Preparing Jamaicans to Migrate

I directed a couple of my Sunday Gleaner columns at Jamaicans who are thinking about migrating. For those who are abroad, do you think I got it just about right?

Advice for Migrating Jamaican Professionals

How Companies Can Make the Most of Migrating Jamaicans

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Video Interview - Jamaican Productivity and Migration

Here is a link to the video interview based on the article "Why Jamaicans Have to Migrate to Become Productive."

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Why Jamaicans Have to Migrate to Become Productive

I recently wrote an article in the Gleaner: Why Jamaicans Have to Migrate to Become Productive. You can access it here: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20101205/business/business3.html

P.S. A recent editorial in the Observer expressed a somewhat similar sentiment: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/editorial/Two-faced-Jamaicans--Why-are-we-better-when-overseas_8107572

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Why Gmail Priority Inbox Won't Work

Why Gmail Priority Inbox Won't Work

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A Short Survey For Your Input

One of the big things to get used to here in Jamaica is the fact that everyone has a cell phone.

I have not met a single adult who does not a cell-phone, and the 116% penetration rate means that many people have more than one phone. (By contrast, the penetration rate in the US is 89%.)

This means that Jamaica is a fine place to predict what will happen in other countries, especially in their workplaces.

I have been observing smartphone habits here in Jamaica, and in the US, and have decided to do a survey to look at Smartphone Use and Abuse.

It's a short survey of of only 9 questions focusing on smartphone habits, and you actually don't need to have one to add respond (in fact, I am hoping to get a mix of users and non-users.)

Click here to complete the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/smartphone-survey2

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What A Drama!

The last couple of months have been difficult to say the least, perhaps the hardest that I have seen since moving back to Jamaica.

The current state of emergency and the Dudus extradition have only helped deepen the recession currently underway, as all commercial activity crawled to a halt on days when the violence deepened or curfews were enforced.

I have also noted that quite a few friends of mine are making sounds about migrating.

I thought that this article by Douglas Orane was particularly good, and begins to point a way forward for the average Jamaican:
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100701/news/news52.html

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US Extradition Request Strains Relationship with Jamaica

This article from the New York Times outlines a growing issue in which we Jamaicans are all losers, and Coke is the only apparent "winner."

A similar story was also carried in the Washington Post.

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