homeland today! Mi gosh, is wa mek mi decide fi tek on dis ya argument dis mawnin? (oh my, what made me decide to take on this argument this morning?) Ok guys - just a little joke, you know ICHS girls and the boys in blue were at the top of the heap (tee hee) Anyway - this Emancipation Day holiday is a new one for us - I wasn’t aware that it used to be celebrated earlier - but our current Prime Minister (Administrator of Total Non- Productivity) instituted it a few years ago. We used to celebrate our independence Day on the first Monday in august - now, we celebrate Emancipation on the Aug. 1 and Independence on Aug. 6 (irrespective of the days of the week on which they fall)- all so we can lose production for as many days as possible in a year. I personally think the Emancipation Holiday was instituted right around the time that Reparation for Slavery talks started up ( not one of my favorite topics) Anyway, so much for Jamaican history and the undertaking of war from Georges’ boys - I am off to the safe haven of work to dodge the word missiles sure to come my way (smile)
August 3rd, 2002 at 5:02 pm Well Seven, here is the missile that you were expecting to be launched your way. Maybe I should also programme it to travel further North after taking on Florida, as I don’t know how come Rufie who is my sister, has decided to get so NUFF! I don’t know where you got the idea that IMMACULATE girls only studied, and let me not take on the GENDER issue!!!!!!!! FEMALES more equipped for knowledge (I wonder of what?) Let me not remind you of some of the translations that ICHS had meant in days gone by! I can only begin to imagine what the letters mean today. Onoo know what, I man better keep my mout shut because if me start me goin tell onoo some good Jamaican claat, (which is something that was not by any means in short supply in my days at Georges. And that perhaps explains why HISTORY was not my thing in school. I was a part of the BRAINS posse at my school and hence sciences was the way to go!!! It may also make my decent readers from abroad believe that I am some sort of Jamaican bhutu and I will not stoop to the level from which you are both coming!) After all, see me now, me can big up mi chest for me a dacta!!! (Drops underwear and moons the two ICHS girls.) Lord have Mercy, is this the type of graduate that the Blue and White and the Medical Faculty of the University of the West Indies puts out? I’m shocked!
August 4th, 2002 at 12:48 am Yeah, yeah, yeah - we’re not talking about the history of the Rennaissance or the American revolution - we’re talking the history of the land of your birth - its shocking really that you don’t recall the details (tee heeeeeeeee - I’m having loads of fun with this). To be honest, with the exeption of my father (poor soul - he was a Wolmerite - egad) and my hubby - a Campionite partway - I come from a St. Georges’ family - it is the school of my maternal Grandfather, Uncles, and my three brothers - each of them excelled there in their own way - be it sports for the former, academic excellence for my eldest bro, multiple-expulsions for my second bro, and oviously alot more than we know for my third bro (the infamous Mad Bull) - I have a deep, personal love for the blue and white too - the colors also matched those of our school. As for the ICHS acronym some say it should have the letters OB added on - Only Better!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ll leave you on that one Doc!
August 4th, 2002 at 11:48 am I don’t understand this…how come because I made a correction all of a sudden I am now deemed as ’nuff?’ I can’t help it if I retained some history stuff better than most
August 5th, 2002 at 6:43 pm Firstly let me pay my respects to Rufie for giving the ACCURATE date of the Emancipation Act..:-). Even though I do recall the date 1865 for some reason, history was not my forte. Dr D, Mad Bull and Infamous Bert will tell you that we had to chose between Geography and History in 4th form…I chose the former. I am not too up on the “stone-throwing” on/by the ICHS ladies, though…LOL. I do know that they receive a stellar education up there on that Stony Hill..:-). I do remeber a few of the …ahem…”ladies” at ICHS having reputations for carrying street clothes instead of school books in thier bags…LOL. They were ready for evry and all fete and hanging outs after school time. Still…..ICHS gal dem did nice…when dem naah diss yu..:-).
August 5th, 2002 at 6:48 pm And oh yes, Dr D…I have NOT deserted Jamaica ata ll..LOL. I carry her in my heart wherever I go…:-)
August 6th, 2002 at 12:34 am Yes Prodigal Son, I like you choose Geography over History (yuck) hence the deficiency in that department is evident eh? I was a Geography wizard. Ask me what that has to do with Medicine, well?